Summary

Location: Kiko Road, off SH1, ca. 11 km east of Turangi

Access: Car parking at park boundary, at end of Kiko Road 

Length: 3.8 km return; or longer there-and-back route to Ngapuketurua (9 km each way) 

Configuration: There-and-back, with part loop

Grade: Kiko Road loop is undulating; continuation to Ngapuketurua includes some steep climbs

Status: off leash; permit required - contact DoC office, Turangi

Cafes and restaurants: none nearby

More information: http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/tongariro-taupo/kaimanawa-forest-park-brochure.pdf

Description

There's a wide range of dog-walks available in Kaimanawa Forest including some challenging full-day and two-day hikes in some remote areas. Three or four routes of variable length start out from the ends of Kaimanawa Road and Tree Trunk Gully Road, in the west of the forest. Another couple can be found at the end of Kiko Road, a little further north: one shortish loop walk (about 4 km) and another there-and-back walk of 9 km each way.  Both can be done together, giving a return walk of about 20 km.  Like other walks in the Kaimanawa Forest, a permit is needed to take a dog; this can be obtained free of charge from the DoC office in Turangi.

To be completed