Arapuni Dam

Lake Karapiro Pokaiwhenua Bridge Carpark

Karapiro Dam

To Hamilton

CAMBRIDGE

Maungatautari

ARAPUNI

PUTARURU

TIRAU

JONES LANDING

Waipapa DamLake Waipapa

Maraetai Dam

MANGAKINOLake Maraetai

WHAKAMARU

Whakamaru Dam

WhakaahuKaahu

Lake Whakamaru

UPPER ATIAMURI

Atiamuri Dam

Ohakuri DamPohaturoa

Mokai Geothermal Station

Waikato River

ATIAMURI

ROTORUA

MAM

AKU PLATEAU

Lake Rotorua

KINLEITH

TOKOROA

Lake Arapuni

LEGEND

TRAIL

AUCKLAND

HAMILTON

TAUPO

ROAD TRAIL

DAM SITE

TRAIL Access Points

TOILET

River TrailsWaikato

Jim Barnett Reserve

The Waikato River Trails Trust accepts no responsibility

and will not be liable for any loss, cost or damage and

reserves the right to close Trails without prior notice.

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Karapiro SectionPokaiwhenua Bridge Carpark to Arapuni Dam

Grade: Intermediate

Length: 13.7km (this includes a 5km roadside trail from Pokaiwhenua Bridge Carpark to Little Waipa Domain.)

access: - Via Horahora Rd (4.5km off SH1) to Pokaiwhenua Bridge Carpark or Little Waipa Domain. - Via the Swingbridge access in Arapuni Village. - Via Arapuni Dam on Arapuni Rd.

Waipapa SectionWaipapa Dam to Maraetai Dam

Grade: Advanced

Length: 14.6km

access: - Via Waipapa Dam off Waipapa Rd. - Via Maraetai Dam Access Rd off Waipapa Rd.

Maraetai SectionMaraetai Dam to Whakamaru Dam

Grade: Intermediate

Length: 15.7km (this includes a 3.5km road trail from Maraetai Dam Access Rd to Mangakino Lakefront, Lake Rd.)

access: - Via Maraetai Dam Access Rd off Waipapa Rd. - Via Mangakino Lakefront Reserve, Lake Rd. - Via Whakamaru Dam, Whakamaru Rd.

WhaKaMaru SectionWhakamaru Dam to Atiamuri (end of Ongaroto Rd)

Grade: Intermediate

Length: 23km

access: - Via Whakamaru Dam, Whakamaru Rd. - Via Ongaroto Rd (SH30) 250m from SH1 turnoff. - Alternative access along Ongaroto Rd is via Whakamaru Reserve, Dunhams Point Reserve and Snowsill Reserve.

arapuni SectionArapuni Dam to Waipapa Dam

Grade: Advanced

Length: 33.8km (this includes a 15km road trail from Jones Landing to the end of Waotu South Rd.)

access: - Via Arapuni Dam, Arapuni Rd. - Via Jones Landing, Lake Arapuni Rd. - Via Waipapa Dam off Waipapa Rd. - Alternative parking is at Jim Barnetts Reserve, Waotu South Rd. - The Jones Landing to Arapuni Dam is for walkers and experienced cyclists only, all other cyclists should use alternative road route via Lake Arapuni Road and Darby Road to Arapuni Village.

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