A Frame Hut & Takapari Road Track

DOC track · Hawke’s Bay

A Frame Hut & Takapari Road Track is a 2.7 km DOC tramping track in Hawke’s Bay with 668 m of climbing and a high point of 1,081 m.

A Frame Hut & Takapari Road Track
Photo: Department of Conservation

Head to Tamaki Road end by following the track up through forest to Takapari Road. From there you’ll follow a bulldozed road 100 m to the hut.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance2.7 km
Time (DOC)2 hr 30 min one way
Difficulty (DOC)Advanced
Track typeTramping Track
Elevation gain668 m
Elevation loss0 m
Highest point1,081 m
Lowest point404 m
RegionHawke’s Bay
Start-40.12071, 176.03041
End-40.10701, 176.01408

Distance, elevation and the profile are worked out by TrailTreks from DOC's track line and the LINZ 8 m elevation model, from the start marker on the map. Time and difficulty are DOC's.

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of A Frame Hut & Takapari Road TrackElevation from 407 m to 1,080 m over 2.7 km.400 m600 m800 m1,000 m1,200 m0 km0.5 km1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
Elevation from 407 m to 1,080 m over 2.7 km.

Huts near the track

GPX file

Download the A Frame Hut & Takapari Road Track GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

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