Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Great Walks > Pirongia Forest Park, Bell Track
Pirongia Forest Park, Bell Track
- Location
- The Park is near Hamilton city, and has many access points. Some access ways cross private land. Keep to marked tracks and use stiles at fences. To protect the Te Awamutu water supply, access is not encouraged in the Mangawawa catchment.
- Description
Starting at the Kaniwhaniwha carpark follow the Nikau Walk, past the Kaniwhaniwha Caves to the bridge just before the big kahikatea. From the bridge you climb a spur to a series of clearings. The last clearing, signposted as the halfway point, has a small stream nearby and is a good campsite. The track becomes muddy at this point and continues along the ridge to the Cone (second highest point in the Park) and then to Pahautea Hut. It is another 30 minutes to Pirongia’s summit.
There are picnic areas at the end of both Corcoran and Grey Rds and alongside Kaniwhaniwha Stream on Karamu Limeworks Rd.
Visit DOC website for more information.
- Duration
- 10.0 hours
- Level
- Medium
- Amenities
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- Camping
- Fishing
- Huts
- Picnics
- Toilets
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz, www.mtpirongia.org.nz
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