Great short walk, number of steps but does have seats to enjoy. The Kauri Grove is a wonderful site, and the mature trees are a fantastic site. The track and signage are great. the view from the top lookout is worth the extra few minutes walk, highly recommended walk.

This is an easy two hour loop wagon with lots to see and stop for along the way. The initial bit is a little steep with stroud but it isn't for too long. The Kuari tree is quite amazing and the best bit is the view from the upper lookout.

Lots of steps. Amazing 1000 year old kauri tree and grove of smaller ones. Great bush and excellent views. We carried on up to the lookout

Well maintained track. Not crowded at all even on Saturday. I took the 3 km long track via Kauri Grove, upper lookout and lower lookout. Delightful to see huge fine trees, a 30m tall Kauri, and many Nikau palm along the track. Plus, a nice view of Waikato River and Huntly at the upper lookout. Tips: It consists of many steps, some are relatively steep from a beginner‘s point of view. As there is an old loo 😖at the track starting point, I strongly recommend having a toilet stop in Huntly.

I'm recovering from spinal surgery and need to challenge myself and build fitness. This climb certainly did that. The track forks off after about 200 metres but we carried on the steep path up. In places the stairs seemed more like a ladder! After 900m, we came to the top of the ridge and that showed we had another 120m to the upper viewing point. At the top, Waikato's foggy winter weather provided an almost total whiteout at first but just for a few moments as I had my camera out, some fog lifted and we were rewarded with great views of some peaks. On the way down, we headed left and took the easier but longer route down (1.7km). Not easy but also not onerous; kids may complain if you go straight up as we did. If you do take kids, I'd recommend taking the first right fork you come to.

Nice quiet bush walk with lots of stairs. Much easier than the Hakarimata's at Ngaruawahia end, but still plenty of stairs! Not much to see until getting to the top, covered in native bush and unfortunately heaps of (not native) gorse (sprayed and generally off the main track). A couple of seats for a respite on the way up, much needed if not very fit like me!

Medium to easy track with Giant Kauri tree and Kauri Grove. The loop is about 40 minutes. We really enjoy the Last Kauri. It’s like a quiet giant. As a history fan, I kept on thinking what happened in the last Millennium. When we have a different perspective, you can see they are the owner of the planet.

The main loop trail is very well defined. If you take the trail from upper lookout to southern lookout, prepare for a bit of a challenge but nothing a moderate hiker can't overcome. Short trail overall but very steep! Make sure to have water on hand during!