Distance: 6.0 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 395m to 621m. Gain: 76m. Loss: 234m . Gradient: 3 deg (Gentle)
Skills: - Streams (2/6)

Road (1/9)
Formed road, 4WD track, etc

Primary, mapped (1/5)
Formal route, on maps, principal access to hut or along range / catchment

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

Easy (difficulty: 1/5)
Grass / prepared surface

None (difficulty: 1/7)
No alpine skills required

Streams (difficulty: 2/6)
Small streams, danger only in extreme weather

None (difficulty: 1/7)
No alpine skills required

From Whites Clearing to SH35 a good 4WD track climbs to the head of the Parahaki Stream then descends the Waipunkuri Stream. The northern end has frequent fords which could, conceivably become impassable after heavy rain.

The route crosses private land, and so the usual stuff about dogs on leads, bolts out of rifles, stick to the marked route applies.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From SH35 to Whites Clearing a good 4WD track climbs to the head of the Waipunkuri Stream then descends the Parahaki Stream. The northern end has frequent fords which could, conceivably become impassable after heavy rain.

The route crosses private land, and so the usual stuff about dogs on leads, bolts out of rifles, stick to the marked route applies.

A large feirce signpost 300m before the southern end of the 4WD track (and of Whites Clearing) marks the start of the tramping track down the Parahaki.