Te Tapui Scenic Reserve, near Matamata (combined trip with Rotorua Botanical Society)
An easy walk to the top of the hill - 500 metres abovesea level. Good views of the Kaimai Ranges and surrounding Waikato. Return via loop track. The forest is mainly tawa, kohekohe, rewarewa and pukatea with scattered rimu, rata, miro, Halls totara, tanekaha and toatoa. Undergrowth is fuchsia, wineberry, mahoe, rangiora, and kawakawa. Grade: Easy
Meet: 10:00 AM at the Matamata Information Centre. 45 Broadway, Matamata. Or 10:15 AM at the track entrance on Piakonui Road.
