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Monckton Scenic Reserve
Ashley Clinton, Hawke's Bay
Short forest walk with tui and bellbirds, picnic area and swimming on Tangarewai Stream.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A 16.5 ha reserve of podocarp and beech forest with kahikatea, totara, matai and kowhai. The track is easy, with gentle climbs, and starts with a stream crossing. DOC lists picnic and barbecue facilities and swimming.
Good to know
- Car park can get muddy after prolonged wet weather
- Best in spring when the kowhai flower
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Ashley Clinton Road off SH50 west of Waipukurau; turn right at the fork
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
Facilities
- BBQ
- Picnic tables
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