RidgeflowMcKinnon Hut Track
Manawatū-Whanganui · New Zealand
Distance6.4 km (4 mi)along the line
Climb1,077 m (3,533 ft)338 m (1,109 ft) down
High point1,619 m (5,312 ft)lowest 582 m (1,909 ft)
DOC's time8 - 10 hras DOC publishes it
Walking time3 h 24 minone way, moving, our estimate
GradeAdvancedDOC
Elevation profile
Map
Pink: the track. Orange: huts.
About the track
Perched on the northern end of the Hikurangi Range in Ruahine Forest Park, McKinnon Hut is accessed via a long ridge climbing up from the Kawhatau Valley. Stay a night and return the same way.
Huts on or near the track
- Mckinnon Hut (1400 m)
McKinnon Hut Track on DOC's website, for track alerts, bookings and closures.