Ridge Track

Located in Mōrere Springs area in the East Coast region

A demanding track suitable for fit walkers. The tramp will take you 2 hours and leads between the Nikau Loop and Mangakawa tracks.

This is a demanding track which leads between the Nikau Loop Track and the Mangakawa Track.

It climbs through tall forest to a ridge covered in black beech, lancewood and mingimingi with clearings offering pleasant views over the forest and farmland hills beyond. 

The track is reached via Cemetery Track. This is a short marked track (10 minutes), leading from the cemetery off Tunanui Road.

This track is in Mōrere Recreation Reserve, 40 km east of Wairoa and 58 km south of Gisborne.

Access is via Tunanui Road. This is around 1 km north of the Mōrere Hot Springs entrance. Entrance to the tracks is about 500 m from SH2. There is no formed carpark at this entrance.