Poutaki Track
WalkHawke's BayOpen
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 3 hr
- Distance
- 2 km
- Dogs
- No dogs
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.nzAccess to the track is via Wakarara and Leatherwood roads.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 39.73062° S, 176.30491° E
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About this place
This track leads to the top of the Wakarara Range before descending to Poutaki Hut.
The route
This track leads to the top of the Wakarara Range before descending to the Poutaki Hut.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Walks nearby

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Parks Peak Track to Yeoman's Track
Advanced • 4-5 hr • 7.3 km • 6.53 km away

Mangleton Road to Parks Peak Ridge
Advanced • 1-2 days • 7.75 km away
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Sparrowhawk Track
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Sources
- DOC Tracks & Trails · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- 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).