Karangahake Gorge, Hauraki Rail Trail 🚴 🚴 🚴

Karangahake Gorge. The most scenic section of the Hauraki Rail Trail is Section C, Paeroa to Waihi which follows the Ohinemuri River through the dramatic  Karangahake Gorge.  It’s worth taking extra time to explore this deep canyon cut through the Kaimai Ranges. 

This distinctly different landscape includes the cascading Owharoa Falls, photogenic gold mining sites, the charmingly old-fashioned Victoria Battery Museum, and spooky Windows Walkway that burrows through a shadowy side-gorge.

The pièce de résistance is an amazing 1100-metre long railway tunnel, wobbled through with the aid of a torch or headlamp.  Waikino Station has a charming railway cafe.  Riders can take their bike on the vintage train for the 30-minute journey which runs between Waikino and Waihi.  Time your ride to coincide with its timetable for a special experience.
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00:00 Introduction
00:52 Entering the trail
01:22 Ohinemuri River
01:59 Hauraki Rail Trail Tunnel
03:04 Owharoa Falls
03:38 Victoria Battery
04:39 Waihi arrival
05:24 Waihi train station
06:20 Waikino train station