Ridge Track
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A demanding track suitable for fit walkers. The tramp will take you 2 hours and leads between the Nikau Loop and Mangakawa tracks.
Elevation
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
Description
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.
Getting there
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.
Weather
Forecast at the start of the track