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A Walker's Guide A WALKER'S GUIDE Free Copy or download at www.visit.taranaki.info 9th Edition Ahititi Okau Pukearuhe 7 3 16 Mi Welcome, haere mai W mi a Ri i ve ta Ur r Uruti Taranaki boasts magnificent gardens, the iconic Taranaki Maunga, a ra en W u R i R a iv i iw e ve spectacular national park, three marine reserves, iron sand beaches h r r a k Motunui Contents a fringed with great surf, wonderful lakes, a vibrant arts and cultural scene, ih 8 o Waitara Onaero R Brixton Urenui iv Bell Block EGMONT NATIONAL PARK gourmet cafēs and restaurants, fantastic museums e Okoki page r 9 Tikorangi and galleries and a range of activities for those with a New Plymouth 1 Pouakai Crossing / Circuit 6 Ta 10 sense of fun and adventure. pu Lepperton ae 11 Hillsborough 2 York Loop Track 7 S 12 tr ea m 13 d 3A A network of walking tracks links these many attractions n 3 Potaema Track 8 a l 3 p U and offers a unique perspective of Taranaki’s P 14 l 4 y Taranaki Maunga Summit Track 9 m Ōākura o 15 legendary landscape. For more information u Hurworth t h Waitui URF 5 Wilkies Pools Loop Track 10 IGHWA R H45Y Koro o a Egmont Village about the region head to d Tarata 6 Sto 20 Kapuni Loop Track 11 ny River U Tataraimaka Te Henui Kaimata www.visit.taranaki.info. pp Inglewood e d r Korito a Pohokura Ōkato Pi o NEW PLYMOUTH DISTRICT to R ne O R et Kaimiro m Puniho xf o re a o ad St h rd n r Ratapiko115 Pu R o u Whitecliffs Walkway n o gt D ih ad in d 7 13 W o rr a are R a o Wai Pingao Stream Loop a R o C R iv ad Egmont t er Warea n o Tariki Tumahu m National g Te Wera 8 Waitara Heritage Trail 14 E d 1 a Kupe Huiroa o R Newall Park y North Egmont re W 4 r Tuna Strathmore 9 Mangati Walkway / Hickford Park Pathway 15 Su Te Popo i Pungarehu r e itata Stream m 2 Wa P u Taranaki Maunga 10 New Plymouth Coastal Walkway 16 arihak a Road R Midhirst o a East Egmont d 5 Wharehuia 11 Te Henui Walkway 17 6 Pe 3 Pembroke Dawson Falls mbr Douglas Rahotu oke Ro 43 eam ad ereere Str i Road 12 Punga garik M 17 Huatoki Walkway 18 N a n Stratford a 18 Toko i a Cardiff Stream R 19 Rātapihipihi Scenic Reserve henua o Otuw ad a 13 19 Ro d Nikau Loop Track ta Oaonui ha aw Mahoe Finnerty Road m Ar i Strea d aonu a Rowan O o d Ngaere 14 Meeting of the Waters / Araheke Bush Walk 20 R Roa ake ia Makaka a Ōpun Ih Kaponga Mangatoki 15 Lake Mangamahoe 21 Taungatara Te Kiri ham Road Elt am Road d Elth a Eltham d o a Awatuna R Riverlea o STRATFORD DISTRICT g d R Reference Map a n 24 21 i Ōpunake o a i R t 3 r i a s e a iaua Riv ik n Lake a t a W a H 16 Mount Damper Falls Track 23 P Auroa Kapuni M Matapu Rotokare d a o d R a Skeet Road Pihama o Mangawhero 17 Stratford Heritage Walkway 24 o Te Roti R e O a URF o IGHWA r H45Y u 18 Carrington Walkway 25 A Okaiawa tream paeiti S Lake Waipae Oeo Otakeho 19 Cardiff Centennial Walkway 26 Manaia Normanby Rotorangi 25 Kaupokonui 20 Otunahe Scenic Reserve Walkway 27 Inaha Tokaora ream onui St Kaupok Hawera SOUTH TARANAKI DISTRICT r22 Rive oro 21 Ōpunake Walkway 29 gong Wain 23 Mokoia Ōhawe Beach to 22 30 Waihi Beach Coastal Walkway er Manutahi Riv 23 Nowell’s Lakes Walkway 31 ahoe Tang 3 24 Lake Rotokare Walkway 32 Kakaramea 25 Lake Rotorangi Walkway 33 am 26 Pātea River Historic Walkway 34 Stre Patea Cover image: Taranaki Maunga at dusk reflected in the Pouakai Tarns, Jeremy Beckers. eka Wair To capture this shot for yourself, see Pouakai Crossing/Circuit on page 6. Waverley 26 Whenuakura River Waitotara Things to know before you go Egmont National Park Walking is a great way to explore Taranaki. You can safely walk many tracks without any specialist clothing, equipment or skills. However, if you want to attempt the moderate or According to Māori legend, challenging walks in this guide, good planning, preparation and in some cases mountaineering Taranaki Maunga once stood experience is essential. Follow these tips to help ensure you have a safe and enjoyable walk. in the centre of the North Island alongside Ruapehu, Allow time – Plan your route and allow enough time to get around changing Tongariro and Ngauruhoe. tides and daylight hours. Check with the Department of Conservation (DoC) Taranaki fell in love with for current track conditions. pretty Mount Pīhanga and Tell someone – Make sure someone knows your plans battled with Tongariro for her so they can raise an alarm if you haven’t returned or log your trip on heart. After losing, Taranaki www.adventuresmart.nz was banished to the west, Know your limits – Adventure within your physical limits and experience. carving the Whanganui River in his wake. Go prepared – Make sure you have enough food, equipment, clothing and emergency rations for the worst-case scenario and changing conditions in These days the 2518m volcanic weather and temperature. Take appropriate means of communication. peak, which last erupted Look after the environment – Take only photographs and leave only in 1755, offers more than footprints. Do not light fires. Respect plants, wildlife and other explorers. Stop 200km of walking tracks for the spread of freshwater pests by cleaning and drying all wet items before outdoor adventures through crossing waterways. untouched bush, clear Be sensible – Don’t walk alone, in an emergency call 111, avoid alpine, coastal streams, mystical ngāhere/ or river walks when bad weather is forecast. Your safety is your responsibility. forests and breath-taking views. Be respectful – Taranaki Maunga and the surrounding landscapes have great spiritual significance to local Māori. Please be respectful of our cultural Tracks range from 15-minute heritage when out and about. family-friendly walks to the three-to-five day around the Drone flying - All aircraft activities (including flying drones) on or over public conservation lands and waters must have a concession or authorisation from mountain hike. Department of Conservation: www.doc.govt.nz . Caution: When exploring Please check if the walk is dog or cycle-friendly, if you are planning to take Taranaki Maunga, be your dog or use your bike for any of the routes. prepared for the rapidly changing weather conditions Some routes have sections that aren’t suitable for cycling; take note of CYCLING (see ‘Things to know RESTRICTED signage on each walkway. before you go’ on page 4). WARNING: The maps in this booklet are a guide only and are not suitable for Contact the Department of navigation. For greater detail refer to topographical maps available from the Conservation or your closest Department of Conservation – contact details on back cover. i-SITE for advice before you attempt the more challenging tracks. 4 www.visit.taranaki.info Beckers Jeremy Egmont National Park National Egmont 1 Pouakai Crossing/Circuit 2 York Loop Track Length: 18.4km, 7–9 hour crossing Length: 7km, 3 hours or 23.4km, 2–3 day circuit Difficulty: Moderate Difficulty: Moderate/Challenging Location: Starts at the top of York Rd, Location: Starts at the Midhirst, Taranaki (A) North Egmont Visitor Centre, 2679 Egmont Rd, Taranaki. (A) Jeremy Beckers Jeremy DOC ◀ Pouakai Hut has moved to online booking only for The Pouakai Crossing and Pouakai and SH3 The York Loop Track follows part To StratfordTo overnight stays. To book a bunk, pre-register and Circuit display centuries of volcanic of the old Egmont Branch Railway book at www.doc.govt.nz. Hut tickets are no longer activity from the towering Dieffenbach Line, which was constructed in 1901 valid here but can be used at other huts in the park. cliffs (B)to the boomerang slip (C) to provide metal for the roads and and the red water of the Kokowai rocks for Port Taranaki. Stream (D) caused by manganese oxide oozing from the earth. The quarry stopped operating in the late 1920s and you will come The track takes you past Holly Hut (E) Surrey Rd across many of the tell-tale remains Mangorei Rd and through the fragile Ahukawakawa along the track, such as the site of Wetlands (F), to Pouakai Hut (G) and York Rd I old bunk houses and cottages (B) the picture-perfect Pouakai Tarns (H). and an old crusher site (C) where a After the Pouakai Hut, Pouakai large retaining wall remains. A Crossing walkers head down the stairs B C to Mangorei Rd. The Pouakai Circuit Continue over the footbridge and returns back to North Egmont Visitor follow the old railway embankments G Centre via Henry Peak, ngāhere/forests, and water pipeline to view a semi- H Pouakai Circuit wetlands and a large swing-bridge over operational sand trap (D). A little the Waiwhakaiho River. further on, there are two optional D ▶ side tracks that lead to the remains F For a third, shorter option, you can of a river quarry and a middle To Egmont Village walk from the top of Mangorei Rd (I) to and SH3 Bells Falls ■ Pouakai Hut and the Pouakai Tarns and quarry.
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