Activities on the Kaimai Heritage Trail
Tracks and walks
Other activities
Child/family friendly activities
Convenient parking and gentle walks through historic gold-mining tunnels and forest tramways make these destinations perfect for kids of all ages. Stories from the past and reconstructions of old machinery help provide a fun and educational experience for all.
Fishing
The Waitawheta River offers some of the best trout fishing in the area, alongside the historic tramway.
Guided walks
The Victoria Battery Tramway Society gives guided tours on a narrow gauge mining tramway and tours of the Victoria Battery's impressive ore kilns.
They operate on Sundays and Public Holidays and can be contacted on:
+64 7 863 8640
Goldfields Railway provides passengers with a delightfully nostalgic journey from the historic mining town of Waihi to Waikino, gateway to the awesome Karangahake Gorge. The journey, by vintage train, passes over farmland and through cuttings hewn from solid rock affording great views of the sparking Ohinemuri River along the way.
For bookings contact them on:
+64 7 863 9020
www.waihirail.co.nz
Action Stations provide educational adventures for schools, corporate team building and customised event packages.
For further details, visit their website www.actionstations.co.nz or phone +64 7 574 9622.
Historic appreciation
The Kaimai Heritage Trail destinations all feature relics and remains from New Zealand's goldmining and logging heyday. Tracks bring you up close to ruined buildings and along old tramways, with historic interpretation boards to help you discover the past.
Mountain biking & cycling
The Hauraki Rail Trail passes through the heart of the Kaimai Heritage Trail along the Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway, the historic rail corridor linking Auckland to the Bay of Plenty. A side trip from Paeroa down to Te Aroha leads to the historic sites of gold mining in the Waiorongomai Valley. Please not that biking along other tracks is not permitted.
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