Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Coromandel > Golden Hills Battery Walk
Golden Hills Battery Walk
- Location
- Broken Hills is 19 km from Tairua and 27 km from Whangamata. Turn off State Highway 25 at Hikuai onto Morrison's Road then onto Puketui Valley Road. It is 6 km to the Puketui Valley road end car park.
- Description
- The track originally carried horse-drawn wagons from the mines to the Golden Hills and Broken Hills battery sites. On your way to the Golden Hills battery, you will see two mine tunnels on your left. A variety of birdlife may be seen in the area including tui, fantail, kereru, bellbird, shining cuckoo, kingfisher, fernbird and grey warbler. All birdlife is protected.
- Duration
- 0.5 hours
- Level
- Medium
- Amenities
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- BBQs
- Birds
- Camping
- Carpark
- Fishing
- Historical
- Picnics
- Plant Life
- Toilets
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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