Te Mata Peak: 5 km in Hawke’s Bay
The Te Mata Peak is a named day walk in Hawke’s Bay. The governing figure used here is 5 km (Te Mata Park Trust), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 2 hours. Grade: Walking track. Season window: Year-round.
A park, not DOC wilderness. Several tracks to the 399 m summit. Havelock North is the village. Combine with the Hawke’s Bay Trails on a bike the next day.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Havelock North, Te Mata car park, Summit, Hastings. 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 — village. Te Mata car park — park. Summit — 399 m. Hastings — overflow beds.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow Te Mata Park Trust. 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.
