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Sunrise
Starts at DOC Car park on Northblock Rd 5km from camp
Time: Large group: 3 hours up to hut
Vegetation: Podocarp Forest
Hut: ‘Sunrise’; sleeps 24; Gas cooker; DOC overnight charges may apply. Hut tickets available at Ongaonga Store
Fitness required: Moderate
Warnings: Do not cross Armstrong Saddle in windy & adverse conditions

 

Yeoman’s Track
Starts at end of Wakarara Rd
Time: 2 hours to Ellis Hut
Vegetation: Regenerating Forest & can return through Guavas Forest on forestry Roads
Huts: No hut
Fitness required: Easy
Warnings: River can come up quickly; on forestry road beware of trucks

 
Swamp Track
Starts at Triplex Hut
Time: 1 hour for loop alternatively can exit at Waipawa River
Vegetation: Regenerating forest on east side; kahikatea and beech
Huts: Triplex
Fitness required: Easy
Warnings: Watch for wasps!
Waipawa River
Starts at end of North Block Road or halfway up Sunrise Track
Time: 3 hours to do circuit
Vegetation: Braided river
Huts: Waipawa Chalet (sign posted off river)
Fitness required: Moderate
Warnings: Multiple river crossings; do not enter river if level above knees