Wangapeka Track
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Wangapeka Track is a multi-day tramping route in New Zealand’s South Island known for its remote backcountry scenery, river valleys, and alpine passes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leslie–Karamea Track | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
backcountry route
ⓘ
tramping track ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| crossesPass |
Little Wanganui Saddle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wangapeka Saddle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesRiver |
Karamea River headwaters
ⓘ
Wangapeka River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficulty | advanced tramping track ⓘ |
| endPoint | Rolling River road end ⓘ |
| hasAccessFrom |
Murchison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCamping | designated campsites near huts ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
backcountry huts
ⓘ
remote backcountry scenery ⓘ river crossings ⓘ steep sidling sections ⓘ swing bridges ⓘ |
| hasHut |
Belltown Manunui Hut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helicopter Hut NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings Creek Hut NERFINISHED ⓘ Speargrass Hut NERFINISHED ⓘ Stone Hut NERFINISHED ⓘ Taipo Hut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegion | northwest South Island ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
alpine passes
ⓘ
beech forest ⓘ river valleys ⓘ |
| hasUse |
hiking
ⓘ
tramping ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | podocarp-broadleaf forest ⓘ |
| hasWildlife | native birds ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanche risk near saddles in winter
ⓘ
flood-prone rivers ⓘ landslides ⓘ |
| isGreatWalk | false ⓘ |
| isMultiDay | true ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buller District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kahurangi National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ South Island ⓘ Tasman District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Department of Conservation (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Department of Conservation (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresBooking | true for huts ⓘ |
| requiresNavigationSkills | true ⓘ |
| season | year-round with higher risk in winter and heavy rain ⓘ |
| startPoint | Wangapeka Road end NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalDurationDays | 4–6 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Leslie–Karamea Track