Trip video
9 places from the video
Exploring the Central Plateau in winter! Tukino, Urchin, Desert Road - epic overland adventure!
Don't let bad weather stop you! Join us for a few days of exploring New Zealand's Central Plateau area. From epic forests to driving up the side of a volcano, it's a pretty hard area to beat!
Where we went
Every track and campsite from the video, mapped in Navigator.
Kaimanawa Forest/Clements Mill
Gravel
20 km
1 hr
Waikato
Quarry
Medium
1 km
1 hr
Waikato
Waimarino River Mouth
Medium
1 km
1 hr
Waikato
Kaimanawa Loop
Gravel
9 km
1 hr
Waikato
Umukarikari Track (Road)
Gravel
1 km
1 hr
Waikato
Rangipo Inlet Road
Gravel
6 km
1 hr
Waikato
Track
Waipakihi Road
Medium
7 km
30 min
Waikato
Tukino Ski Field
Easy
15 km
1 hr
Manawatu-Whanganui
Clements Clearing Campsite
25 unpowered sites
Manawatu-Whanganui
Roughly where it goes · every track mapped in the app
Drive it yourself
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