On-leadEasy
Poets Track
Cambridge · Waikato · Loop
↑ 29 m gain↓ 29 m descenthigh 56 msteepest 12 %
DISTANCE1.0 km
ASCENT29 m
DURATION0.5–1 hr
STEEPEST12 %
ROUTELoop
RATING · HIKERS 4.2 · 10
DOG EFFORT2.1 /5 paws
PARKING330 m away
Nearest emergency vetWaikato After Hours Veterinary Hospital (WAVH), Hamilton
07 839 5656
The route
Good to know
On the lead here. Keep it to two metres or less and watch for ground-nesting birds, as on most NZ tracks.
Check the water before the dog swims. Toxic algae blooms in NZ rivers and lakes can kill a dog within hours. Scan the LAWA water quality map in warm months and keep dogs away from dark slime on rocks.
About Poets Track
Poets Track covers 1.0 km, near Cambridge in Waikato, walked as a loop.
It sits at the easy end and gains roughly 29 m, pitching up to 12 % at its steepest, and takes about 0.5–1 hr to walk.
Along the way there are native forest and river frontage. Dogs are welcome here on the lead. Hikers rate it 4.2 / 5 across 10 reviews.