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Ngamoko Hut
Ngamoko Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: less than 100m away
Ngamoko Hut (6 bunks, stove, river water) is a pleasent hut located in scrub on the western bank of the ...
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Walking the length of the Ruahines
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10 – 25 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 2.2km away
A 10+ day trip down to backbone of the Ruahine Range from Wharite (Palmerston Sth) to the Napier Taihape (Gentle ...
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Duck Pond Hut
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Private hut (PVT). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 2.2km away
A 2-bunk hut on private land, just outside the Ruahine forest park. This hut lies in the upper reaches of ...
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Duck Pond Hut
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Distance: 2.2km away
A private 2-bunk hut, tucked into the headwaters of the Ngamoko catchment in the Ruahines.
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Mid Pohangina Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 2.4km away
Mid Pohangina Hut sits on a pleasant grassy flat just above the Pohangina River north of its confluence with Cattle ...
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Cattle Creek Hut
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Distance: 2.5km away
A tidy 8 bunk platform style hut fully resplendent in its updated NZFS orange colour scheme.
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Southern Crossing of the Ruahines
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2 – 3 days. Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 2.5km away
A track and river route crossing of the Lower Ruahine Forest park
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Upper Pohangina
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Distance: 2.6km away
River route to Mid Pohangina Hut from Cattle creek
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Pohangina scramble
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Distance: 2.6km away
Not deep enough to swim but small enough to to give you the idea you can avoid getting wet feet. ...
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Mid Pohangina Hut 15 minutes
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Distance: 2.6km away
After wandering down the river you arrive cold and wet (on an off day) at this sign which points at ...
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Pohangina crossing
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Distance: 2.8km away
Swing bridge below Mid Pohangina hut and the start of the ubiquitous sidle track. Why does the term sidle always ...
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Piripiri Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 3.1km away
Piripiri Hut is a comfortably spacious 2-bunk hut in the western Ruahine Ranges. Water is from a small creek 20m ...
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Walking the length of the Ruahines
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Distance: 3.4km away
This article documents my recollections of the Ruahine setion (Wharite to Kuripapango) of a walk from Wharite near Palmerston North ...
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Cattle Creek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 3.4km away
On river flats in the upper reaches of Cattle Creek lies Cattle Creek Hut (6 beds, wood-burning stove, firewood available ...
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Cattle Creek Hut
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Distance: 3.4km away
A tidy 8 bunk platform style hut resplendent in forest service orange.
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Cattle Creek Hut
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Distance: 3.5km away
Cattle Creek hut in the southern Ruahine Range
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Pohongina River at Leon Kinvig hut
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Distance: 3.9km away
Grassy faces and scattered beech predominate on the Pohongina valleysides above Leon Kinvig
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Leon Kinvig Hut
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Distance: 3.9km away
A tidy 8-bunk hut in the mid-reaches of the Pohongina Valley. Tracks climb both ranges to the east and west, ...
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Leon Kinvig Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: 3.9km away
Leon Kinvig Hut sleeps 8 on 2 platforms. There's a good open fire, plenty of wood around, and water from ...
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Leon Kinvig Hut
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Distance: 4.0km away
Leon Kinvig Hut is in the middle reaches of the Pohangina River in the Ruahines and can be reached from ...
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Pimelea near Toka
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Distance: 5.4km away
Pimelea in flower near Toka Trig, Ngamoko Range in the western Ruahines (Poss P. Buxifolia)
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Standfield Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 5.8km away
Standfield (Stanfield) Hut (6 bunks, woodburing stove, tank water, firewood available in locality) is a comfortable riverside hut on the ...
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Toka Biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 6.0km away
Toka Biv (2 bunk, tarn water) is a small dog-box bivvy on a small plateau on the Pohongina Valley side ...
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Toka Biv
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Distance: 6.1km away
Toka Biv in the Ruahine Range Between Toka and Tunopo. Used to be called Ngamoko Biv. It sits on a ...
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Toka Biv
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Distance: 6.1km away
Toka Biv in the Ruahine Range Between Toka and Tunopo. Used to be called Ngamoko Biv. It sits on a ...
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Makaretu Hut
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Distance: 6.4km away
8 bunk hut on the southern branch of the Makaretu river
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Longview Makaretu Awatere Circuit
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2 days. Easy/medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 6.4km away
2 Day circuit in the Ruahine Forrest park from Moorcock Saddle 3 huts some tops bush and river travel.
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Makaretu
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: 6.4km away
8 Bunk hut Southern branch Makaretuu river. Visit as part of a circuit from moorcock saddle including Longview and Awatere ...
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Forks Hut, Diggers Hut and Te Ekaou Hut access
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1 – 2 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 6.9km away
Several public and private access routes into these huts in the southern Ruahines and suggested round and though trips.
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Takapari A Frame Hut / Travers Hut / Traverse Hut (Ruahine)
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.6km away
Travers (6 bunks, no matresses) is a very basic A-frame hut on the Takapari Road in the Southern Ruahines. There's ...
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Happy Daze Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 8.7km away
Small, with ample camping. Seems to be some dispute over naming, with Happi Daze being (somewhat forcefully) pushed by some.
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Top Gorge hut
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Distance: 8.8km away
Top Gorge Hut in the head waters of the Pohangina River in the Ruahines. Can be reached from Longview Hut, ...
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Top Gorge Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 8.8km away
Top Gorge Hut (2 bunks, 3 mattresses, open fire with ample firewood available, river water) is a small, basic hut ...
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Bridge to Heritage Lodge
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Distance: 9.0km away
Wooden arched bridge on the track to Heritage, Ruahines
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Umutoi ferns snow
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Distance: 9.2km away
Snow on tree ferns at Umutoi stream on the track to Alice Nash Heritage Lodge. May 2009.
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Umutoi bridge snow
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Distance: 9.2km away
Snow on the track to Alice Nash Heritage Lodge, at the bridge over Umutoi stream. May 2009.
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Rangiwahia Triangle Iron gate Alice Nash Memorial
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Distance: 9.2km away
Typical Ruahine weekend tramp 4 huts, open tops,river travel and some great bush.
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Rangiwahia Triangle Iron gate Alice Nash Memorial
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2 – 3 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 9.2km away
Typical Ruahine weekend tramp 4 huts, open tops,river travel and some great bush.
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Looking down onto Cattle Creek Hut from ridge
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Distance: 9.3km away
Looking down onto the hut from the ridge just above it, quite a steep drop strait down to hut, easier ...
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A-Frame hut (Traverse hut)
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Distance: 9.3km away
Very basic htu, was a very welcome sight to see takapari road after a pretty much 2 and a half ...
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Stanfield Hut
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Distance: 9.3km away
nice 2 and a half hour walk via holmes ridge, Perfect for a little day trip or for a 1st ...
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A-Frame track looking down onto holmes ridge
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Distance: 9.3km away
Steady climb for about 2 and a half hours, views definitly paid off, weather isnt to good to be on ...
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Alice Nash Memorial Lodge
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Distance: 9.3km away
NZ Deer stalkers hut Ruahine forest park 30 mins from the road end popular with families its more like a ...
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Alice Nash Memorial Heritage Lodge
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Distance: 9.3km away
Half an hour from the road end, this is a well appointed sort of place, thanks to NZDA
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Fireplace and Bunks
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Distance: 9.3km away
in the Hut, got absolutely boiling in there with that fire!
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Track from Takapari Rd down to Diggers Hut
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Distance: 9.4km away
Track from Takapari Rd down to Diggers Hut, southern Ruahines. About 5km down this broad but sometimes boggy track, then ...
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Bridge to Heritage Lodge
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Distance: 9.5km away
Wooden arched bridge on the track to Heritage, Ruahines
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