Fact File

Access: Tirinui Crescent (off Paku Drive), Tairua; South End car-park, Pauanui; Parakiwai Quarry Road (off SH25); Morrison’s / Puketui Valley Road (off SH25). Grades: Easy to moderate. Maps: Topo50 series: BB35 Hikuai, BB36 Whangamata. Further Information: DOC Visitor Centre, Kauaeranga Valley, Thames, ph.07 867 9080, Email: kauaerangavc@doc.govt.nz; Tairua Information Centre, 223 Main Road, Tairua, ph.07 864 7575, Email: info.tairua@ xtra.co.nz; Whangamata Visitor Centre, ph.07 865 8340, Email: enquiry@whangamatainfo.co.nz