OceanaGold | Waihi North Project | Recreation and tourism assessment 20 minutes to join the Te Whareki pack track to [Parakiwai] Quarry Road right or Golden Cross, Waitekauri left. Both ends from this point take around 2½ to 3 hours to complete. There is no detailed description of the Wharekirauponga to Golden Cross Track. 3.2.3 Track counter – Wharekirauponga Track OGNZL has had a directional pedestrian counter installed on the Wharekirauponga Track 1.5km west of the Parakawai Quarry Road carpark since August 2019 (Figure 10). This records the number of walkers on the track and the direction in which they travel. Figure 11 shows the directional data for 2021. Over the period, 3594 walkers were recorded heading south (uphill), and 4140 heading north to the Parakiwai carpark – a daily average of 9.8 walkers heading south and 11.3 heading north, and maximums of 72 and 78 respectively on the 7th of February 2021 (Waitangi Weekend), and 68 and 88 on the 4th of April 2021 (Easter). OGNZL workers rely on the track to access drill sites when weather does not permit flying, and this accounts for approximately five trips per week in both directions (approximately 250 trips per year). This has only a small effect on the total count. The higher count for those heading north suggests walkers and trampers completing circuits from, perhaps Golden Cross or Wentworth. There are no data to indicate the percent of walkers doing only the return trip from the carpark to the battery site Figure 9: Ohinemuri trails over Topomap with mine tunnel. Legal roads in black. Potential raises location
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