Ridge Track

WalkHawke's Bay

Grade
Advanced
Walking time
2 hr
Dogs
No dogs

Getting there

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How to get there, on doc.govt.nz

This track is in Mōrere Recreation Reserve, 40 km east of Wairoa and 58 km south of Gisborne.

Access is via Tunanui Road. This is around 1 km north of the Mōrere Hot Springs entrance. Entrance to the tracks is about 500 m from SH2. There is no formed carpark at this entrance.

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 38.98076° S, 177.79651° E

Ridge Track, walk in Hawke's Bay
Photo and data: Crown Copyright, Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai.

About this place

A demanding track suitable for fit walkers. The tramp will take you 2 hours and leads between the Nikau Loop and Mangakawa tracks.

The route

This is a demanding track which leads between the Nikau Loop Track and the Mangakawa Track . It climbs through tall forest to a ridge covered in black beech, lancewood and mingimingi with clearings offering pleasant views over the forest and farmland hills beyond. The track is reached via Cemetery Track. This is a short marked track (10 minutes), leading from the cemetery off Tunanui Road.

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

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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).