Hauraki Rail Trail

The Hauraki Rail Trail is one of the Great Rides of the New Zealand Cycle Trail device, the usage of elements of the abandoned ECMT and Thames Branch railways within the Hauraki Gulf plains and the Coromandel Peninsula. It runs from Thames, New Zealand south via Paeroa to then branch both east towards Waihi through the Karangahake Gorge or south to Te Aroha. In the Karangahake Gorge, the rail path passes thru a 1,a hundred metres 3,609 toes long tunnel, which has been geared up with electrical lights.

The path takes round three days to complete for most health stages. It is one of the simplest cycle trails in New Zealand and offers a diverse variety of scenery, from pohutukawa trees, via lush farm land, and onto a number of New Zealand's pioneering beyond. In 2013 the trail become described as the most popular cycle trail in New Zealand, in spite of simplest having been open for much less than a 12 months. From January 2013 to April 2013, monthly cycle counts at the busiest segment Karangahake Gorge averaged over 7,000 cyclists a month.