Turihuka Track
Walking track
Time:
3 - 4 hr
Distance:
11 km
Getting there
From Lake Hawea Township follow the unsealed Dingleburn Station Road to the public carpark.
Description
Mt Aspiring from the Turihuka
Conservation Area
From the carpark follow the road above the lake to Rocky Point and on around the bluffs. On clear days Mount Aspiring/Tititea can be seen from here. After about an hour and a half the road reaches Silver Island Bay. Here the public track leaves the road and crosses the Silver Burn. It then climbs and sidles around the peninsula's western side for spectacular views into the Hunter Valley.
The Turihuka Conservation Area is at the mouth of the Dingle Burn and five kilometres on from the Silver Burn. It is a basic camping site with a picnic table and toilet.
The Hunter River Valley and Dingle Burn Tracks are signposted from here.
Biking on the formed track is permitted from the carpark to Turihuka and beyond to the Hunter Valley, The Dingle Burn Track is walking only.
Plan and prepare
What to expect on a walking track:
- Easy to moderate walking from a few minutes to a day
- Track is mostly well formed, some sections may be steep, rough or muddy
- Suitable for people with low to moderate fitness and abilities
- Clearly sign posted. Stream and river crossings are bridged
- Walking shoes or light tramping/hiking boots required