Central Hawke's Bay Walks
Walks toward the Coast
Walks toward the Ruahine Range

Hiking and Tramping Central Hawkes Bay

Annual Sea Sky & Bush Walk

Sunrise Track
The starting point for this track is from North Block Road. This high-standard, graded walk gives easy access to the open tops and is one of the area’s most popular tracks. It is suitable for family and school groups, takes 2-3 hours and has been well maintained. Service hut accommodation and hut passes are available from DOC or the Onga Onga General Store or the Central Hawkes Bay Visitor Information Centre.

Triplex Hut/Swamp Track
The starting point for this track is from North Block Road. Located 10 minutes from the car park is Triplex Hut. A low-level loop walk, taking about one hour, can be made just before the hut along Swamp Track. The forest is a mixture of beech, rimu, and kahikatea.

Yeomans Track
This is a gentle low-level forest-walking track which follows an old logging road and gives an interesting insight into forest regeneration since logging ceased in the 1960's. Mountain biking is allowed on this track. The restored historic Ellis Hut is at the northern end of the track. It was constructed in 1884 and is the oldest hut in the park. It is also known as Murderer's Hut.

A round trip can be made along Ellis and Wakarara Roads back to the road end at Makaroro River. These roads are through private commercial forests and are for foot and mountain bike access only.

Camp Wakarara   www.campwakarara.org.nz

The camp is easily accessible on sealed roads from Highways 2 and 50, just 15 minutes along Wakarara Rd. It situated close to the Ruahine Ranges and Forest Park, with easy access to both the Waipawa and Makaroro River catchments.

Set in seven acres, the camp was set up as an Outdoor Education facility for schools. More recently it has been used by a wide variety of different interest groups.