WalkHidden gem
A'Deanes Bush
Ongaonga, Hawke's Bay
Best remaining patch of the old Ruataniwha Plains forest, with a giant totara and evening bats.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min
A 38.5 ha scenic reserve of matai and kahikatea on a flat river terrace, described by DOC as the best remaining example of the original forest of the Ruataniwha Plains. The track heads to a 34 m totara and on to the Tukipo River. Long-tailed bats come out at dusk.
Good to know
- Watch for long-tailed bats at dusk
- Access via Makaretu Road, about 1 km past Sherwood School
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Off SH50 south of Ongaonga via Makaretu Road
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
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