Mitre Flats Track
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Forecast point: Waitewaewae Hut (310m) · 14.3km away
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The Barra Track follows the Waingawa River to Mitre Flats and Mitre Flats Hut.
Elevation
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
Description
The track passes along the true left of the Waingawa River, reaching Mitre Flats (and hut) in 4 - 5 hours. The return trip can be completed in 8 - 9 hours. You can enter and exit the Northern Crossing via this track.
Getting there
From Masterton turn off State Highway 2 into Upper Plain Road and then into Upper Waingawa Road to the Pines carpark where the Barra Track begins.
Nearby
Weather
Forecast at the start of the track