Jasper Creek Walk
Thames · Waikato
Route and dog-access details for this walk come from the Department of Conservation, licensed CC BY 4.0. DOC’s own wording: “Dogs on a leash are permitted on most walking tracks but not the Kauaeranga Kauri Trail, the Pinnacles Track or at Pinnacles Hut”. Evidence: the rule-setter’s own published wording. How we check dog rules.
Good to know
Dogs are allowed here. Keep them on the lead, watch for ground-nesting birds and stock, and read the signs at the gate.
About Jasper Creek Walk
Near Thames in Waikato, Jasper Creek Walk runs 0.5 km.
A 10-minute (250 m) loop starting at Hotoritori Campsite in the Kauaeranga Valley, Coromandel Forest Park. It passes through regenerating totara, rimu, towai and kahikatea with several varieties of fungi and ground orchids.
Graded easy, it climbs about 9 m overall, pitching up to 7 % at its steepest, and takes about 6m to walk.
Dogs are allowed here, on the lead.