Cameron Carpark tramping tracks
Track category
Tramping track
Description
Views of Hawke's Bay in the distance
Cameron Carpark to Kuripapango Trig
Time: 3 - 4 hr return
Just before the water gauge a track turns to the right and climbs steeply through manuka forest. The track then crosses a broad, tussock saddle and alpine herbfield to reach the summit ridge. Tracks at the trig branch northwest to Kiwi Saddle Hut, and east to the Lakes Carpark.
Cameron Carpark to Cameron Hut
Time: 3 - 4 hr
The route from Cameron Carpark to Cameron Hut follows the Ngaruroro River. It begins just upriver from the water gauge. As at least 30 fordings are necessary it can only be negotiated when the Ngaruroro River is not in flood. Extended tramping options lead from Cameron Carpark to Kiwi Saddle and the Kaweka Range, or to Kiwi Mouth Hut and Back Ridge.
Getting there
The Cameron Carpark is located approximately 70 km from Napier on the Napier/Taihape Road (just before Kuripapango).