On-leadHard
Rocky's Walk to Tinker's Gully
Thames · Waikato · Loop
↑ 333 m gain↓ 335 m descenthigh 349 msteepest 44 %
DISTANCE5.5 km
ASCENT333 m
DURATION2–2.5 hr
STEEPEST44 %
ROUTELoop
RATING · HIKERS 3.9 · 49
DOG EFFORT4.0 /5 paws
PARKING290 m away
Nearest emergency vetManukau After Hours Veterinary Clinic (Night Vet), Auckland
09 277 8383
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.
River swim spotsForest shade
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 Rocky's Walk to Tinker's Gully
Rocky's Walk to Tinker's Gully covers 5.5 km, near Thames in Waikato, walked as a loop.
It sits at the hard end and gains roughly 333 m, pitching up to 44 % at its steepest, and takes about 2–2.5 hr to walk.
Walkers come for native forest, river frontage, and wildlife. Dogs are welcome here on the lead. Hikers rate it 3.9 / 5 across 49 reviews.