Walking the length of the Ruahines
Ruahine Forest Park
- 10 – 25 days one way
- Medium/hard
A 10+ day trip down to backbone of the Ruahine Range from Wharite (Palmerston Sth) to the Napier Taihape (Gentle Annie) Rd.
The details of the route are in the associated article (see 'More Information').
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Walking time
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10 – 25 days |
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Distance
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130.0km |
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Type
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One way
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Grade
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Medium/hard
Souther sections (south of Tamaki roadend) of this trip are untracked and bush-bashing is required.
Moderately tough untracked tops sections exist over: Sawtooth Ridge, Broken Ridge, Te Atuparapara. Grades explained
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Bookings
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No bookings — open access
No — open access
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Starts
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Wharite Peak: TV mast above Palmerston Nth - public road end |
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Ends
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Comet Hut (or Kurikapango): roadend on Napier Taihape Rd |
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Maps
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NZTopo50-BK36
NZTopo50-BL36 NZTopo50-BM35 NZTopo50-BJ37 |
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Altitude
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300m
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1,715m
Altitude change 1,415m
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