a good place to spent during weekend. no ticket needed, can just ownself walk around the gold mine, read about the story, which they clearly stated everything there.
Stunning, there's a lovely trek around it as well- 1hr.
A great walk on a fine day, no rain, there is not much shelter it took us about 2 hours, the signs say 1 hour but there is a bit to look and read the photos attached shows the walk well including the turtle we saw photo included below. There is a panorama photo as well
Excellent place, again I would recommend anyone to add this to their itenarary. Waihi has a a lot history based around mining, as I mentioned on my previous review, this would make a brilliant day trip, visit karangahake gorge and then finish up coming here and possibly drive to the beautiful beach only 15mins from the gold mine. There is a great information centre located near the car park. Fairly easy walk around the perimeter, be sure to check out the dozer and the large CAT dump truck.
Beautiful place to visit, with amazing view's. The Rim walkways is also amazing. It's about 4km, with very nice tracks. Must see if you are in the area.
Definitely worth checking out this mine if you're going through Waihi, great to see the old pump house as well as the dump truck. You can also walk all the way around the mine which will take somewhat longer.
If you're driving down to the coast, its worth stopping in to check out this mine. You can see it for free and check out the huge landslide on the far side of the mine.
A great big hole in the ground but an amazing site.
This is a great path to walk or cycle on, with an amazing view of the open pit. There were Anzac "poppies" along the fence lines near the pump house, each one bearing the name of a fallen soldier. It was such a meaningful touch.
Some great views of the pit and the massive land slide, worth the trip
