The five Waikato River Trails

The Waikato River Trails are divided into five sections across a range of terrain from gently undulating trails to some that are steeper, rugged and more adventurous. The trails are are graded from 3 (Intermediate) to 4 (Advanced) and while they are mostly wide and smooth, some are trickier single-track trails (particularly on the Waipapa section) – a mountain bike is recommended.

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3 months ago
Waikato River Trails

Just a reminder that the Waipapa section from Waipapa Dam to the Maraetai Dam Access Road will be ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—— from today, ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฐ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ for approximately 4 weeks for forestry work.

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3 months ago
Waikato River Trails

๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด/๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด/๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ - ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—Ÿ ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ - ๐—ช๐—”๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก
We have been advised that forestry work will be starting in the Waipapa section from Monday, September 4th.

The section of Trail between Waipapa Dam and Maraetai Dam Access Road will be ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—— for approximately 4 weeks for harvesting.

There will be signage in place. Sorry for the inconvenience and we will update once it is completed.

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5 months ago
Waikato River Trails

Just a heads up if you are planning on visiting the northern section of the trails over the next few weeks.
Horahora Road will be closed from Monday 3 July to Friday 21 July during the week days. It will be open on weekends and Matariki.
For more information refer to post below.
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5 months ago
Waikato River Trails

Planting Season 2023 has started!
A big thanks to our friends from Total Sport NZ Taupo team who volunteered to come out and kick off our planting for this season. From a misty start clearing to an absolutely magical day - perfect planting weather and 800 plants now in the ground๐Ÿคฉ
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6 months ago
Waikato River Trails

Been busy out on the Karapiro Section, where we have started removing a few trees to help improve visibility on corners.

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