A walkway and cycleway from Te Puke to Maketu is planned.
The Te Ara Kahikatea Society is aiming to establish the route in stages over the next few years.
It is envisaged it will be about 15km when finished.
Beginning at the southern end of Lawrence Oliver Park, the intended route for the first stage of about 2.5km will loop through McLoughlin Park, cross Landscape Rd, continue through the cemetery, follow State Highway 2 to Waiari Stream, carry on down under the Railway Bridge past the wastewater plant, then head back up to the end of Station Rd to the northern end of Lawrence Oliver Park.
"We intend to continue the track along the banks of the Waiari Stream and Kaituna River," society chairman Julian Fitter said.
The informal committee of about "12 keen members who are interested in mucking in" is to meet at the end of the month where more planning will be done.