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Waikato, 1 Day, Car to car, Through trip.
The Waihohonu has been paddled from well above the road, but this short section between roads provides a good flavour of the river. Waihohonu between the SH1 (Desert Rd) is a short and sharp gorge trip through to Rangipo Road . There are two sections that are portages for most paddlers – be well acquainted…
Waikato, 1 Day, Car to car.
Trip Overview Blue Pools is a great Class II introduction to the Tongariro river. It is a roadside run downstream of the Class III Access 10 run. It has a reliable year-round flow of about 16m3 and a number of schedule release days where it is allowed to flow at what would be its normal…
Waikato, 1 Day, Car to car, Roadside.
Car to car day trip
Kauri forests & farmland
Coromandel Ranges
Waikato, 1 Day, Hot pools, Out and back.
Hot Waterfall, Akatarewa Stream, Lake Ohakuri, Waikato River,(I)Overview A fabulous beginner grade one packrafting trip on Lake Ohakuri (created by the damming of the Waikato River). With the excitement of wading up a hot water stream to bathe under a hot waterfall, or soak in hotwater rockpools. Getting there On Te Kopia Road, 200 m…
Waikato, 1 Day, Roadside.
Trip Overview Access 13, or the Pillars of Hercules Run, is a very scenic run that can be scratched through at residual flows in a packraft. It is generally only kayaked on scheduled release days. The tracks in and out are tricky. Warning! Above this run is Tree Trunk Gorge (V+) and below it Waikato…
Waikato, 1 Day, Roadside.
Trip Overview The Tongariro Access 10 run is one of the North Island’s most iconic roadside whitewater trips: a sustained, bouldery Class III gorge with reliable year‑round flows and more than fifty rapids packed into roughly fifteen kilometres. It’s widely considered both a perfect stepping‑stone for developing Class III paddlers and a perennial favourite for experienced boaters thanks…
Waikato, 2 Day, Through trip.
The Waipakihi River drains the Kaimanawa Ranges on the eastern side of the desert road. Where it leaves the mountains it becomes the Tongariro River. It is a picturesque river valley through beech forest. It has insufficient flow through the warmer months and can only be run after rainfall. View Larger Topographic Map Private land…