DOC track
Bellbird Bush Track
1.9km1 hrEasy
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Walk through red and black beech, and listen to koimako/bellbirds.
Elevation
Climb
134m
Drop
175m
Highest point
809m
Lowest point
679m
Move over the chart to read the height.
Forest Scrub
Longest open stretch
180m
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
Description
This track from the corner of Pohokura and Toi Flat Roads is through forest dominated by red and black beech.
Take a short detour halfway along the track for extensive views of the Maungaharuru Range.
Return on the same track or exit further up onto Pohokura Road and walk back along the road.
Getting there
Boundary Stream is a 1-hour drive north of Napier. From SH2 turn left just after Tūtira into Matahorua Road, then left into Pohokura Road.
Weather
Forecast at the start of the track