The five Waikato River Trails
The Waikato River Trails are divided into five sections across a range of terrain from gently undulating trails to some that are steeper, rugged and more adventurous. The trails are are graded from 3 (Intermediate) to 4 (Advanced) and while they are mostly wide and smooth, some are trickier single-track trails (particularly on the Waipapa section) – a mountain bike is recommended.
๐With the summer holidays underway, itโs a great time to be out enjoying the Waikato River Trails. If you come across anything along the way that needs attention, weโd really appreciate you letting us know๐
A photo (if possible) to let us know what and where, including the nearest KM marker when you message or post - it helps us locate the spot and respond quickly.
Enjoy the holidays๐คฉ
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๐ฎ๐ฎ/๐ญ๐ฎ/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ - ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐: ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ข
Please be aware that the Karapiro section of the Trail (between Powerhouse Road and Little Waipa Reserve) will ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ to allow our contractor to complete the remaining work.
The closure is expected to be in place for at least one week, depending on site and weather conditions. Further updates will be shared as the work progresses.
Thanks for your understanding as we complete this important maintenance.
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Huge thanks to those who let us know about the trees down on the Whakamaru section - because of you, this has now been sorted.
If youโre out on the Trails over these summer holidays and notice anything else that needs attention, please let us know.
A photo (if possible) and the nearest km marker really help our team respond faster.
Send us a message, or email us - every detail helps keep the Trails in great shape!
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๐ญ๐ฑ/๐ญ๐ฎ/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ - ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐
The Karapiro section of the Trail between Powerhouse Road and Little Waipa Reserve will ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด (๐ญ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ).
Please take extra care when using this section, as the surface may be soft while recent work continues to settle.
๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ: ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ. ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ.
Thank you for your patience.
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๐ฎ/๐ญ๐ฎ/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ - ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ: ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐
A reminder that the Karapiro section of the Trail will be ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ from tomorrow, ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ for the replacement work of a large section of retaining wall.
This closure is from Powerhouse Road to Little Waipa Reserve.
Thank you for your patience while this important work is carried out.
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๐ฎ๐ด/๐ญ๐ญ/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ - ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐: ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
Work to replace a large section of retaining wall at Lake Karapiro will begin ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ. This project has been brought forward due to early availability of our contractor.
๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ณ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. This closure applies from Powerhouse Road to Little Waipa Reserve.
We appreciate your understanding as we carry out this important maintenance to keep the Trail in great condition.
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๐ฎ๐ฌ/๐ญ๐ญ/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ - ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐: ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
The tree that came down across the Trail earlier this week on the Karapiro section, between Little Waipa Reserve and Arapuni Village, is being cleared today.
Our contractor is on site managing safe passage and working to remove the tree as quickly as possible.
Thank you for your patience while this work is completed.
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๐ญ๐ณ/๐ญ๐ญ/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ - ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐: ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
A large wilding pine has come down across the Trail between Little Waipa Reserve and Arapuni Village at Lake Karฤpiro. The Trail is still open, and the tree is stable.
Weโll share an update once a removal date is confirmed.
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๐ฃ๐ญ๐ด/๐ญ๐ญ/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ - ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ
We have just been updated that the crane and other equipment are now off the road, so the road is now fully ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐
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๐ง๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ญ๐ณ ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ง
Mercury have advised that there will be a road closure at Whakamaru Dam from ๐ญ๐ณ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฝ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐, while their team removes the stoplogs. The diversion gate testing is now complete and this final stage is expected to be reasonably quick.
Weโll share an update once the works are finished.
Detour in place via SH32 โ Poihipi Rd โ Tirohanga Rd โ SH1 (approx. 40km / 30 mins extra by car).
Thanks for your patience everyone.
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Trail off Lake Road, Mangakino is open. Thanks to Mike and the team from AAA Trees. Having a local, skilled operator who has made us a priority makes us very grateful.
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๐ฏ๐ฌ/๐ญ๐ฌ/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ - ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ โ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
We currently have a large tree down on the Waipapa Section of the trail, approximately 50 metres in from the Lake Road trail entrance, on the section heading north towards Waipapa Dam.
The trail remains open, but please take care in this area and be aware of the obstruction. Due to the size of the tree, contractors will be required for its removal - weโll keep you updated once we have a timeframe for the work.
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From one extreme to another - yesterday was wild and wet, and todayโs been beautiful and sunny! Classic spring time! With more rain on the way tomorrow, some parts of the Waikato River Trails may be a bit soft or have small slips and fallen branches.
If youโre out on the Trails over the long weekend, please take care - and if you come across anything that needs attention, weโd really appreciate you letting us know.
๐ Please include the nearest KM marker & section if you can โ it helps our team find and fix things much faster!
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