Waikato

River

Waikato River

30

30

29

39

3

2627

30

272

39

3

4

2

25

26

2

2

21B

1B

31

23

29

32

32

MATAMATA

PUTARURU

Mangakino

Whakamaru

Kihikihi

TOKOROA

Pirongia

Te Pahu

Ohaupo

Paeroa

MORRINSVILLE

Marokopa

Mt Pirongia

LakeKarapiro

TaupiriTatuanui

Gordonton

WhatawhataManu Bay

RuapukeBeach

Wairere

Te Puke

Falls

Waimahora

Rangitoto

AoteaHarbour

Walton

Waharoa

Ngarua

Matangi

Parawera Pukeatua

Tihiroa

Taharoa

GlenMurray

Maramarua

Ngahinapouri

Mangatarata

Tahuna

RaglanHarbour

Pukekohe

Waiuku

Whangamata

To Taupo To Turangi To TaumarunuiTo Mokau/New Plymouth

To Thames

To Whitianga

Waiorongomai Valley

Lake Hakanoa

Lake Puketirni

WaikatoRiver Trails

The Timber Trail

Te AwaRiver Ride

Mt Karioi Raglan Trails

Arapuni

MountTe Aroha

NGARUAWAHIA

CAMBRIDGE

Sanctuary Mountain

Mt Maungatautari

Hauraki

Waihi

Rail Trail

Te AwaRiver Ride

TIRAU

TE KUITI

PIOPIO

KAWHIA

RAGLAN

HUNTLY

TE AWAMUTU

BENNYDALE

TE AROHA

PORT WAIKATO

TUAKAU

POKENO

Turangi

New Plymouth

Lake Taupo

Optiki

UREWERA

WAIROA

TONGARIRO

Inglewood

Straford

Taumarunui

NationalPark Village

Mount Ruapehu

Thames

Helensville

HAMILTON

TAURANGA

TAUPO

AUCKLAND

Pirongia Forest Park

Pureora Forest Park

Pureora Forest Park

Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park

Te Kauwhata

Hampton Downs

Meremere

Te Akau

Waingaro

2

33

1

1

1

32

Miranda

CoromandelPeninsula

Clevedon

To Rotorua

ROTORUA

5

1

Tamahere

Horotiu

Piarere

27

5

To Rotorua

1

5

5

3

3

OTOROHANGA

3

Rangiriri

Mt Te Aroha

WAITOMO CAVESMarokopa

Falls

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Auckland - 127 114 203 376 278 233Hamilton 1.51 - 105 104 255 152 106Thames/Coromandel 1.25 1.36 - 114 361 212 156Bay of Plenty/Tauranga 2.34 1.32 1.36 - 300 150 61.6Ruapehu 5.09 3.32 4.51 4.01 - 157 235Taupo 3.36 2.30 2.51 2.01 2.14 - 81.1Rotorua 2.59 1.30 2.10 1.09 3.12 1.03 -

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Time (HR+min)Port Waikato-North Waikato - 78.3 130 128 121 148 153 117 155 201 177 196 167 177 199 256Huntly-North Waikaton 1.04 - 34.6 74.0 43.4 88.4 56.8 57.2 63.4 111 87.2 106 88.4 97.8 120 183Hamilton City 1.41 .45 - 53.4 29.9 63.6 23.1 45.9 29.8 82.5 58.7 77.4 54.8 64.2 86.6 156Te Aroha 1.37 1.01 55 - 21.3 37.6 53.7 99.6 73.3 126 102 121 63.7 69.9 92.4 199Morrinsville 1.30 .36 .28 .19 - 33.1 32.4 78.3 51.5 95 80.3 99.1 41 62.1 84.6 134Matamata 1.52 1.14 1.0 .32 33.1 - 40.7 108 64.2 112 88.4 107 20.5 29.9 52.3 185Cambridge 2.02 1.08 .25 .53 32.4 .36 - 67.8 26.2 74.2 50.4 69.0 32.8 42.2 64.6 148Raglan 1.24 .49 .43 1.37 78.3 1.37 1.01 - 63.4 109 85.4 104 99.7 109 131 184Te Awamutu 1.52 1.04 .31 1.08 51.5 1.0 .29 .51 - 54.3 30.5 49.2 55.3 52.2 74.3 128Waitomo 2.32 1.47 1.16 1.54 95.0 1.40 1.09 1.32 .50 - 23.8 26.9 104 95.7 118 56.1Otorohanga 2.09 1.23 .53 1.31 80.3 1.18 .47 1.09 .28 .22 - 18.7 80.0 72.0 94.1 97.3Te Kuiti 2.25 1.39 1.08 1.46 99.1 1.32 1.01 1.24 .42 .25 .15 - 98.7 90.7 114 78.7Tirau-South Waikato 2.11 1.31 .49 .52 52.7 .21 .26 1.28 .49 1.28 1.07 1.22 - 9.4 31.8 177Putaruru-South Waikato 2.19 1.40 .57 .58 62.1 .29 .34 1.36 .52 1.25 1.04 1.19 .09 - 22.5 169Tokoroa-South Waikato 2.37 1.57 1.15 1.15 84.6 .47 .52 1.54 1.09 1.43 1.21 1.30 .26 .18 - 180Benneydale 2.42 1.46 1.29 2.2 1.45 1.46 1.37 1.21 1.47 1.6 .41 .41 .27 1.13 .59 -

Distance (km)Time (HR+min)

Time/Distance Guide

Port

Wai

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North

Wai

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Hunt

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Ham

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City

Te A

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Mor

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Mat

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Cam

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Ragl

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Te A

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Wai

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Otor

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Te K

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Tira

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Wai

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Puta

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Sout

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Toko

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Sout

h W

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to

Benn

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Town/City

1

State Highway Thermal Explorer Highway

Hamilton Airport Information Centre

Road Cycle TrailsExpressway

i-SITE Visitor Information Centre

Waikato River

REGIONAL MAP Surf Beach Forest Mountain RangeThermal Geyser

Waikato

River

Waikato River

30

30

29

39

3

2627

30

272

39

3

4

2

25

26

2

2

21B

1B

31

23

29

32

32

MATAMATA

PUTARURU

Mangakino

Whakamaru

Kihikihi

TOKOROA

Pirongia

Te Pahu

Ohaupo

Paeroa

MORRINSVILLE

Marokopa

Mt Pirongia

LakeKarapiro

TaupiriTatuanui

Gordonton

WhatawhataManu Bay

RuapukeBeach

Wairere

Te Puke

Falls

Waimahora

Rangitoto

AoteaHarbour

Walton

Waharoa

Ngarua

Matangi

Parawera Pukeatua

Tihiroa

Taharoa

GlenMurray

Maramarua

Ngahinapouri

Mangatarata

Tahuna

KawhiaHarbour

RaglanHarbour

Pukekohe

Waiuku

Whangamata

To Taupo To Turangi To TaumarunuiTo Mokau/New Plymouth

To Thames

To Whitianga

Waiorongomai Valley

Lake Hakanoa

Lake Puketirni

WaikatoRiver Trails

The Timber Trail

Te AwaRiver Ride

Mt Karioi Raglan Trails

Arapuni

MountTe Aroha

NGARUAWAHIA

CAMBRIDGE

Sanctuary Mountain

Mt Maungatautari

Hauraki

Waihi

Rail Trail

Te AwaRiver Ride

TIRAU

TE KUITI

WAITOMO CAVES

PIOPIO

KAWHIA

RAGLAN

HUNTLY

TE AWAMUTU

BENNYDALE

TE AROHA

PORT WAIKATO

TUAKAU

POKENO

Turangi

New Plymouth

Lake Taupo

Optiki

UREWERA

WAIROA

TONGARIRO

Inglewood

Straford

Taumarunui

NationalPark Village

Mount Ruapehu

Thames

Helensville

HAMILTON

TAURANGA

TAUPO

AUCKLAND

Pirongia Forest Park

Pureora Forest Park

Pureora Forest Park

Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park

Te Kauwhata

Hampton Downs

Meremere

Te Akau

Waingaro

2

33

1

1

1

32

Miranda

CoromandelPeninsula

Clevedon

To Rotorua

ROTORUA

5

1

Tamahere

Horotiu

Piarere

27

5

To Rotorua

1

5

5

3

3

OTOROHANGA

3

Rangiriri

Hot Water BeachTe Puia Springs

Bridal VeilFalls

MarokopaFalls

Mt Te Aroha

Water Fall

Matamata

Cambridge

Te Aroha

Morrinsville

1

1

1B

1B

27

2729

26

29

Ngarua

Walton

WaharoaRichmond

Downs Okauia

Waihou

Tauwhare

Eureka

Kaimai-MamakuForest Park

Matangi

Tirau

Lake Karapiro

To Paeroa - 41.2km

To Tauranga88.7km

To Rotorua - 100kmTo Putaruru - 62.1km

To Te Awamutu51.2km

To Hamilton29.6km

Tatanui

Waitoa

Wairere Falls

Waiorongomai Valley

1

Kaimai-MamakuForest Park

To Auckland136km

Katikati

Omokoroa

SEE PAGE 22 FOR HIGHLIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS IN NORTH WAIKATO

North Waikato

Kms from Ngaruawahia

SEE PAGE 70 FOR HIGHLIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS IN WAITOMO

Waitomo

Kms from Waitomo

GardenPlace

FMG StadiumWaikato

TransportCentre

Harwood St

Barton St

London St

Ward St

Rostrevor St

Bryce St

Bryce Ln

Nisbet St

Collingwood St

Victoria St

Anglesea StAnglesea St

Hood St

Knox St

Tristram St

Grantham St

Bridge St

Alexandra St

Claudelands Rd

Alma St

CasabellaLn

Thackeray St

Clarence St

Pembr

oke S

t

River RdRiver Rd

Liverpool St

VialouSt

Clifton Rd

Hardley St

Princes St

Tristram St

Willoughby St

Ulster St

Grey

St

Tisdall Tce

Radnor St

Cobham Drv

Mill St

Boundary Rd

Tristram St

Palmerston St

Waikato River

FoundersTheatre

WaikatoMuseum

SeddonPark

Norton RdTristram

St

Ward St

Clarence St

Caro St

FairviewDowns

Chedworth

Chartwell

Fair�eld

Queenwood

St. Andrews

Harrow�eld

Flagstaff

Rototuna

Pukete

Braithwaite

Te Rapa

Forest Lake

Beerescourt

MaeroaNawton

GrandviewHeights

WesternHeights

Dinsdale

Frankton

Bader

Fitzroy

Melville

Deanwell Glenview

Riverlea

Silverdale

Hillcrest

Ruakura

Enderley

Huntington

LakeRotoroa

HamiltonGardens

TheBase

ClaudelandsEvents Centre

Waterworld

Great South Rd

Pukete RdRiver Rd

Te Rapa Rd

Hors

ham

Dow

ns R

d

Hukanui Rd

Gordonton Rd

Wairere Drv

Clarkin Rd

Snell Drv

Crosby Rd

Bankwood Rd

Avalon Drv

Avalon Drv Bypass

Greenwood St

Kahikatea Drv

Peachgrove RdGallow

ay St

Silverdale Rd

Ruakura Rd

Knig

hton

Rd

Clyde St

Naylor StCambridge Rd

Hillc

rest

Rd

Cobham Drv

Cambridge Rd

Ohaupo Rd

Tuhik

aramea

Rd

Whatawhata Rd

Massey S

t

Ellico

tt Rd

Fores

t Lak

e Rd

Hall St

Mill St Anglesea St

Seddon RdVictoria St

UlsterSt

Willoughby St

River Rd

New

cast

le R

d

Brymer Rd

Baverstock Rd

Collins Rd

Avalon Drv

Wairere Drv

Totara Drv

Wairere Drv

Boundary Rd

Heaphy Tce Te Aroha St

Bridge S

t

Morrinsvi

lle Rd

Waikato River

Grey St

Lake

Domain

Drv

Queen

s Ave

Lake Cres

Ruakiwi Rd

Killarney Rd

Taitua Arboretum

To Raglan

To Auckland

& North Waikato

To Cambridge,

Matamata, Airport

and South Waikato

To Morr

insvill

e

and Te

Aroha

To Airport, Te Awamutu, Waitomo & SurroundsTo Pirongia

To P

irong

ia

To Auckland

To G

ordo

nton

1

1

1

1

1

3

26

23

23

1

To Zoo

Recreational Park

Shopping Mall

Parking

Emergency Centre

Railway Station

i-SITE

Hospital

State highway

Public Toilets

Map on Page 27

1

Hamilton City Map

SEE PAGE 50 FOR HIGHLIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS IN MORRINSVILLE & TE AROHA

Morrinsville & Te Aroha

Kms from Morrinsville & Te Aroha

SEE PAGE 54 FOR HIGHLIGHTS IN MATAMATA

Matamata SEE PAGE 58 FOR HIGHLIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS IN CAMBRIDGE

Cambridge

Kms from CambridgeKms from Matamata

SEE PAGE 66 FOR HIGHLIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS IN TE AWAMUTU

Te Awamutu

Kms from Te Awamutu

SEE PAGE 80 FOR HIGHLIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS IN SOUTH WAIKATO

South Waikato

Kms from Tokoroa

SEE PAGE 46 FOR HIGHLIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS IN RAGLAN

Raglan

Kms from Raglan

1

2

27

1B

39

1

PortW

Tuakau

Te Kauwhata

Hampton Downs

Rangiriri

Meremere

WaikaretuHuntly

GlenMassey Ngaruawahia

Taupiri

Horotiu

Te Kowhai

WaingaroTe Akau

Miranda

Maramarua

HamiltonWhat awhataRaglan

Pokeno

Bombay

Mangatarata

Waitakaruru

Kaihere

Tahuna

Gordonton

Rotokauri

To Auckland

To Matamata

To Cambridge

To Te AwamutuTo Otorohanga

Glen Murray

Onewhero

High

way

22

Pukekohe

107.3km

To Thames89.6km

To Paeroa71.4km

75.7km

42.4km

47.3km71.1km

Hakanoa Lake

Lake PuketiriniHakarimata Scenic Reserve

Lake Waikare

Lake Whangape

aikato

Matamata

Cambridge

Te Aroha

Morrinsville

1

1

1B

1B

27

2729

26

29

Ngarua

Walton

WaharoaRichmond

Downs Okauia

Waihou

Tauwhare

Eureka

Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park

Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park

Matangi

Tirau

To Paeroa - 41.2km

To Tauranga88.7km

To Rotorua - 100kmTo Putaruru - 62.1km

To Te Awamutu51.2km

To Hamilton29.6km

Tatuanui

Waitoa

Wairere Falls

Waiorongomai Valley

1Lake Karapiro

Katikati

Omokoroa1

1

3

3

1B

1B

29

Cambridge

PukeatuaParawera

PiarereLake Karapiro

Arapuni

Newstead

Kihikihi

Te Awamutu

Ohaupo

Rukuhia

Tamahere

Matangi

Tauwhare

Eureka

Te Miro

Hamilton RichmondDowns

To Matamata40.1km

To Rotorua84.1km

To Otorohanga, Waitomo50.3km / 65.1km

MonavaleLeamington

Rotoorangi

MaungatautariSanctuary Mountain

1

3

3

39

39

3

1

Rotoorangi

Maungatautari

WaikeriaWharepapa

South

PukeatuaParawera

Tokanui

Kihikihi

Te Awamutu

Te Kawa

Pirongia

Ngahinapouri

Te Pahu

Pokuru

Ohaupo

Rukuhia

CambridgeLeamington

Tihiroa

To Raglan63.4km

To Hamilton33.8km

To Morrinsville - 51.5km

To Otorohanga, Waitomo30.5km

To Tirau55.3km

To Putaruru53.0km

To Hamilton25.1km

To Kawhia70.1km

Sanctuary Mountain

Lake Karapiro

3

3

30

30

41

4

3

31

Otorohanga

Waitomo Caves

Te Kuiti

Tihiroa

Rangitoto

Piopio

Benneydale

PureoraForest Park

Taumarunui

Mahoenui

Honikiwi

Waimahora

Matiere

Ohura

Awakino

Taharoa

Tihoi

Aria

Taringamotu

Tokanui

To Te Awamutu30.5km

To Pirongia27.3km

To Mangakino82.5km

To Taupo - 80kmTo Tongariro

National Park164.5km

To Mokau/New Plymouth97.3km

To Stratford206.2km

Marokopa

Kawhia

Marokopa Falls

Hot Water Beach

30

3

32

5

29

1

1

32

13

27

Tirau

Putaruru

Mangakino

Whakamaru

Cambridge

Arapuni

Kinleith

KihikihiTe Awamutu

TokoroaOtorohanga

PureoraForest Park

To Taupo66km

To Palmerston North308.1km

To Hamilton86.5km

To Tauranga

To Matamata - 52.3km

To Rotorua57.2km

To Pirongia86.2km

To Waitomo,Te Kuiti

107.7km

To Waitomo,Te Kuiti

132.4km

Te WaihouWalkway

Talking Poles

2323

GlenMassey

Waingaro

Te Akau

Raglan

PirongiaForest Park

Aramiro

Ohautira

Te Akatea

Te Uku

Okete

Kauora

To Auckland160km

To Hamilton60km

Aotea, Kawhia 27.9km

To Port Waikato - 116.9km

Manu Bay

RaglanHarbour

22

To Ngaruawahia50.7km

Bridal Veil Falls

Mt KarioiNational Forest Te Mata

To Ruapuke,