Walking Trails

It has come to our attention that people and dogs are getting swooped by Falcons on Rosebank. please avoid the area, please do not go and try and find the Falcons as this can stress them out 🌲🦅 ATTENTION ALL FOREST LOVERS 🌲🦅 It's Falcon Nesting Season! The New Zealand falcon, Karearea, proudly stands as our only remaining endemic diurnal raptor (how cool is that, we have a raptor!!!) and it is a near threatened species. Rotorua is home to at least 6!! So it is super impor

And now a word from our friends at Timberlands.... "Kia ora koutou, Road line salvage (harvesting and skid construction) is due to commence for the summer harvest period, in Whakarewarewa. The contractor will move into Nursery Road on 12 November 2025. Operational hours for the logging crew will be 5:00am – 4:00pm, Monday – Friday. Please see attached a map showing the area of operation. This job is scheduled for approximately 2-weeks. Stop/Go and appropriate closures/diversi

A huge shoutout to Mark Upshall, our incredible Operations Manager here at Rotorua Trails Trust! Mark sits in a truly essential role,...

Kia ora koutou,   Planting is due to commence, starting  Monday 22 September , in Whakarewarewa Forest. There are three blocks to be...

And now a word for our friends at Timberlands.... "Kia ora Koutou, Further to the mower operating in Whakarewarewa for the next few...

Kia ora koutou,   Timberlands are commencing a roadside mowing programme starting  Monday 18 th  August 2025 . This operation will be...

There are fallen trees, large branches, and debris across trails. Rotorua Trails Trust have been hard at work clearing what we can, and...

Kia ora koutou, Timberlands Limited are starting thinning operations in Whakarewarewa Forest commencing Tuesday 17th June. Operations...

We are happy to announce the nesting chicks have left the nest and we have now opened Rocky Horror Yellow Walking Track by Pohaturoa rd...