Tracks
Arete Forks Hut
Table Ridge
Track
• 1 day. Medium. One way.
Located in the upper Waingawa valley - Tararua Forest Park. Route over the Table Ridge tops between Cow creek and Arete Forks. From the ridge top Table Ridge can be easily traversed to Brockett and...
Waiohine Pinnacle track
Track
• Medium/hard. Return by the same track.
Gives access from Arete Forks to Waiohine Pinnacles on Tarn Ridge
Ascends Pinnacle Spur from the Arete Stream Junction
Arete Sidle track
Track
• Medium/hard. Return by the same track.
Track between Cow Creek Hut and Arete Forks hut in the Upper Waingawa valley in Tararua Forest Park.
Waingawa Track
Track
• Medium. One way.
This is a non maintained route leading from Arete Forks up to the point of Waingawa 1420 Metres.The route meets the ridge top 300 metres west of Waingawa.
This was an access track developed by t...
Track grades
- Easy
- Unusually smooth, well-marked track, easy gradients. Up to about 4 hours per day.
- Easy-medium
- Typical lowland track. Generally easy walking and well marked. Ascents of up to 1000m. Some easy river crossings, unmarked travel along rivers.
- Medium
- Typical tops track. Experienced trampers only. Rough, muddy and poorly marked or unmarked. Ascents of up to 2000m. River crossings, open tops, passes. Up to about 8 hours per day.
- Medium-hard
- Navigation and snow skills (use of ice axe and crampons) required. Glaciers, exposure to falls.
- Hard
- Rough or non-existent tracks. Following ridges, bush spurs, and rivers. Steep ascents, arduous travel, hazardous conditions, snow and navigation skills essential.