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A masterplan for the development of Coromandel tracks and trails has been tabled to guide development and maintenance. The Coromandel Tracks and Trails Forum has been formed to come up with a plan for trail development and maintenance. The Thames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC) has brought together key community groups and local stakeholders to build collaboration on the maintenance and development of the walking and cycling trails ecosystem across the district.

Thames Mountain Biking Club, Whanagamatā Mountain Biking Club, Coromandel Bike Park, Kauaeranga Tramping Club, Destination Hauraki Coromandel, industry professionals, event managers, Eastern Waikato Road Safety cycle instructors, Maratoto Catchment Group, landowners and individuals with an interest in tracks and trails attended the first meeting. The forum discussed the current state and future of regional trails, how to foster community alignment and start developing a shared action plan to address priorities. There was agreement that a master plan to guide trail development and maintenance was needed for the district.



A spokesman for the council said they were seeking community groups to “step up and collaborate in order to have diverse representation across trail user groups, landowners, industry professionals, iwi, local and regional government”. The announcement comes off the back of the Hauraki-Coromandel Recreational Biking Strategy, endorsed in 2023, following community engagement, which showed high l.

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