Te Puke

Te Puke brings together several different discoveries: a walking and cycling trail right in town, a working kiwifruit orchard and special natural experiences nearby. You can consider which focus suits your trip: getting active on a trail with a defined start and finish, a visit centred on kiwifruit growing, or a walk through forest and gorge. An unusual detail in Jubilee Park is also part of the picture of the town.

Exploring the Te Ara Kahikatea Pathway

The Te Ara Kahikatea Pathway is four kilometres long and designed for walkers and cyclists. It starts and ends at the Hera Memorial. These details help you understand the trail as an activity in its own right: the start and finish are at the same named location, and the route is four kilometres long.

There are information panels along the trail at three named locations: at the Hera Memorial, at the trail junction near Tinkerbell’s Garden, and at the entrance to the old cemetery on Landscape Road. These locations provide specific reference points for where the panels stand along the pathway. If you enjoy exploring on foot, you can bear these details in mind when finding your way along the described route. For families with different interests, the trail also offers a shared theme for planning a trip: spending time outdoors, on foot or by bike.

Kiwifruit and a distinctive feature in Jubilee Park

In Te Puke, you can visit a working kiwifruit orchard. This offers a different perspective on the town from a trip along the pathway: here, kiwifruit growing is the focus. If this topic is of particular interest to you, you can consider it when choosing Te Puke as a holiday destination, alongside walking and cycling. The orchard and the trail are different experiences; the description does not combine them into a single route.

A striking feature of Jubilee Park is its six-metre-high rope climbing tower. Its shape is modelled on a kiwifruit vine, echoing a motif that also relates to the orchard. The tower is a specific, unusual detail for visitors looking for distinctive places while exploring the town. When planning your trip, you can distinguish between a themed visit to an orchard and a park with a strikingly designed structure.

A forest trail nearby

Near Te Puke, the trail follows Te Raparapa-ā-hoe Stream through mature tawa forest and a narrow, densely wooded gorge. The loop walk is listed as taking 60 minutes. Along the route is a large pool at the foot of a three-metre waterfall. This makes it quite different from the four-kilometre pathway in town: here, the description focuses on forest, gorge and waterfall, while the Te Ara Kahikatea Pathway is defined by its length and its start and finish points. These different features can help you choose the kind of outing that appeals to you most.

Which focus suits your trip?

Discover more places: Lower Kaimai, Aongatete, Pyes Pa, Pukehina, Athenree, Whakamarama, Tahawai and Paengaroa.

Return to the regional travel overview: Western Bay of Plenty District.