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We wish to showcase the Kauri Coast and facilitate walking and cycling infrastructure to improve visitor experience. We support the national cycleway ‘great rides strategy ’ and agree with the West Coast route. We are working with stakeholders to develop at these trails.
The Waoku Coach Road is for experienced adventure walkers and mountain bikers, this trail is one of the most remote and beautiful in Northland.
Start at the southern end of the track before dawn to hear the last of the areas ‘dawn chorus’ thanks to intensive trapping of rats and stoats by the Department of Conservation and local Landcare groups.
The track between Tutamoe and Taheke (near Waima) in the North is approximately 22kms.
The road which was once the only road from Kaipara to the Hokianga is in surprisingly good condition and passes through the Matarua Forest at the source of the Waipoua River. While the gradient of the road was chosen to allow horses to carry large loads, the challenges lie with the weather conditions which can be extreme and you are a very long way from help if anything goes wrong.
Good preparation is essential and the journey is not recommended during winter. Proposed is the upgrade of this track to make it more accessible to walkers and cyclists subject to resident and stakeholder approval.
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