“Take a trip back into New Zealand's rail heritage while you walk or cycle an old coach road. The road was used to carry passengers and goods between two railheads on the North Island main trunk link before they were linked in 1908.”
The Ohakune Old Coach Road formed an integral link between the two rail heads between 1906 and 1908, allowing through journeys by horse and coach before the rail was completed. The Hapuawhenua Viaduct was one of the final components of the North Island main trunk railway.
Heritage features on the trail include a unique cobbled road, massive steel viaducts, a curved tunnel, railway bridge remains, and old campsites.
The journey also takes visitors through some beautiful stands of native forest with sweeping views across the district.
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Ohakune Old Coach Road
Marshalls Road, Tongariro National Park
Ohakune
Manawatu-Wanganui
4625
New Zealand
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