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Parks Peak Hut
Manawatu/WhanganuiSleeps 6
StandardNo booking required
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Hawke's Bay region.
Heating availableMattresses availableToilet availableWater available
View on DOC websiteTrip Options
Real walking times from car-accessible trailheads, computed leg-by-leg from DOC's own track descriptions.
Mangleton RoadOption 1
Advanced
Walking in
2 hr 50 min to Parks Peak Hut (via Sentry Box Hut)
Walking out
2 hr 50 min to Mangleton Road (via Sentry Box Hut)
Tracks used
Wakarara Road end
Advanced
1 night
Walking in
4 hr 30 min to Parks Peak Hut
Walking out
4 hr 30 min to Wakarara Road end
Tracks used
Mangleton RoadOption 2
Advanced
Walking in
5 hr 15 min to Parks Peak Hut (via Upper Makaroro Hut)
Walking out
5 hr 15 min to Mangleton Road (via Upper Makaroro Hut)
Tracks used
Mangleton Road to Parks Peak Ridge (derived total to Upper Makaroro Hut)→Upper Makaroro Hut own page -- Wakarara Road via Parks Peak Hut route
Mangleton RoadOption 3
Advanced
1 night
Walking in
6 hr to Parks Peak Hut
Walking out
6 hr to Mangleton Road
Tracks used
Makaroro Road
Advanced
Walking in
7 hr 45 min to Parks Peak Hut (via Upper Makaroro Hut)
Walking out
7 hr 45 min to Makaroro Road (via Upper Makaroro Hut)
Tracks used
Upper Makaroro Hut own page -- Makaroro Road route→Upper Makaroro Hut own page -- Wakarara Road via Parks Peak Hut route
