Highlands Loop Road in Rotorua Lakes District

Highlands Loop Road in Rotorua Lakes District is a minor road. It crosses Highlands Road and ends at State Highway 5 and comes from State Highway 5. This road is part of the bicycle route "Te Ara Ari - Thermal by Bike".
Road Type
minor road

Tourist information offices

  • Echo Crater – approx. 7,3 km.
  • Waomangu Geyser 1900 - 1904 – approx. 7,5 km.
  • Whakarewarewa Forest Mountain Bike Tracks – approx. 7,6 km.
  • Waimangu Monintoring Station – approx. 7,6 km.
  • Inferno Crater – approx. 7,6 km.
  • Rift Valley Panorama – approx. 7,7 km.
  • Warbrick Terraces – approx. 8,3 km.
  • Waimangu Vegetation – approx. 8,4 km.

Cafés

  • Smith & Co (coffee shop, Wi-Fi) – approx. 6,2 km.
  • Waimangu Local Store & Cafe – approx. 6,8 km.
  • The Landing – approx. 7,3 km.
  • Air Stream – approx. 7,6 km.

Bus stops

  • Tumunui Road – approx. 4,0 km.
  • Bus Stop 2 – approx. 8,3 km.

Picnic site

  • Lake Okaro Reserve – approx. 7,9 km.
  • Hawaiki Bay – approx. 8,2 km.

Attraction

  • Te Pā Tū – approx. 900 m.
  • Waimangu Volcanic & Thermal Valley at Waimangu Road 587 – approx. 6,9 km.
  • Glowworm Dell – approx. 7,3 km.

Viewpoint

  • Waitoharuru Valley Lookout – approx. 6,2 km.
  • Two lakes lookout – approx. 6,3 km.
  • Tuhourangi – approx. 6,6 km.

Convenience stores

  • Campsite Shop – approx. 7,6 km.

Campsite

  • Lake Okaro Campsite (caravans allowed) at Waimangu Road. Self-contained camping only due to lack of toilet facilities – approx. 7,8 km.