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Historic Coromandel township

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The historic town of Coromandel makes an excellent base for blissful days of forest hiking and beach-hopping.
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Coromandel township is full of history from the early gold mining and logging days. Set on a natural harbour, the town was named after the ship H.M.S Coromandel, which called here in 1820 to collect kauri logs to make spars for the British Royal Navy. A gold strike in the late 1860s saw the town's population shoot up to 10,000.

Today Coromandel is a quiet town offering a variety of accommodation, craft shops and cafe. For the traveller, it makes a great base for local beach and forest explorations.

To the south, a track off 309 Road leads to a popular swimming hole surrounded by beautiful native forest. Further up the road, another trail takes you to a grove of large kauri - one of the original stands on the peninsula. The grove contains two ancient kauri trees that are fused together towards the base.

Back in the township, a path next to 356 Wharf Rd leads you to the beginning of the Kauri Block Walk. The trail leads up to an old Maori pa (fortress) site, which provides spectacular 360-degree views of the Coromandel Ranges, offshore islands and the township. The trail then continues along a ridge through regenerating forest and native plantings until it emerges at Harbour View Road.

North of Coromandel, a walking track in the Papa Aroha Scenic Reserve meanders through a typical coastal native forest of puriri, kohekohe and pohutukawa before emerging onto an attractive swimming beach.
 


 
COROMANDEL Region


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Contact: Coromandel i-SITE Visitor Centre
Phone: +64 7 8668 598
Fax: +64 7 8667 285
Postal: 355 Kapanga Road Coromandel
Website: www.coromandeltown.co.nz

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Coromandel does not have any rail stations.

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Coromandel does not have scheduled passenger air services.

The nearest airport is in Whitianga (40 minutes)

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