Tarawaere Track
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Forecast point: Pinnacles Hut (759m) · 4.9km away
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This track can be completed as a short loop or connected with Billygoat Walk to create a longer loop.
Elevation
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
Description
Just past the Totara Flat Campsite, cross the Kauaeranga River (there is no bridge). Follow the Tarawaere Stream, crossing it many times, to the remnants of a rafter flume dam (on which the model dam near the visitor centre is based). At the intersection above the dam the left fork continues the loop back to the Kauaeranga River. The other fork connects with the Billygoat Walk.
Getting there
The Kauaeranga Valley is east of Thames on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Know before you go
Thefts from vehicles
Isolated carparks are prone to theft. Don't leave any valuables in your vehicle. A bag storage facility is available at the Kauaeranga Visitor Centre.
Nearby
Weather
Forecast at the start of the track