ViewpointHidden gem
Bell Rock lookout
Tutira, Hawke's Bay
Hill lookout in the Boundary Stream area with big views over the Mohaka valley, reached on a rough back road.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
A track from the Pohokura Road end climbs to Bell Rock, an exposed lookout with long views. The other branch of the loop gives panoramas over the Mohaka valley and out towards Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tane Conservation Park. There are unfenced drops, so go carefully, especially in wind or rain.
Good to know
- Final 20 minutes of the drive is narrow, winding, steep unsealed road
- Car park is small and fills on summer and holiday weekends
- Dangerous drop-offs at Bell Rock
- Wasps and ongaonga (stinging nettle) are present
- Best time
- Calm, clear day
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- SH2 at Tutira, then Matahorua Road and Pohokura Road; last 20 minutes unsealed
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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