The Tuahu kauri track is easily accessible on a well maintained track about a 45 minute return walk from the carpark at the end of Hot Springs Road near Katikati.
A magnificent kauri tree - one of the largest in the Bay of Plenty - awaits you on this walk.
The kauri is known as Tuahu, named after its location on an old Maori route that was used as a bridle track in the 1890s.
Today’s track starts at the end of Hot Springs Road. It is well-benched and graded and takes you into the Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park, through regenerating native forest where young kauri and rimu are thriving.
Most people turn back at Tuahu. However, more hardy souls may choose to continue all the way to the top of the Kaimais - though the track quickly becomes narrower, steeper and much more difficult.
Maps of the Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park can be purchased in the i-SITE visitor information centres or the visitor information centre in Katikati. The tracks are managed by the Department of Conservation (DOC).
