Echo Walking Festival - Waihi Beach Walks

The Echo Walking Festival is celebrating its 20th-anniversary milestone this year. The much-anticipated festival promotes outdoor walks and activities for all abilities. The festival aims to encourage all New Zealanders to enjoy the beautiful outdoors, appreciate the attractions of our region, and keep fit and active. It celebrates the many walks from the northern Coromandel, right through to the Kaimais.

With over 32 guided tours scheduled between 1st - 16th April 2023, this is the biggest Echo Walking Festival to date. The festival presents an opportunity to explore new tracks as a group led by a guide who knows the area and has good knowledge of its history. Explore New Zealand’s backyard and learn about our local history. Hike across hills, discover pools and waterfalls, and enjoy our local bush and beaches.

Below are the walks that are available in the Waihi Beach region. To register for each of these events please head to the Echo Walking Festival Website - https://www.echowalkfest.org.nz/events/, or the specific page for each event as listed below.

- Wires Track Loop (04/04/2023) - https://www.echowalkfest.org.nz/events/the-waihi-beach-wires-track-2/
- Orokawa Trig Walk (09/04/2023) - https://www.echowalkfest.org.nz/events/orokawa-trig-walk/
- Waipaopao (Anzac Bay) Walk (11/04/2023) - https://www.echowalkfest.org.nz/events/anzac-bay-cultural-historical-tour/
- Discovery Mine & Orokawa Loop Track (13/04/2023) - https://www.echowalkfest.org.nz/events/discovery-mine--waihi-beach-orokawa-loop-track/
- Waihi Beach North End Mining History (16/04/2023) - https://www.echowalkfest.org.nz/events/waihi-beach-gold-mining-history/

For the full list of walks in all regions please check out the Echo Walking Festival website - https://www.echowalkfest.org.nz/