Toka Bivvy
Basic/bivvies hutRuahine Forest Park, Manawatū-WhanganuiOpen
- Sleeps
- 2 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Heating
- None
- Drinking water
- Not drinkable
- Toilet
- Non-flush
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.nzToka Bivvy is a 4 hr 30 min tramp from Limestone road end or a 5-hr tramp from Oroua Carpark at Petersons Road nearby.
Head north from Kimbolton on Kimbolton Rd/Rangiwahia Rd. After 1.5 km turn right onto Apiti Rd (becomes Oroua Valley Road). After 17.8 km turn right onto Table Flat Rd, which turns into a gravel road. After 9.2 km turn left up the hill onto Petersons Road to get to Oroua Carpark or stay right and continue all the way to Limestone Road End.
Just out of town towards Taihape, turn off SH1 onto Ruahine Rd. After 18.3 km, turn left onto Te Parapara Rd (Manawatū Scenic Route) and turn left onto Table Flat Rd after 17.4 km. From here follow the instructions above.
Toka Bivvy can be accessed via an unmarked route from the Ngamoko Range. The closest access tracks to road ends from here are:
Ngamoko Range: Climb up to the range via the unmarked route and from here, navigate the open tops to gain access to:
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BL36
- Grid reference
- E1862298, N5569518
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 39.98317° S, 176.07240° E
About this place
This is a basic two-bunk bivvy on the Ngamoko Range in the Manawatū/Whanganui area.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Walks nearby
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Advanced • 8 - 10 hr • 3.97 km away
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Deerford Loop Track
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Contact
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- DOC Huts (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.