NELSON TRAILS

Mahoe Track

Grampians

Mahoe Track climbs through lush native bush on the southern side of Grampians. The track begins at Market Road in Bishopdale and reaches Grampians Saddle, connecting with Kahikatea Track and Tawa Track along the way.

Details
Length 2 km
Time Required Allow at least 1 hr to create a circuit with other Grampians tracks
Trail Type Walking track
Physical Difficulty Moderate   
Technical Difficulty Intermediate   
Uses Walking, trail running and MTB
Direction Either
Start Elevation 85 m
Finish Elevation 350 m

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Access

  10 min from central Nelson

 

Mahoe Track begins at the small car park on the left side of Market Road, in Bishopdale (same as Kahikatea Track).

Description

Follow Kahikatea Track for a short distance before turning onto Mahoe as it forks to the left. The track zig-zags for a few hundred metres before heading north on the edge of a gully and meeting Tawa Track. The two tracks combine as one for 150 m, before Mahoe steps off to the right, and continues up the gully.

 

The track makes a sweeping zig-zag pattern up the gully and the gradient for the remainder of the distance to the top is quite gentle. The track passes through dense native bush, beneath the canopy of which can be quite cool and dimly lit, particularly in the morning and late afternoon; this makes it a good option on a hot day. Note the impressive miro on the uphill side of the track near the top. A couple of zig-zags before the top a track linking to Kahikatea Track forks to the right.

 

Mahoe Track emerges onto Grampians Saddle (350 m), adjacent to Grampians Summit Road and Grampians Walkway. From here you have a number of options for making a longer circuit (see map).

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Mahoe Track
Grampians

Mahoe Track climbs through lush native bush on the southern side of Grampians. The track begins at Market Road in Bishopdale and reaches Grampians Saddle, connecting with Kahikatea Track and Tawa Track along the way.

Details
Length 2 km
Time Required Allow at least 1 hr to create a circuit with other Grampians tracks
Trail Type Walking track
Physical Difficulty Moderate   
Uses Walking, trail running and MTB
Direction Either
Start Elevation 85 m
Finish Elevation 350 m
Access

  10 min from central Nelson

 

Mahoe Track begins at the small car park on the left side of Market Road, in Bishopdale (same as Kahikatea Track).

Description

Follow Kahikatea Track for a short distance before turning onto Mahoe as it forks to the left. The track zig-zags for a few hundred metres before heading north on the edge of a gully and meeting Tawa Track. The two tracks combine as one for 150 m, before Mahoe steps off to the right, and continues up the gully.

 

The track makes a sweeping zig-zag pattern up the gully and the gradient for the remainder of the distance to the top is quite gentle. The track passes through dense native bush, beneath the canopy of which can be quite cool and dimly lit, particularly in the morning and late afternoon; this makes it a good option on a hot day. Note the impressive miro on the uphill side of the track near the top. A couple of zig-zags before the top a track linking to Kahikatea Track forks to the right.

 

Mahoe Track emerges onto Grampians Saddle (350 m), adjacent to Grampians Summit Road and Grampians Walkway. From here you have a number of options for making a longer circuit (see map).

Updated 26 February 2019