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NZ Walking Routes > Manawatu > Palmerston North > Burtton’s Track - Scotts Road to Mangahao Road
Burtton’s Track - Scotts Road to Mangahao Road
- Location
- From Palmerston North the track can be accessed from Scotts Road leading off Tennant Drive (SH57) 15 km south after crossing the Manawatu River at Palmerston North.
- Description
The track can be walked from either road end. Walking south from Scotts Road is easiest for the steepest gradient is then downhill.
Scotts Road is narrow and winds uphill to where the track starts at the entrance to Gordon Kear Forest. There is a car park on Scotts Road. Vehicles may not be parked on the forest road where there is a locked gate at the track. Any vehicles parked on the forest road risk being towed away or damaged.
A stile crosses the fence and an information sign is located just before the bridge over the Kahuterawa Stream.
DOC Boundary 1.5 hours
Tokomaru River 3 hours
Burtton’s Whare site 3.5 hours
Mangahao Rd Carpark 6 hours- Distance
- 17.0 km
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Carpark
- Plant Life
- Tramping
- Source
- www.teararoa.org.nz
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