Water Race Track in Thames-Coromandel District

Water Race Track in Thames-Coromandel District is an unpaved path. The road has a width of 1 m. It runs in a north-south direction and ends in a cul-de-sac. Water Race Track also exists in Waikato District.

Road Type
path
Route
north-south

Attraction

  • Old battery – approx. 300 m.
  • Old battery – approx. 400 m.
  • Collins Drive – approx. 400 m.
  • Old battery – approx. 1,2 km.
  • Long – approx. 6,5 km.
  • Tarawaere Dam – approx. 6,5 km.
  • Tarawaere Dam – approx. 6,6 km.
  • Waterfalls Dam – approx. 6,9 km.
  • Billygoat Incline Hauler – approx. 7,5 km.
  • Old battery – approx. 7,7 km.

Campsite

  • Hydro Camp (tents allowed) – approx. 8,1 km.
  • Catleys Campsite (tents allowed, caravans allowed). Camp on the river banks, 6 km north of Kauaeranga visitor centre. – approx. 8,2 km.
  • Wainora Campsite (tents allowed, caravans allowed). This scenic campsite is at the start of the Cookson Kauri Walk, with attractive water views on the walk. – approx. 8,4 km.
  • Booms Flat Campsite (tents allowed, caravans allowed). A popular and spacious campsite in the Kauaeranga Valley, 6 km north of the visitor centre. – approx. 8,5 km.
  • Whangaiterenga Campsite (tents allowed, caravans allowed). Camp near to where the Whangaiterenga Stream and Kauaeranga River meet. From the campsite there is a 1 hour return walk to a lookout. – approx. 8,7 km.
  • Hotoritori Campsite (tents allowed, caravans allowed) at Kauaeranga Valley Road 1271. Camp river side in the Kauaeranga Valley, 3 km north of visitor centre. – approx. 9,2 km.

Parking

  • Puketui Roadend Carpark (surface, free) – approx. 150 m.
  • Billygoat Track Carpark – approx. 7,9 km.
  • carpark for Outlook 76 walk (street-side) – approx. 8,6 km.
  • carpark for Hoffman's Pool nature walk (street-side) – approx. 9,0 km.
  • carpark for Hoffman's Pool (street-side) – approx. 9,0 km.

Viewpoint

  • Lookout – approx. 650 m.
  • Billy Goat Landing – approx. 8,1 km.
  • Lookout 76 – approx. 8,6 km.
  • Edwards Lookout – approx. 8,8 km.