Walks and Tracks
The Coromandel is a walker's dream ...
... with a centre dominated by a range of jagged mountains and its fringes scattered with picturesque coves and beaches.
The mountains are remnant of the Coromandel's volcanic past and are largely covered in regenerating native bush recovering from the pioneering past. In the later part of the 1800's gold was discovered in the Coromandel area - between 1862 and 1952 it has been reported that 16 million tones of ore were mined from Coromandel goldfields.
Kauri logging was also a major industry in early pioneering days of the Coromandel and the hills filled with huge kauri tree all but disappeared off the peninsula.
As a result of this past many of the walks in the area are steeped in gold mining and kauri logging history.
Refer to the links in the top walks box for more details on the walks or check out the Department of Conservation Coromandel Recreation Brochure:
 | Coromandel Recreation Brochure Adobe Acrobat Document: 2.61 MB, 6.5 minutes @ 56kbps |
Check the Conditions
Always check the local weather and track conditions prior to setting out on your walk. Contact the local information centre (i-SITE) or DOC office in the Kauaeranga Valley for the local track conditions:
| Thames i-SITE Coromandel Town i-SITE Whitianga i-SITE Tairua Information Centre Whangamata i-SITE DOC Information Centre |
07 868 7284 |
Safety Watch
To report damaged and/or unsafe visitor facilities telephone: 0800 999 005.
For all Fire and Search and rescue emergencies, call 111.
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