Toka Biv
Ruahine Forest Park
Toka Biv (2 bunk, tarn water) is a small dog-box bivvy on a small plateau on the Pohongina Valley side of the Ngamoko Range. The hut is the normal 2-mattress-on-the-floor, could sleep 3 if requried variety. It features a window, and is tall enough to sit up in, which is a bonus. The tarns providing the water contain a tasty mixture of peat and algae. A trickle of a stream also may be present dropping into the basin behind the hut.
The hut is 200m down from the Ngamoko ridgeline on the eastern side. A steep descent down a fragmented spur. The turnoff is marked with a cairn - and occasional cairns mark the route down - easy to get the wrong spur in the fog. The biv is tucked at the back of a basin off the north side of the spur.
There is mobile coverage - which implies there is probably a good view - if you can see anything through the mist!
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Owner
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Owner: DOC |
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Category
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Basic Hut/Bivvy |
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Sleeps
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Sleeps 2
2
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Facilities
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None |
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Water supply
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Tap or tank water |
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Getting there
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Limestone Rd: 9km, track/route. Knights track from Limestone Rd to Toka highpoint. Ridgeline route north 1km to peak above the biv, descend as above Leon Kinvig: 5km, track/route. Cut track climbs from Leon Kinvig to Toka Highpoint. Route from there to biv as above South: scrubby route sth along Ngamoko Range to pt1350, tracks descend to Ngamoko and Piripiri huts - 11km, 3-6hrs North: Ngamoko Range nth gives easy access to Heritage Hut, Top Gorge Hut and beyond |
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Unlocked
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This hut is unlocked and open to access. |
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Bookings
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No bookings — open access
No — open access
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Altitude
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1,340m |
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Mobile phone coverage
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No coverage |
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Maps
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NZTopo50-BL36
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Link
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www.doc.govt.nz/p...http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-stay/backcountry-huts-by-region/manawatu-whanganui/manawatu/toka-bivvy/ |