It is classified as one of New Zealand's Great Walks, and is located in the former Te Urewera National Park.

[2] The trail passes through several areas of private land, and touches the edge of the Puketukutuku Peninsula Kiwi Refuge.

There is a motor camp at Home Bay (Whanganui o parua Inlet), near the Āniwaniwa Visitor Centre.

The Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk is located within the now-disestablished Te Urewera National Park.

State Highway 38 links Wairoa and the East Coast with the central North Island and passes the lake and the Āniwaniwa Visitor Centre.