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NZ Walking Routes > Manawatu > Zekes Hut Track
Zekes Hut Track
- Location
- Zekes Hut is in the Hihitahi Forest Sanctuary which lies between Taihape and Waiouru. Travelling north access to the track is off SH1 on the right. A DOC sign points to a car park on farmland.
- Description
- From the car park the track heads across farmland, skirting around a swampy piece and jumping a small stream on the way. It climbs up to reach a stile over a fence marking the forest boundary. Enter the sanctuary and enjoy a short flat section before doing the main climb on the track. A steep piece in the middle needs a little more effort. Towards the top it begins to flatten out and passes Hihitahi Trig with fantastic views to the central North Island mountains. The track continues on then heads down a grassy slip before sidling around and down into the valley to the old hut site. The new one is 200m further on past this.
- Level
- Hard
- Amenities
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- Carpark
- Lookouts
- Tramping
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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