From the carpark a track leads to Ngahere Base (the former hydrological survey base) then follows an old road down to a stream. Across the bridge the Matauria Ridge Track turns to the right and the Ngahere Loop Track climbs straight ahead.

About thirty minutes easy walking, through beech forest, takes one over Ngahere Hill (1114 metres) and out to Kaweka Road just over 1.8 km from the carpark.