Maratoto - Golden Cross Track
Alerts
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The track from Maratoto to Golden Cross takes you past an old mining area and a regenerating broadleaf/hardwood forest.
Elevation
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
Description
This track takes you through an old mining area, through regenerating broadleaf/hardwood forest and reverting pasture land. There are some interesting landforms in the general area.
Getting there
Accessed via the Maratoto roadend at Hikutaia or at the Golden Cross roadend at Waikino.
Know before you go
What to expect
This track is rough and unformed in places. There are unbridged river crossings so please exercise caution.
There is no access to Komata Reefs
There is no practical access to the nearby historic mining area of Komata Reefs. The pine forest at the end of Komata Reefs Road was felled and replanted in 2012 and is no longer suitable for tramping.
Weather
Forecast at the start of the track