5-6 hour walk - Full Day Walk
Waikohu and Mickleson Farms
12km | Moderate

  • Pretty Matahuru Stream

  • Gorgeous views over North Waikato

  • Variety of terrain and elevations

  • Several pockets of podocarp forest

  • Examples of Riparian Plantings


2-3 hour walk - Half Day Walk
Tui Ridge Farm
8km | Moderate

  • Amazing Waikato and Hauraki region with views to Mt Ruapehu and the Coromandel

  • Highest point of both tracks (535m)

  • QEII Matahuru reserve

  • Mainly on farm tracks

Three working sheep and beef farmers in North Waikato have recently diversified to offer a fully catered private walk. It gives tourists and walkers an authentic ‘agritourism’ experience. They’ve planted 75k natives over the past 4 years and it’s an example of using farmland in a sustainable, environmental way.

Seven Sharp - Thursday 16th February 2024

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