Piripiri Cave Walk

DOC track · Waikato

Piripiri Cave Walk is a 0.2 km DOC walk in Waikato with 9 m of climbing and a high point of 158 m.

Piripiri Cave Walk
Photo: Department of Conservation

Walk to a cave entrance with a viewing platform.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance0.2 km
Time (DOC)5 min
Difficulty (DOC)Easiest
Track typeShort Walk
Elevation gain9 m
Elevation loss0 m
Highest point158 m
Lowest point145 m
RegionWaikato
Start-38.25506, 174.86333
End-38.25590, 174.86226

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 Piripiri Cave WalkElevation from 145 m to 157 m over 0.15 km.145 m150 m155 m160 m0 km0.05 km0.1 km0.15 km
Elevation from 145 m to 157 m over 0.15 km.

GPX file

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Alerts and conditions

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