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3857;
www.waikaremoana.com
)
runs boats from the holiday park to stops all around the lake
(trailhead $60 return), and also runs a shuttle through to Wairoa ($80 for four people).
Vehicle storage, shuttles to Wairoa and water-taxi services are also offered by
Big Bush
$45, with hut-to-hut pack transfers for the less gung-ho. It also runs shuttles to and from
Wairoa ($45 one way).
Servicing the park from the west is
Te Urewera Shuttle
( 07-366 6055, 0800 873 937;
www.teureweratreks.co.nz
)
, which runs through from Rotorua twice a week (Thursday and
Sunday) with return-trip track transport costing $175 per person.
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Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk
Duration
4 days
Distance
46km (28.6 miles)
Track Standard
Great Walk
Difficulty
Easy to moderate
Start
Onepoto
End
Hopuruahine Landing
Nearest Towns
Wairoa (
Click here
)
, Murupara (
Click here
)
Transport
Shuttle bus, boat
Summary
One of the most popular multiday tramps on the North Island, this track follows
most of the shoreline of Lake Waikaremoana, the largest lake in Te Urewera National Park.
Built in 1962 as a volunteer project by boys from 14 secondary schools, the Lake Waikare-
moana Great Walk is indeed a great walk, with spectacular views from Panekiri Bluff, deep
green forest, numerous beaches and swimming holes.
Due to increasing popularity, in 2001 the track was designated a Great Walk requiring ad-
vance bookings, which eliminate overcrowded huts. Around 15,000 trampers now tackle the
walk annually.
