3180 Mangapurua and Kaiwhakauka

The track starts from Whakahoro and ends at the bridge to nowhere. This take 3 days and is 40km long. We will leave early Anzac day and come back the Sunday. Should be a 2.5hr day and 2x 5hr days. You will need to bring a tent, there are no huts. We will be staying at the Mosley campsite and the Bettjeman or Hellswell campsite depending on how quick we are. The plan is to get the boat from the Bridge to nowhere back to Whakahore, but this is dependent on drivers so the tramp may end up going the reverse way. I am still waiting to hear back from the Blue Duck Station. If we get some time we may have a visit to the café there.

This is a cycle track so should be a good track. We will going to the Mangapurua Trig to hopefully get some views of Taranaki and Tongariro National Park. We will be going through farmland and past some old homesteads, plus there are other historical objects and places of interest. There is slippery creek, Papa bluffs, swing bridges Hellawell waterfall and more.