High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Waikato River Trails is one of the the seven Quick Start Projects that form the beginning of the New Zealand Cycle Trail. Located along the Waikato River, the trail is proposed to be 100 km long and to open over its full length by October 2010.The trail is located in the Waikato Region along the Waikato River. It goes through the districts of South Waikato, Otorohanga and Taupo.In September 2003, the South Waikato Economic Development Trust established a Waikato River Trail Management Group. The Waikato River Trails Trust was incorporated on 3 February 2006.