Mangapohue Natural Bridge Walk

DOC track · Waikato

Mangapohue Natural Bridge Walk is a 0.9 km DOC walk in Waikato with 25 m of climbing and a high point of 188 m.

Mangapohue Natural Bridge Walk
Photo: Department of Conservation

Walk through an impressive limestone gorge that passes underneath a 17 m high natural arch.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance0.9 km
Time (DOC)20 min
Difficulty (DOC)Easiest
Track typeShort Walk
Elevation gain25 m
Elevation loss25 m
Highest point188 m
Lowest point161 m
RegionWaikato
Start-38.26136, 174.89937
End-38.26125, 174.89946

Distance, elevation and the profile are worked out by TrailTreks from DOC's track line and the LINZ 8 m elevation model, from the start marker on the map. Time and difficulty are DOC's.

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Mangapohue Natural Bridge WalkElevation from 162 m to 188 m over 0.87 km.160 m170 m180 m190 m0 km0.2 km0.4 km0.6 km0.8 km
Elevation from 162 m to 188 m over 0.87 km.

GPX file

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