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NZ Walking Routes > Bay of Plenty > Tauranga (Mt Maunganui, Papamoa) > Papamoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park
Papamoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park
- Location
5kms north if Te Puke.
From Tauranga or Mount Maunganui head south on State Highway 2 towards Te Puke for about 20km. Turn right into Poplar Lane. The parking area is 800m off the main highway on your right. From Te Puke, head north for approximately 5km before turning left into Poplar Lane.
- Description
Panoramic views of the BOP coastline.
Papamoa Hill is the highest point on the ridge at 224m above sea level.
The summit offers outstanding panoramic views of the Bay of Plenty coastline. To the west is Mauao (Mount Maunganui) and Te Awanui (Tauranga Harbour), to the south-east is the Te Puke area, with Mount Ngongotaha visible to the south.
Some tracks are steep and weather can change quickly.
A reasonable level of fitness is required.
The Papamoa hill sites are important to local iwi, the hill is a boundary between the Mataatua and Te Arawa waka and the sites have significance to three iwi – Ngaiterangi, Ngati Pukenga (of Mataatua) and Waitaha A Hei (of Te Arawa). Maori have long understood the importance of the hills with their commanding position over the surrounding coastline.
Archaeologists suggest the history of Papamoa hills may begin around 1650 AD or even earlier. Papamoa is a large archaeological complex. There are at least seven pa sites in the Papamoa Hill Regional Park, and others can be seen in the surrounding landscape.
Opens 7.30am and closes 6pm.- Duration
- 1.0 hours
- Level
- Hard
- Amenities
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- Benches
- Carpark
- Historical
- Lookouts
- Picnics
- Source
- www.destinationoutdoors.co.nz
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