WALKS AND TRACKS in Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park Photos: All photos, unless otherwise credited, are copyright Neil Hutton Published by: Department of Conservation Whakatane Office 1/100 Valley Road Whakatane 3120 November 2019 Editing and design: DOC Creative Services Conservation House, Wellington Whirinaki. Photo: Neil Hutton Neil Photo: into an overnight adventure. overnight an into THIS PAGE: PAGE: THIS perfect introduction to biking in the the in biking to introduction perfect opportunity to turn this demanding ride ride demanding this turn to opportunity David Finn David Photo: Photo: of the track can also be ridden. It is the the is It ridden. be also can track the of Mangakahika Hut. Mangakahika let others catch up. They also pose the the pose also They up. catch others let resources are preserved for future generations. generations. future for preserved are resources COVER PHOTO: COVER The track is 16 km and shorter sections sections shorter and km 16 is track The spots are great places to have a rest and and rest a have to places great are spots ensure the unique nature of the park and its natural natural its and park the of nature unique the ensure medium fitness and skill level (grade 2). 2). (grade level skill and fitness medium www.ngatiwhare.iwi.nz Skips, Rogers and Moerangi. All three three All Moerangi. and Rogers Skips, Hineruarangi the Department of Conservation work in partnership to to partnership in work Conservation of Department the mountain biker and requires a low/ a requires and biker mountain Situated along the track are three huts, huts, three are track the along Situated Ngāti Whare is is Whare Ngāti including food, shelter and medicine. 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The track track The trampers. and bikers mountain Whirinaki is within the the within is Whirinaki The Whirinaki Forest Mountain Bike Bike Mountain Forest Whirinaki The the most spacious. most the Grade: dual purpose track which attracts both both attracts which track purpose dual 3 Distance: 16 km 16 Tangata whenua Tangata in the Whirinaki, and is also also is and Whirinaki, the in The Moerangi Mountain Bike Track is a a is Track Bike Mountain Moerangi The Distance: 35 km 35 Whirinaki Forest Mountain Bike Track Bike Mountain Forest Whirinaki BG38; E1917397, N5702324 E1917397, BG38; It is the most popular hut hut popular most the is It podocarp forest. podocarp Location: NZTopo50 map sheet sheet map NZTopo50 Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne. Pua-a-Tāne. Te Whirinaki Moerangi Mountain Bike Track Bike Mountain Moerangi what goes up inevitably comes down! down! comes inevitably up goes what and is surrounded by by surrounded is and BG38; E1920570, N5703851 E1920570, BG38; park; 3 hr from Plateau car park car Plateau from hr 3 park; Location: Hut is the gateway to to gateway the is Hut overlooking the Whirinaki Whirinaki the overlooking NZTopo50 map sheet sheet map NZTopo50 a ride that demands respect but offers rich rewards as as rewards rich offers but respect demands that ride a Access: 5 hr from River Road car car Road River from hr 5 River, Central Whirinaki Whirinaki Central River, Road car park car Road saddle with great views views great with saddle challenging single track and 1000 m of climbing, it is is it climbing, of 1000 m and track single challenging Whirinaki Hut; 4 hr from River River from hr 4 Hut; Whirinaki clearing on the Whirinaki Whirinaki the on clearing Restrictions: situated high on a a on high situated Dogs by permit only permit by Dogs itself a reputation as a ‘must do’ track. With 35 km of of 35 km With track. do’ ‘must a as reputation a itself Access: 4 hr 30 min from Upper Upper from min 30 hr 4 Sited in a large grassy grassy large a in Sited Facilties: the new hut is now now is hut new the Heating, mattresses Heating, biker, the Moerangi Mountain Bike Track has earned earned has Track Bike Mountain Moerangi the biker, Category: the Mangamate Stream, Stream, Mangamate the Restrictions: Serviced, 25 bunk beds bunk 25 Serviced, Dogs by permit only permit by Dogs Mountain Bike Track. For the passionate mountain mountain passionate the For Track. Bike Mountain Central Whirinaki Hut Whirinaki Central Originally located by by located Originally Facilities: This publication is produced using paper sourced from well-managed, Heating, mattresses Heating, Whirinaki can easily enjoy the Whirinaki Forest Forest Whirinaki the enjoy easily can Whirinaki Category: Photo: David Finn David Photo: Standard, 9 bunk beds bunk 9 Standard, Mangamate Hut Mangamate adventures to be had by all. New riders to the the to riders New all. by had be to adventures Today Whirinaki is an outdoors playground with with playground outdoors an is Whirinaki Today Photo: David Finn David Photo: was declared a Forest Park in 1984. 1984. in Park Forest a declared was Bellamy the activists won their battle and Whirinaki Whirinaki and battle their won activists the Bellamy de-forestation. Supported by the famous botanist David David botanist famous the by Supported de-forestation. 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Ngāti iwi local and Conservation Access: Conservation. 2 hr 30 min from River River from min 30 hr 2 stimulating and satisfying every sense. every satisfying and stimulating with fireplace. Water is is Water fireplace. with and Department of of Department and BG38; E1918874, N5697544 E1918874, BG38; is co-governed by the Department of of Department the by co-governed is bird life to create a fabulous forest capable of of capable forest fabulous a create to life bird Restrictions: Location: lunch. It has a picnic shelter shelter picnic a has It lunch. Dogs by permit only permit by Dogs Stalkers’ Association Association Stalkers’ NZTopo50 map sheet sheet map NZTopo50 The park stretches across 56,000 ha and and ha 56,000 across stretches park The (except during fire bans) fire during (except with rushing rivers, fantastic ferns and bountiful bountiful and ferns fantastic rivers, rushing with good place to stop for for stop to place good Hut; 3 hr from Plateau car park car Plateau from hr 3 Hut; managed by the NZ Deer Deer NZ the by managed picnic shelter, campfires permitted permitted campfires shelter, picnic Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park. Park. Conservation Pua-a-Tāne Te Whirinaki Stream from Central Whirinaki Whirinaki Central from Stream cutter’s camp, this is a a is this camp, cutter’s water supply. This hut is is hut This supply. water dinosaurs. These magnificent trees combine combine trees magnificent These dinosaurs. Facilities: Access: Water from stream, stream, from Water 3 hr 30 min via Taumutu Taumutu via min 30 hr 3 create to combine past fascinating The site of an old track track old an of site The a wood burner, and a a and burner, wood a powered tent sites sites tent powered the land and date back to the time of the the of time the to back date and land the Category: