North Mangahao Bivouac

A tidy, well maintained dog-box bivouac in the northern Tararuas. Unlike some of it's Ruahine counterparts, the biv is tall enough to sit up in comfortably. Sleeps 2-3 on the floor (2 mattresses). Features a window, walls lined with building paper, creek water. There's also a tarp and a system of ropes to string it out as a covered extension on the gravel area in front of the biv.

Access (and the exact location) are the two big questions people have. There is a cut (but unmarked) track ascending from Korokpiko road, but it crosses private land and permission is required. About 1 in 4 people come from the other end: Scott's Road on the Palmerston side of the range. See related info for a description of this route.

NOTE: the new topo50 maps have to biv location wrong. The actual grid ref (from DOC) is BN34, E1820790, N5508771 - approximately 1km east an a little north of its marked location. The biv is on the ridge which runs due east from pt 705.