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home to a multitude of orchards, wineries and beautifully
landscaped parks and gardens which flourish in the Hawke�s
Bay climate. Hastings is a showcase for fine examples of Spanish
Mission-style architecture, largely built after the 1931 Hawke�s
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WALKING
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Hastings
New Zealand accommodation, tourism, travel, tours information
guide. Hastings New Zealand is known as the 'fruit bowl'
of New Zealand and is home to a multitude of orchards,
wineries and beautifully landscaped parks and gardens
which flourish in the Hawke�s Bay climate. Hastings
is a showcase for fine examples of Spanish Mission-style
architecture, largely built after the 1931 Hawke�s Bay
earthquake.
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HAWKES
BAY AREA WALKING AND TRAMPING TRACKS
A
Frame Hut & Takapari Road Track
You can reach A Frame Hut from Tamaki Road end by following
the track through podocarp then leatherwood forest to
Takapari Road. From there you�ll follow a bulldozed
road for 100 m to the hut.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 2 - 3 hr
Ahuriri
Estuary Walking Track
This estuary supports an interdependent community of
wading birds, fish, mud dwellers and aquatic plant life.
Category: Walking track
Distance: 2.8 km
Completion Time: 1 hr
Boundary
Stream Walks
From the Boundary Stream Mainland Island Reserve you
can enjoy a number of walks through this impressive
part of the Hawke's Bay.
Category: Walking track
Cameron
Carpark tramping tracks
From the Cameron Carpark you can walk to Kuripapaango
Trig or Cameron Hut. Tramps to Kiwi Saddle, Kaweka Range,
Kiwi Mouth Hut and Back Ridge are also available.
Category: Tramping track
Comet
Road end to Shutes Hut
From Comet Road End in Kaweka Forest Park you can take
a 2-3 hour walk to historic Shutes Hut in Ruahine Forest
Park, which was built in 1920 and used by first rabbiters
and then by musterers.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 2 - 3 hr
Coppermine
Road End tramping tracks
You can get to Wharite Peak Track and Coppermine Track
from Coppermine Road End in Eastern Ruahine Forest Park.
Category: Tramping track
Alert: Due to continuing
erosion the Coppermine Loop Track is maintained to a
lower standard and only goes as as far as the Magazine.
Kashmir
Road tramping tracks
Kashmir Road climbs far and high into Ruahine Forest
Park and provides quick access to the high country.
Daphne Hut, Awatere Hut and Longview Hut are all accessible
by track from the road.
Category: Tramping track
Kaweka
Road tramping tracks
From Kaweka Road you can access Makahu Saddle via Whittle
Road. The saddle is a popular starting point for tramping
excursions into the backcountry.
Category: Tramping track
Kaweka
Road walks
From Kaweka Road you can access Makahu Saddle via Whittle
Road. The saddle is a popular starting point for walks
into the mountain tops.
Category: Short walk
Kumeti
Road End tramping tracks
From Kumeti Road End in Eastern Ruahine Forest Park
you can take tramping tracks to Opawe Rd and Kiritaki
Hut.
Category: Tramping track
Kuripapango
Road tramping tracks
There are a variety of options for day or overnight
trips from Kuripapango Road. Some are round trips and
some link with other road ends or access points to Kaweka
Forest Park.
Category: Tramping track
Lawrence
Road tramping tracks
From Lawrence Road you can take a 2-3 hour walk through
Blowhard Bush or to Lotkow Shelter. From the shelter
follow the Lotkow Track for another 2-3 hours to Lookout
and Donald River.
Category: Tramping track
Lotkow
Road to Little's Clearing
Lotkow Road branches off Whittle Road at the entry point
to the Kaweka Forest Park.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 3 - 4 hr
Makahu
Road easy tramping tracks
The narrow Makahu Road provides access to Mangatutu
Hot Springs, along with Te Puia Lodge.
Category: Great Walk/Easy
tramping track
Mangleton
Road to Park's Peak Ridge
It�s a 2-3 hour walk from Mangleton Road to Park�s Peak
Ridge. The track links to Ruahine Range and Golden Crown
Ridge to the north and Park's Peak and Upper Makaroro
huts to the south.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 2 - 3 hr
Masters
Shelter to Golden Crown Ridge
The Golden Crown Ridge Track begins behind Master Shelter.
The 2-3 hour walk climbs around a series of rocky knolls
before continuing steeply upwards through beech forest
to the top of the range.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 2 - 3 hr
No
Man's Road area tramping tracks
Tracks starting at No Man's Road give access to a number
of backcountry huts in the Eastern Ruahine Forest Park.
Category: Tramping track
North
Block Road tramping tracks
North Block Road is the most popular starting point
for visitors to Eastern Ruahine Forest Park. From there
tramping tracks take you to Smith�s Stream Hut and Waipawa
Forks Hut.
Category: Tramping track
North
Block Road walks
North Block Road walking tracks include the walk to
Triple X Hut and the Swamp Track.
Category: Short walk
Rokaiwhenua
Stream Walk
Rokaiwhenua Stream Walk is a pleasant and easy 1-hour
forest walk you get to from Tamaki Road end in Eastern
Ruahine Forest.
Category: Short walk
Completion Time: 1 hr
Stanfield
Hut route
This is an unmarked riverbed route to Stanfield Hut
from Tamaki Road end in Eastern Ruahine Forest Park.
Plan on a 1.5-2 hour journey.
Category: Route
Completion Time: 1 hr 30
min - 2 hr
Sunrise
Track
The track to Sunrise Hut is one of the most popular
walks in Eastern Ruahine Forest Park and is well suited
to family and school groups.
Category: Walking track
Completion Time: 2 - 3 hr
Wakarara
Road End routes
There are a variety of tramping routes from Wakarara
road end in the Eastern Ruahine Forest Park, including
Gold Creek and Barlow Hut.
Category: Route
Wakarara
Road End tramping tracks
Wakarara Road End tramping tracks include tracks to
Poutaki Hut, Parks Peak Hut and Sparrowhawk Bivouac
and the Colenso Spur to the Main Range track.
Category: Tramping track
Yeoman's
Track
This easy 3.5 hours � 4.5 hours forest walk follows
an old route where logs were once hauled to Yeoman�s
Mill. It is open to mountain bikes.
Category: Walking track
Completion Time: 3 hr 30
min - 4 hr 30 min
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