Mount Hikurangi - Te Ara ki Hikurangi
Track category
Tramping track
Time:
7 hr
Description
Time:
Car park to hut: 4 - 5 hr
Hut to summit: 2 - 3 hr
There is pedestrian access only across Pakihiroa to Hikurangi summit. Please follow the marked farm track and use the stiles provided. Yellow markers show the route from the carpark to the hut. Orange markers show the route from the hut to the summit.
Getting there
Mount Hikurangi
Mt Hikurangi is on the Ruakumara Range, about 130 kilometres north of Gisborne by road.
As Te Ara ki Hikurangi track crosses private land, visitors are requested to make contact with Te Runanga o Ngati Porou before embarking on the track. They offer 4x4 Tours to the Maui Whakairo, as well as a summit guide and an overnight guide.
Te Runanga o Ngati Porou
1 Barrys Avenue
Ruatoria 4032
Ph: +64 6 864 9004 or Email: pbrooking@tronp.org.nz
The start of the track is located on Pahikiroa Station, which is at the end of the gravel Tapuaeroa Valley Road, 20 kilometres inland from Ruatoria. The turnoff is on a bend (north of Ruatoria) and is signposted as "Pakihiroa Station". There is public access from the Tapuaeroa Valley to the mountain, via Pakihiroa Station which is owned and operated by Te Runanga o Ngati Porou.
There is a formal carpark just below the Pakihiroa station manager's house. There is no public vehicle access past this point.
Places to stay
There is a hut available for public use on the track, administered by Te Runanga o Ngati Porou.
Bookings should be made through Te Runanga o Ngati Porou.
You must carry your own cooker and water. Camping is not permitted.
Plan and prepare
Please wear or carry clothing and equipment appropriate for mountainous terrain as weather can be unpredictable.
No dogs, no guns and no mountain bikes are to be taken onto Pakihiroa.
Please use map NZMS 260 Y15 Hikurangi. These can be purchased from local map stockists.
Te Ara ki Hikurangi may be closed for short periods during the year for farming or cultural reasons. All closures will be publicly notified. Further information can be obtained from Te Runanga o Ngati Porou.
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