Sunrise Hut Track: 8 km in Hawke’s Bay
The Sunrise Hut Track is a named multi-day track in Hawke’s Bay. The governing figure used here is 8 km (DOC · Sunrise Hut), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 1 to 2 days. Grade: Walking track. Season window: Year-round.
Short but a real hut night. 4 km each way. Often full in summer — book. Hastings / Havelock North are the towns. Ice on the tops in winter.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Havelock North, North Block Road, Sunrise Hut, Waipawa. Cabins and holiday homes load live around each stop; hut and trailhead pins without a town page still search by radius.
Book DOC huts and Great Walks on the DOC system where that applies. Town beds are what this site lists. Carry the day’s food on remote legs — several of these routes have no shop between ends.
Stop by stop
Havelock North — town. North Block Road — trailhead. Sunrise Hut — the night. Waipawa — closest small town.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow DOC · Sunrise Hut. Confirm opening dates, slips and hut bookings on the operator or DOC page before you travel; alpine and West Coast tracks close or reroute after weather.
