With a weekend free and nothing better to do i decided to do a car relocation from a pleasant Wellington to Auckland over 2 days.
Not to do the standard routing that most people would do which is up through the central North Island i chose to drive overnight to Wairoa via Napier/Hastings, so to arrive at the beginning of SH 38 at daybreak.
There is no better way then to spend a good few hours behind the wheel of a car following the twist and turns of a gravel road as it heads up to Lake Waikaremoana that sits 600m above sea level before it heads back down to Murupara.
Take your time to admire the scenery including streams and waterfalls while Lake Waikaremoana is a good stopping point.
If you have time there are plenty of walks both short and long and for all ages.
Be prepared with food.water a car full of petrol and love of the adventure and the unexpected and you will not need a passport when you cross between Hawkes Bay and Bay of Plenty.
DOC DOC Web site with all the details of Te Urewera National Park,
Wikipedia General Information
Route Map Map of the route
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