Lake Mangamahoe is a popular location for mountain biking, walking, and running, and has a bridle path for horses, a scenic lake which have lots of eager ducks waiting for their next bread fill, a park that have hosted many family picnics, and not to mention the multiple lookout vantage points that offer iconic and spectacular views of Taranaki Maunga across the lake.
Lake Mangamahoe is a man-made lake, created in 1931 and was achieved by forming a dam across the valley and submerging 79 acres. The purpose for this was the lake was to act as a water catchment area for the expanding city of New Plymouth. The lake was named after the Mangamahoe Stream which flows into the upper reaches of the lake. Water from both the stream and the nearby Waiwhakaiho River feeds the lake through a 548m pipe.
**Note Gate Open Hours Are.... Winter 7AM - 6PM Summer 7AM - 8.30PM
Logging Requirements
1 - While standing at GZ take a picture of the lake with the mountain in the background which includes either a selfie, dated piece of paper or your gps..you choose, and add it to your log. Unfortunately the mountain wont be visible every day but not to worry as I'd love to see how the weather was the day you visited as the view is different every day.
2 - There is a sign on a pole a short walk away from gz..What does it say? Message me that answer but you don't have to wait for me to reply before logging your find.
Logs will be removed if tasks are incorrectly completed.
Sometimes cellphone coverage is limited here so downloading into offline mode may be required to avoid disapointment.
Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.