DOC track
Big Rimu Walk
698m40 min returnEasy
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Walk to a spectacular rimu tree, 36 m high and 2 m in diameter, near Karamea.
Elevation
Climb
32m
Drop
5m
Highest point
61m
Lowest point
32m
Move over the chart to read the height.
Forest
Longest open stretch
None
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
Description
The track leads through regenerated forest dotted with nīkau palms, ending at a spectacular rimu tree, 36 m high and 2 m in diameter. The tree, which is perhaps 1000 years old, escaped being felled by loggers in the 1940s.
Getting there
The track starts on Umere Road, 8 km east of Karamea. Leave the town on Waverley Street, which becomes Umere Road.
Weather
Forecast at the start of the track