Mount Pureora
Image: John Carman | DOC
Located in Pureora Forest Park in the Waikato region
2.6 km one way return via same track
This is the shortest route to the top of Mount Pureora. It's a well maintained track with bridges across all waterways and a boardwalk towards the summit.
From SH30, turn onto Maraeroa Road, then Barryville Road, then Link Road. The start of the track is about 14 km along Link Road.
The carpark is on the opposite side of the road to the track entrance. Note, the track on the same side as the car park is a different track.
The altitude affects the vegetation pattern on Mount Pureora, where the tallest podocarp trees occur at the lowest altitudes and the canopy height steadily decreasing as the altitude increases. On the summit the vegetation is reduced in many places to a low turf with occasional low shrubs, allowing for amazing views.
Mount Pureora is a sacred mountain for many tribes in the Central North Island, and we recognise the relationship of our iwi partners Ngāti Rereahu, Ngāti Maniapoto, Raukawa, and Ngāti Tuwharetoa with the mountain.
There is no petrol available near Pureora village or the track.
There are also no toilets along the track - use the toilets in Pureora Village on Barryville Road.
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