Last Updated: 8th May 2025
Matemateāonga Frolic
Matemateāonga Track
Matemateāonga Track
Last Updated: 8th May 2025
Open
Grunt Factor: 20 ?
Gnarl Factor: 17 ?
10.6km
210m
210m
Last Updated: 8th May 2025
Matemateāonga Track
Last Updated: 8th May 2025
Open
Grunt Factor: 20 ?
Gnarl Factor: 17 ?
10.6km
210m
210m
Back country - remote
Out and Back
Undulating, small hills only
With permit
Native bush
Farm Road / 4WD Track
Easy Single Track
Moderate Single Track
Average Uphill Gradient: +3.9%
Average Downhill Gradient: -3.9%
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2:00
Slow
1:30
Moderate
1:00
Fast
Start of track is easy to find, keep heading up upper Mangaehu Road to Kohi Saddle, will see DoC sign and markers to the right hand side. Head up a farm track before a sharp left into the bush, from there follow orange markers. If you get to a bridge to somewhere (Heritage trail) you have gone to far.
Enjoy yourself a Beautiful Day out in the infrequently visited Whanganui National Park. From the start of the Track its a gradual climb (Runnable) to the junction of Puteore Hut or letterboxes from this point its mostly a gradual downhill to the hut with a few undulating bits thrown in. The track is runnable to the extent you could almost mountain bike it, it is very well bench and cleared at present, track can get a little muddy after rain, be cautious of the rocks as they can be slippery.
Return the same way or make a loop via Puteore hut. On clear days beautiful views out to Mt Ruapehu and Mt Ngāuruhoe.
Beautiful native bush, interesting farming history / Māori History as a old trading track, cool tunnel on the way to the track, good hut system.
Located at the hut - long drop toilet.
Parking is on the left hand side of road 50m away from track start, very remote there and back trip.
10 km
6 minutes
With Permit
No
Easy.
Follow the orange DoC markers. Interesting you can see the old walkways signs if you look hard enough, very well bench track.
Non-existent.
Windproof jacket, Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), Whistle, First aid kit, Extra food for emergencies, Survival bag, Survival blanket, Cellphone, Map, Headtorch and spare batteries, Gaiters
Small streams around the 2.8km mark just after the junction to the letter boxes and Puteore Hut 300-400m.
Muddy after rain, slippery.
Mud. Slippery rocks some tree roots.
The Baking Company
95 Reagan Street Straford
https://www.facebook.com/thebakingco.nz/
Oh there donuts are really really bad, as in so bad i ate it before i got to the track, Just good old tucka
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Great day out exploring the start of the Matemateonga track. Well marked and easy to follow single track, very runnable, minor gradient so not very strenuous, I was hiking for the day. Found I got a small pocket of cell reception just in off the start of the trail for about 3-500m, which was great for checking in
January 5
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