Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Bay of Plenty > Rotorua > Whirinaki Track
Whirinaki Track
- Location
- 90 km southeast of Rotorua, off Ruatahuna Road, via SH38. The mountain bike track is located at the end of old Fort Road.
- Description
This track can be easy or hard, short or long depending on your liking and it suits a range of fitness levels and experience.
There are tall trees, rushing rivers, special plants and animals to be seen on this track, as well as caves and waterfalls.
This area is known as the Whirinaki Ecological Management Zone (WEMZ) and the mountain bike track goes through it. The Management of WEMZ is holistic and includes work with rare plants and animals, improving visitor facilities and intensive pest control. Caves and waterfalls are natural features.
- Level
- Medium
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Camping
- Fishing
- Huts
- Lookouts
- Mountain Biking / Biking
- Picnics
- Plant Life
- Tramping
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
- Discussion
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