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.
The forecast isnโt looking too flash for this long weekend. If youโre planning to venture out on the Waikato River Trails, please take care and stay safe.
If the weather isnโt on your side, it might be a great opportunity to enjoy something indoors instead.
Enjoy your long weekend - the Trails will be ready for your next adventure once the weather clears!
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๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐: Due to the recent weather we have been experiencing, the water levels along the Waikato River Trails are currently high, with some areas experiencing flooding.
If you do come across water on the trail, please take care and donโt make assumptions about the depth of water.
We also ask all trail users to be extra cautious at the moment, and to let us know if you spot any damage. Including the nearest KM marker really helps our team respond quickly.
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๐ญ๐ฒ/๐ฌ๐ญ/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ: ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ โ ๐ก๐ข๐ช ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ก
Great news! the Karapiro section of the Trail is now fully open, with the retaining wall work now completed.
Thank you to everyone for your patience while this important maintenance was carried out. We hope you enjoy being back on the Trail๐คฉ
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๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ: ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐
A reminder that the Karapiro section of the Trail (between Powerhouse Road & Little Waipa Reserve) will ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐, ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ for completion of remaining construction work.
This closure is expected to last at least one week, depending on site and weather conditions. Please plan your visit accordingly, and thank you for your patience while we finish this important work.
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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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