Medium-grade tramp - farms and bush and a small portion of road margin. 150-metre ascents. Pause on high karsts to view King Country's low agriculture and tumbled limestone that rise to volcanic summits – north > Pirongia, east > Pureora, south > Ruapehu
OSM map layer · LineString
-38.30, 175.13 · rel 9626629
-38.30, 175.13 · rel 9626629
Te Araroa - 03 Waikato - j Waitomo to Te Kuiti
16,9 km from Waitomo Village to Shearing monument, Rora Street, Te Kuiti through alpine terrain and mountains.
Waitomo Village
→
Shearing monument, Rora Street, Te Kuiti
linear
16,9km
Distance
demanding
Climb · estimate
easy
Difficulty · estimate
linear
Shape
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01 · Character of the route
Is this one for you?
Alpine Terrain
Mountains
Urban Area
Summit
Cave
Remote
Uncrowded
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02 · The story
What makes this route special
03 · 5 points along the route
What will you encounter?
1× cave
2× Attraction
1× summit
1× monument
Waitomo Cave
cave ·
138 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Footwhistle Glowworm Caves
Attraction ·
on the route
12,2 km
72%
Wetas
Attraction ·
on the route
16,9 km
100%
Kapongaru
summit ·
217 m off route
16,9 km
100%
Te Kūiti First World War Memorial
monument ·
231 m off route
16,9 km
100%
04 · Landmarks
Steady waypoints
Start
Quarter of the way
Halfway
Three quarters
Finish
05 · Intersecting routes
Where you meet other trails
06 · From the trail
Through the eyes of hikers
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08 · Before you go
Answers to common questions
Te Araroa - 03 Waikato - j Waitomo to Te Kuiti is 16.9 km long.
At an average walking pace, Te Araroa - 03 Waikato - j Waitomo to Te Kuiti takes approximately 4h 13min to complete.
No, Te Araroa - 03 Waikato - j Waitomo to Te Kuiti is a linear (point-to-point) trail. It runs from Waitomo Village to Shearing monument, Rora Street, Te Kuiti. Plan ahead for return transport.
Te Araroa - 03 Waikato - j Waitomo to Te Kuiti starts at Waitomo Village.
Te Araroa - 03 Waikato - j Waitomo to Te Kuiti is a challenging hike that requires a good level of fitness.