Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Taranaki > Moki Track
Moki Track
- Location
- This track is located 65 km north of New Plymouth via Uruti Rd. It links the eastern and western ends of the unformed Moki Road.
- Description
Access to the western end of the track is from the north side of Moki Rd/Waitara River bridge.
The eastern end of the track starts at the end of the formed Moki Rd, south of the airstrip on farmland. Gates should be left as found and stock undisturbed.
The track goes through Makino Conservation Area, generally following the south bank of the upper Waitara River.
The track began as a surveyed road alignment that was to be developed to service the rehabilitation farms of soldiers after the First World War.
Three farms were established in the valley; the remains of two homesteads can be seen along the eastern end of the track. Land that was cleared is now regenerating.The track follows generally easy grades and is levelled along most of its 18 km length. This work was done with wheelbarrows, picks and shovels as early as 1910. The terrain is rough and suspension bridges cross five of the deeper chasms. Both ends of the track pass through some 3 km of farmland before entering the forest, which contains good stands of tawa, kamahi and rimu.
A return trip is necessary, unless prior transport arrangements have been made.
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- Distance
- 18.0 km
- Duration
- 8.0 hours
- Level
- Hard
- Amenities
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- Historical
- Mountain Biking / Biking
- Plant Life
- Tramping
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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