MTT - All about the Base

The Hinehopu (Hongi's) Track takes you from Korokitewao Bay (Lake Rotoiti) to Te Pohue Bay (Lake Rotoehu). It's a short, family-friendly walk through the native bush. Children will enjoy putting a leaf in the Wishing Tree on the way to make a wish. The area is also popular for swimming and picnics.

The track was originally known as Te Ara-o-Hinehopu (the pathway of Hinehopu). A famous ancestress, Hinehopu, used it to travel between her two homes. Midway along the track she met her future husband, Pikiao III. The spot is now marked by a tree known as the Wishing Tree. The name ‘Hongi’s track’ recalls the time in 1823 when Hongi Hika and his army of Ngāpuhi warriors hauled their canoes along the track, enabling them to attack the Te Arawa people on Mokoia Island in Lake Rotorua.

These caches are placed between the Wishing Tree and Lake Rotoiti

Don't forget to Toot Toot for the Ancestors!

Note: All side of track references are used as if walking from the parking area towards the Rotoiti