Waiorongomai Valley is an interesting area just south of Te Aroha that boasts a
number of tracks that offer great views and a host of historic features relating to a gold mining past.
As I had limited time before it got dark I took a short loop walk being principally the Fern Spur Incline Walk and returning down a short section of the High Level Pack Trail.
The enjoyable short loop of 45 minutes or so featured many signboards detailing the history of the site which overlooked a small township of 2000 people (now entirely disappeared), an incline tramway, bush tramways, stone crusher and various mines.
A highlight is the spur incline tramway, the remnants of which can be viewed from below and above.
Walked: March 2019
Summary: History walk, easy hike, loop
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