Pureora, Manawatu - Wanganui, New Zealand - Peak Directory

Pureora

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Last Updated: 21st Sep 2023

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1,165m

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Distance away

-38.55121, 175.62867

Coordinates

BG35 2907 2975

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Pureora can be accessed on the trails Pureora Double and Mount Pureora from our trail directory.

Linda Downes

Approx 12-14km on link road (if you are coming from timber trail headquarters direction) the layby is on the left. Watch outfor big pot holes and 'washouts' on link road, it also can be a bit overgrown in sections. Take care coming from either direction.
Make sure you take the 'Mount Pureora link track' opposite the layby - otherwise youll be taking the long way toward Titraupaenga.

The track itself has a few rough'ish' patches. it is likely that you will not encounter anyone else on the trail!

Approx 800m into the trail, keep your eye out for Blue Were-were kokako mushrooms if you're there at the right time of year. Once you reach the summit, if it is not foggy, you will be rewarded the best 360 view in Central North Island, seeing as far as Taranaki Maunga. Such a gem of track, beautiful ancient alpine podocarp forest. Definitley my fav quick hike!

Linda Downes

June 6

Tom Mccormack

Hiked/jogged up from the link rd track. To get there I came from whakamaru direction on SH30, turn left at signpost for pureora forest park onto gravel rd. Turn left just after campsite is well signposted here for mt pureora tracks and link rd. Just keep going about 14km on ok-ish forestry rds, a few intersections with iffy signage, basically keep left you'll be fine. After what seems like a long time as you won't be driving very fast, there is an obvious and reasonably sized layby on the left, there is a track to the left for titiraupenga and across the road on the right for pureora. Is about 2.7km track, first km is good walking trail and not tooo steep, runnable for a mediocre runner like myself, last kilometer and a half or so is steeper and has a lot of stairs, still runnable for better runners than myself I'd say. Was there after a fair amount of rain and track was in good condition, decent amount of boardwalk towards the top. Sheltered in native bush until right at the top. Run back down is nice and cruisy. Only just over 5km round trip, doable in about an hour or just under for moderate fitness.

Tom Mccormack

September 12, 2021

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has bagged Pureora 5 times in the last year.

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