Levin Walks
Name |
Levin Walks |
Location |
Levin |
Co-ordinates |
1798408 5496515 |
Alternative co-ordinates |
1810495 5504952 |
Configuration |
Network |
Distance |
50 km |
Status |
Varied (on-leash in farmland) |
Grade |
Easy-Difficult |
Access |
For a choice of walks, take Gladstone Road east from Levin and then either continue onto the end of the road (for the Makahika Track) or turn off onto Poads Road for access to ther Ohau River tracks. As an alternative, you can take Mangahao Road from Shannon and continue through Mangahao village to the road end, from where you can access either the Makahika Track, or Burttons Track (heading north). |
Description |
From Poads Road end, the Ohau Gorge Track runs through farmland until it reaches the forest edge - so dogs must be firmly leashed. Once into the forest park, the track divides twice, thus offering to loop options: a shorter one (ca. 6 km) best done anticlockwise, or a longer one that circles along the ridgeline above Blackwater valley and is challenging full-day walk. Beryond this, there's scope for even longer walks, for this is one end of the Northern Crossing from the Ohau River across to Holdsworth via the Waiohine Pinnacles. This involves serious tramping and should only be attempted by experienced and well-equiped walkers. The Makahika Track starts at the end of Gladstone Road, and is a linear walk, which starts fairly easily in farmland as it follows the stream up into the forest. From there it winds its way along low ridgelines, eventually to descend into the Tokomaru Valley, where it skirts a reservoir before joining Mangahao Road, and the start of Burttons Track. |
Connecting tracks |
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Further information |
https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/wellington-kapiti/places/tararua-forest-park/things-to-do/tracks/tararua-northern-crossing/ https://www.ttc.org.nz/TararuaFootprints/OhauValley https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/wellington-kapiti/places/tararua-forest-park/things-to-do/tracks/mangahao-makahika-track/ |
Makahika Track