Moki Track

DOC track · Taranaki

Moki Track is a 18.0 km DOC tramping track in Taranaki with 317 m of climbing and a high point of 224 m.

Moki Track
Photo: Department of Conservation

The track was developed with wheelbarrows, picks and shovels as early as 1910. Both ends of the track pass through some 3 km of farmland before entering the forest, which contains good stands of tawa, kamahi and rimu.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance18.0 km
Time (DOC)8 hr
Difficulty (DOC)Advanced
Track typeTramping Track
Elevation gain317 m
Elevation loss239 m
Highest point224 m
Lowest point144 m
RegionTaranaki
Start-38.98642, 174.62290
End-38.97823, 174.75057

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 Moki TrackElevation from 144 m to 222 m over 18.04 km.150 m200 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation from 144 m to 222 m over 18.04 km.

GPX file

Download the Moki Track GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

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