Historic Tracks of the Ohinemuri District

Wharekirauponga Track Map (full)

Wharekirauponga Track Map (full)

Waypt Eastings Northings Comments
Description of  a walk from point 38 to QPARK

38

2756844

6423995

car, start for this route

39

2758430

6425412

fence and stile

40

2758746

6425661

40m past junction (61) with track to modern Golden Cross mine site

41

2758807

6425929

small track off to east

42

2758452

6426801

a lovely dell, on ridge

43

2758360

6426957

stream and waterfall

44

2758784

6427548

turn north west for short walk to lookout

45

2758755

6427592

lookout, to Whangamata

46

2759746

6428103

Corbet Rd track junction

47

2759857

6428177

open knob

48

2759883

6428291

turn off to east for Kahaikatea (Puketea?) tree

49

2760164

6428609

kauri grove

50

2760395

6429314

possible track to left (north west), to mines?

51

2760809

6430243

turn off to the DOC track that goes up above the falls (heads roughly south west)

52

2760833

6430474

crossing of Wharekirauponga River

53

2760829

6430494

clearing/mine site, just across the river

54

2761496

6430882

junction with bulldozed track used by Mayclair to take machinery from mine site.

LIGNIT

2760206

6432007

Lignite Stream / Otahu junction

LIGFAL

2759969

6431879

falls on Lignite Stream

QFORD

2761678

6433386

old ford/bridge over Wharekirauponga Stream

QPARK

2761825

6434049

car park at end of Quarry Rd

Description of  a walk from point 38 to 259

59

2757925

6424955

a track goes of to the south

60

2758080

6424967

a track goes of to the south east

61

2758680

6425635

junction with track to Quarry Rd, turn left (north)

62

2758429

6425757

clearing

63

2757940

6425654

white sign and gate

259

2756840

6426164

modern Golden Cross mine site car park

Description of  a walk from point 262 to 46

262

2764550

6424319

Corbet Rd car park

263

2764623

6424928

Waihi Gold Mining Co. timber tramline goes off to right

264

2764067

6424956

fenceline into bush

265

2763347

6425129

a track off to left (old track)

266

2763066

6425447

top of hauler line (from end of timber tramline)

267

2761350

6425754

junction, to left to the Walmsley

268

2760503

6426927

left to Chook's old "camp site"

269

2759919

6426996

Waiharakeke stream

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