Mangleton Road to Parks Peak Ridge

DOC track · Hawke’s Bay

Mangleton Road to Parks Peak Ridge is a 7.6 km DOC tramping track in Hawke’s Bay with 872 m of climbing and a high point of 1,345 m.

Mangleton Road to Parks Peak Ridge
Photo: Department of Conservation

It’s a 2-3 hour walk from Mangleton Road to Parks Peak Ridge. The track links to Ruahine Range and Golden Crown Ridge to the north and Parks Peak and Upper Makaroro huts to the south.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance7.6 km
Time (DOC)1-2 days
Difficulty (DOC)Advanced
Track typeTramping Track
Elevation gain872 m
Elevation loss755 m
Highest point1,345 m
Lowest point610 m
RegionHawke’s Bay
Start-39.66873, 176.28106
End-39.68032, 176.22841

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 Mangleton Road to Parks Peak RidgeElevation from 610 m to 1,343 m over 7.62 km.600 m800 m1,000 m1,200 m1,400 m0 km2 km4 km6 km
Elevation from 610 m to 1,343 m over 7.62 km.

Huts near the track

GPX file

Download the Mangleton Road to Parks Peak Ridge GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

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