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Location & access
DOC track reference point, not a verified trailhead, entrance or the whole route. Check the official route directions before travel.
Official location informationLocation source
DOC track reference point, not a verified trailhead, entrance or the whole route.
Reference point: -37.31386, 175.76434. WGS84 coordinates retained at the official service's returned precision; decimal resolution is not survey accuracy. Source positional accuracy is not specified.
DOC Maps walking and tramping reference point (WGS84), exact official-page GUID / Department of Conservation. Checked 2026-10-12.
Key facts
- Distance
- 4.3 km one way
- Walking time
- 1 hr 45 min
- Track grade
- Advanced
- Location
- Coromandel Forest Park
- Dog access
- No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Checked against official sources on 8 October 2026. Rules and conditions are set by Department of Conservation — confirm with them before you go.
Route overview
The track from Maratoto to Golden Cross takes you past an old mining area and a regenerating broadleaf/hardwood forest.
This DOC directory entry covers Maratoto - Golden Cross Track in Waikato, within Coromandel Forest Park. Where DOC groups several walks, times and grades refer to the listed options rather than a single continuous itinerary.
Distance, time and grade
- Distance: 4.3 km one way
- Walking time: 1 hr 45 min
- DOC grade: Advanced
Access and alerts
Source checked 2026-10-08. This page is a dated snapshot, not a live track-status report. Check current DOC route information immediately before travelling. An absence of listed alerts does not establish that a route is open.
Maratoto - Golden Cross Track access issue; First published on 24 December 2024. Last reviewed on 31 August 2026.
Maratoto Track closed; First published on 26 June 2026.
Dog access
No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Description
This track takes you through an old mining area, through regenerating broadleaf/hardwood forest and reverting pasture land. There are some interesting landforms in the general area.
Getting there
Accessed via the Maratoto roadend at Hikutaia or at the Golden Cross roadend at Waikino.
Know before you go
What to expect
This track is rough and unformed in places. There are unbridged river crossings so please exercise caution.
There is no access to Komata Reefs
There is no practical access to the nearby historic mining area of Komata Reefs. The pine forest at the end of Komata Reefs Road was felled and replanted in 2012 and is no longer suitable for tramping.
Sources and reuse
Route descriptions and practical information reproduced from the Department of Conservation, Crown copyright, under CC BY 4.0, subject to DOC's copyright policy. Formatting has been adapted, including flattening page sections; follow the original DOC page for maps, section-specific layout, current notices and linked documents. Outdoor Next is independent and is not endorsed by DOC.
The accompanying photograph is a licensed general hiking illustration, not a photograph of this route.
