3221 - Hillary Hope Reserve, Waikato

3221 - Hillary Hope Reserve, Waikato - Sunday 1st Feb 2026

The starting point will be at Four brothers Reserve near the top of the Raglan Deviation. We will follow the Karamu Walkway for about a kilometre with great views over the Waikato, and then drop down into the bush of Hillary Hope Reserve on the Hope Loop Track. Near the bottom we will join  the Mangakiriri Loop Track and climb back up (some people!) and, you guessed it, follow this loop all the way down again. We will then take the David Thom Loop Track up to the airstrip for views to Karioi and Raglan Harbour. The loop takes us down to the Hope Loop Track, which we will follow around to the north to link up with Four Brothers Reserve again. The first two tracks in particular are quite steep. There is native bush and recent planting of former farmland by the Native Forest Restoration Trust, which owns the reserve. All in all it makes for a pleasant day out.