Harataonga area tramping tracks
Alert/Important notice
Stay on the marked walkway.
This walkway passes through private property; please stay on the marked walkway. The Harataonga Coastal Walkway is not a mountain bike route.
Track category
Tramping track
Description
Whangapoua Estuary as seen from
the Harataonga Coastal Walkway
Harataonga Coastal Walkway
Time: 5 hr one way
An easy grade, following the old coastal road. From Harataonga campsite head west across the stream and paddocks, through the gate and follow the track. There are magnificient coastal views. The track ends at Aotea Rd at the south end of Okiwi.
Harataonga Loop Track
Time: 30 min one way
A short diversion from the Harataonga Coastal Walkway. Leave the main ridge north of Harataonga to climb the coastal ridge that follows south to a pa site. The track drops down to the Harataonga Stream and campground.
Getting there
There are two entry points onto the Harataonga Walkway, Great Barrier Island. The Okiwi end starts at a signpost on Aotea Road, at the south end of Okiwi. Alternatively you can leave from the Harataonga campsite.
The loop walk is a side track off the Coastal Walkway.
Plan and prepare
Beware of sheer drops. As this track passes through private property please keep to the marked track.
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