A Frame Hut & Takapari Road Track
Track category
Tramping track
Time:
2 - 3 hr
Description
A common feature of the Ruahines - a
mist-shrouded range
The track starts 100 m past the toilets, turns uphill and climbs steeply through podocarp then leatherwood forest to Takapari Road. Turn right at the top and follow an old bulldozed road for 100 m to reach the A Frame Hut.
For a different return option follow the road northwards to connect with the top of the Stanfield Hut track.
Walks and routes in the area
Rokaiwhenua Stream Walk
Stanfield Hut Route
Getting there
Tamaki Road end is located 13 km from Dannevirke. Dannevirke is 85 km from Napier on State Highway 2. Head north from Dannevirke and turn left into Ruahine Street which leads into Umutaoroa Road after 1.2 km. Travel for another 5.4km, then turn left into Top Grass Road. Tamaki Road is located 2.3 km on your right.
The track starts at the road end.
About the area
At the road end there is a grassed clearing between the forest and the east branch of the Tamaki River with facilities available for picnicking, barbecues and camping.
From here there are opportunities for pleasant day trips, riverbed walks, longer tramping trips and a direct walk up to the soutern Ruahine leatherwood forest. A feature of the forests here are the large podocarp and rata that escaped logging in the 1930's.