Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway

Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway is a trail in Auckland Region, North Island. Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway is situated nearby to the hamlet Mackaytown, as well as near the waterfall Owharoa Falls.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Karangahake Gorge and Owharoa Falls.

Karangahake Gorge

Valley

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The Karangahake Gorge lies between the Coromandel and Kaimai ranges, at the southern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. A sharply winding canyon, it was formed by the Ohinemuri River.

Owharoa Falls

Waterfall

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Owharoa Falls is a staircase waterfall in Waikato, New Zealand, located off Waitawheta Road in Karangahake Gorge, near State Highway 2, between Paeroa and Waihi, and close to the small settlement of Waikino. Owharoa Falls is situated 3 km east of Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karangahake and Mackaytown.

Karangahake

Village

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Karangahake is a locality in the Hauraki District of New Zealand. In Māori, Karangahake translates as a "humpbacked ridge or a call from the other side".

Mackaytown

Hamlet

Mackaytown is a settlement in the Hauraki District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located at the north-western end of the Karangahake Gorge just south of Paeroa.

Waikino

Village

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Waikino is a small settlement at the eastern end of a gorge in the North Island of New Zealand alongside the Ohinemuri River, between Waihi and the Karangahake Gorge. Waikino is situated 4½ km east of Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway.

Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway

Type: Trail
Category: transportation
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.41821° or 37° 25′ 6″ south

Longitude

175.73021° or 175° 43′ 49″ east

Elevation

169 metres (554 feet)

Open location code

4VJQHPJJ+P3

GeoNames ID

6249444

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Localities in the Area

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