HRT-e Te Aroha to Matamata (Hiking)
- 23.0 mi
- one way
- 304 ft
- climb
- 215 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
HRT-e Te Aroha to Matamata (Hiking) is a 23-mile point-to-point route in Waikato, New Zealand. It runs between about 40 ft and 220 ft above sea level, with roughly 300 ft of climbing one way. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. It is on the edge of Te Aroha. Peaks within about 3 miles include Whakapipi, Te Aroha / Te Aroha-a-uta and Buck Rock. For camping, Freedom Camping for Self Contained Vehicles and Te Aroha Holiday Park are within about 6 miles. There are 22 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Photo: Fuwuyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Te Aroha Holiday Park
~3 min drive
Photo: Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Te Aroha / Te Aroha-a-uta
~3 min drive
Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Waitāwheta Hut
~9 min drive
bowentown boat ramp
~27 min drive
Photo: C. Rodliffe, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Wairere Falls
~27 min drive
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at HRT-e Te Aroha to Matamata (Hiking) for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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