Last Updated: 21st Oct 2025
Horopito - Pokaka
Te Hangāruru
Last Updated: 21st Oct 2025
Open
Grunt Factor: 16 ?
Gnarl Factor: 9 ?
18.5km
205m
205m
Last Updated: 21st Oct 2025
Te Hangāruru
Last Updated: 21st Oct 2025
Open
Grunt Factor: 16 ?
Gnarl Factor: 9 ?
18.5km
205m
205m
Front country - easily accessible
Out and Back
Undulating, small hills only
Dog Friendly
Native bush
Open farmlands
Sealed Road
Gravel Road
Easy Single Track
Average Uphill Gradient: +2.20%
Average Downhill Gradient: -2.20%
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2:30
Slow
2:00
Moderate
1:30
Fast
A simple out & back from Horopito - Pokaka, along the new Te Hangāruru shared pathway.
The swingbridge, trains, old buildings & relics.
There are two portaloos, 1.5 km from the carpark, heading towards Ohakune along the Old Coach Road, just before entering the bush line.
Park at Horopito, at the Old Coach Road trailhead,
1 minutes
Yes
No
Easy.
The trail is well marked.
Patchy.
Windproof jacket, Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), Whistle, First aid kit, Survival bag, Cellphone
BYO
Johnny Nations Chocolate Eclair Shop
Clyde St. Ohakune
https://www.facebook.com/johnnynationschocolateeclairshop
Eclairs & all sorts of other goodies, coffee, and stock up on local veg
Jumpstart
Smash Palace, Horopito
https://www.facebook.com/Jumpstarthoropito/
Coffee fix, on the spot
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