Cookson Kauri Walk
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Forecast point: Pinnacles Hut (759m) · 6km away
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Walk to the magnificent Cookson kauri tree.
Elevation
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
Description
Leave from the Wainora Campsite along a well-graded metalled track, with steps and bridges across the Wainora Stream.
The track then climbs up a series of steps (over 700) with some lovely views of Table Mountain before reaching the Cookson kauri.
This is a one way walk, return to the campsite by the same track.
Getting there
The Kauaeranga Valley is east of Thames on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Nearby
Weather
Forecast at the start of the track