Ngamarama / Te Tuhi Track
Track category
Tramping track
Time:
6 hr one way
Distance:
11.7 km
Description
From Whakamarama Road end the track descends down for 100m to the junction with the Leyland O'Brien Tramline Track and Ngamarama Track. Take the Ngamarama Track to the right and follow an old tramline to an open clearing. It then leaves the tramline climb a steep ridge to join another tramline heading southwest.
This tramline is followed for some distance then the track leaves it to follow old bulldozer tracks before descending into the Waiteariki Basin, becoming the Te Tuhi Track. The track crosses a number of streams then meets the junction with the North South Track.
The Te Tuhi Track continues westward for an hour before dropping down the steep western escarpment of the Kaimai Range to farmland below. The marked route passes through private land to Te Tuhi Road. Please keep to the track.
Getting there
Located within the Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park, this walk begins at the end of Whakamarama Road, just north of Tauranga off State Highway 2. It can also be walked from the other end starting at Te Tuhi Road which is off Old Te Aroha Road.
Places to stay
The Waiteariki basin (North South Track junction) is suitable for camping.
Plan and prepare
Please consult a topographic map.
Guides and commercial tourism providers