FACTS

Facts

From North Block Road, inland from Wakarara Road To Sunrise Hut , Armstrong Saddle , Maropea Hut Time 4 kms / day trip Distance 4 km Sunrise Hut Grade easy Highest Point 1481m, Maropea Hut Huts 3 Huts, standard camping area around Hut Maps Map Ruahine Forest Park Map

Features

·      Beech, Rimu and Kahikatea Forest ·      Extensive Beech and Podocarp Forest ·      Tussock downs and alpine herbfields ·      Sunrise and Sunset Views - a photographers paradise ·      Three Huts

Distances Tracks / Times

But observation of one's surroundings is reduced in direct proportion to the speed of travel and, one might add, the weight of one's load. Most Sunrise Track Walkers will want to take their time - for comfort's sake and to take in to the full attraction of the natural environment. Location Times Triplex Carpark to Triplex Hut 10 mins Swamp Track ( loop walk from Triplex Hut ) 1 hour North Block roadend to Triplex Hut (via Swamp Track) 30 mins Triplex Hut to Waipawa Forks Hut (via River) 1 hour Triplex Hut to Waipawa Forks Hut (via Track) 1.5 hours Triplex Hut to Sunrise Hut 2 - 3 hours Sunrise Hut to Armstrong Saddle 30 mins Sunrise Hut to Top Maropea Hut 1.5 hours