Stony River (Hangatahua) Walkway

DOC track · Taranaki

Stony River (Hangatahua) Walkway is a 0.4 km DOC walk in Taranaki with 0 m of climbing and a high point of 90 m.

Stony River (Hangatahua) Walkway
Photo: Department of Conservation

This walk takes you through lowland bush and to views of Taranaki Maunga. It can be done as either a return track or as a loop track. The loop involves crossing the unbridged Kaihihi Stream.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance0.4 km
Time (DOC)1 hr
Difficulty (DOC)Easy
Track typeWalking Track
Elevation gain0 m
Elevation loss0 m
Highest point90 m
Lowest point85 m
RegionTaranaki
Start-39.19363, 173.87603
End-39.19377, 173.87375

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 Stony River (Hangatahua) WalkwayElevation from 85 m to 90 m over 0.45 km.84 m86 m88 m90 m0 km0.1 km0.2 km0.3 km0.4 km
Elevation from 85 m to 90 m over 0.45 km.

GPX file

Download the Stony River (Hangatahua) Walkway GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

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