Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Coromandel > Third Branch Track
Third Branch Track
- 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
- Starts on the true left of the Tairua River's Third Branch at the southern end of Puketui Walk. The track follows the stream then picks up an old tram line, climbing up the hill before levelling out and sidling around the hill to the east end of the Collins Drive. 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.
- Level
- Medium
- Amenities
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- BBQs
- Birds
- Camping
- Carpark
- Historical
- Picnics
- Plant Life
- Toilets
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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