Ngahere Loop Track
WalkHawke's Bay
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 1 hr
- Dogs
- DOC permit only
Access: read before you go
Extreme fire conditions can exist during summer. The park is a restricted fire area, which means permits to light fires are required all year round.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
We have not checked a road end or car park for this place yet, so we do not give driving directions to it. Check how to get there before you go. Some routes cross private land and need the landowner's permission.
How to get there, on doc.govt.nzKaweka Road is located 65 km north-west of Napier. From Napier follow Puketitiri Road for 36 km before turning left into Whittle Road. Kaweka Road is the first road on the right.
Whittle Road passes partly through farmland, to the park entrance (please leave all gates as found).
This road may be closed at times due to snow and ice.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 39.29220° S, 176.42257° E
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About this place
Walk through beach forest over Ngahere Hill
The route
From the Makahu Saddle carpark, a track leads to Ngahere Base (the former hydrological survey base) then follows an old road down to the stream. Across the bridge, the Matauria Ridge Track turns to the right and the Ngahere Loop Track climbs straight ahead. The track continues for 30 minutes of easy walking through beech forest, over Ngahere Hill (1114 metres) and out to Kaweka Road just over 1.8 km from the carpark. To complete a loop, walk back along Kaweka Road to Makahu Saddle carpark. Alternatively, you can return via the same track.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Know before you go
Be ready for mountain weather
This is a mountainous area. Visitors should be prepared for sudden weather changes. Check the weather before you go. Kaweka J Summit weather forecast Packing lists
Fires
Extreme fire conditions can exist during summer. The park is a restricted fire area, which means permits to light fires are required all year round.
Maps
The Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) topographical maps that cover the Kaweka Forest Park are: Topo50 map BH36 - Motutere Topo50 map BH37 - Rangitaiki Topo50 map BH38 - Te Haroto Topo50 map BJ36 - Tawake Tohunga Topo50 map BJ37 - Kuripapango Topo50 map BJ38 - Te Pohue Topo50 map BK37 - Tikokino
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Makahu Saddle Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • Hawke's Bay • 1.4 km
Makahu Saddle Hut is located in Hawke's Bay within a mixed forest of red and mountain beech. It sits below the steep eroded scree slopes of the main Kaweka…
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Black Birch Bivouac
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Hawke's Bay • 1.7 km
Black Birch Bivouac is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Hawke's Bay region.
Mattresses
Dominie Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Hawke's Bay • 2.8 km
Dominie Hut is a DOC hut located in the eastern Kaweka Forest Park in Hawke's Bay. It is an 80 minute walk from the Makahu Saddle Hut and the roadend.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Kaweka Flats Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Hawke's Bay • 3.4 km
Kaweka Flats Bivvy is a hut located in the eastern part of Kaweka Forest Park in Hawke's Bay. It is situated one hour from the Makahu carpark.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Iron Whare
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Hawke's Bay • 4.1 km
Iron Whare is a historic bivvy in Hawke's Bay that is no longer recommended for overnight accommodation. The track to the site is not well marked, making the…
Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream • Water supply
Walks nearby
Lotkow Road to Little's Clearing
Advanced • 3 - 4 hr one way • 1.37 km away
Dons Stream Walk
Advanced • 1 hr return • 1.68 km away
Trials Spur Track
Advanced • 2-3 hr • 1.68 km away
Matauria Ridge Track (Makahu Saddle to Mackintosh Track Junction)
Advanced • 5.07 km • 2.03 km away
Lakes carpark to Mackintosh carpark via Mackintosh Hut
Advanced • 5-6 hrs • 6.11 km away
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Sources
- DOC Tracks (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).