Tracks, routes, and huts

• Hut to Hut options to meet up with parents & baby

  Started by wilhelmina • 7 replies — latest 9 April 20109 April 2010 by Honora
  Saw a photo in a National Geographic. The Amazonian Indian woman had the entire household effects on her back in a huge basket, including a bunch of bananas (about 30 ...

• Lockett Range

  Started by RedRobin • 3 replies — latest 7 April 20107 April 2010 by Honora
  Just about to put up a post on the Dragon's Teeth route and the low route as this information is not yet on this site. Hope you got good wx ...

• Flora Carpark Kahurangi N.P

  Started by john dutchie • 4 replies — latest 31 March 201031 March 2010 by john dutchie
  Thanks for the info guys, its very reasuring.We had a car broken into a few years ago when we were at Mitre Flats hut so i still get a bit ...

• Whirinaki Plateau Road Access

  Started by simmo • 2 replies — latest 31 March 201031 March 2010 by simmo
  Thanks for the info. I'm of the same opinion as you about the hunters so not too concerned about that issue. I'm surprised about the vandalism at Plateau carpark as ...

• Hillary Trail

  Started by matthew 27 March 201027 March 2010 • No replies
  Anybody heard of this? It's a 4 day/70km walk in the Waitakere Ranges that opened January this year. How cool to have such a long track right by Auckland. http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/index.cfm?6C0A62BC-14C2-3D2D-B9D2-7947C7126971

• Waitawheta Tramway

  Started by jaybeedubya • 2 replies — latest 17 March 201017 March 2010 by jaybeedubya
  Cheers for the reply, We had a good tramp, nice and flat and the crossings were not to much of an issue, although it was a good chance to try ...

• Crossing the Waiohine at Mid Waiohine Hut

  Started by davidm • 2 replies — latest 7 March 20107 March 2010 by davidm
  Thanks, Bigpaul, that's great!

• West edge of Tongariro National Park

  Started by Bill Doty • 24 replies — latest 7 March 20107 March 2010 by Bill Doty
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  KatAttack: Thank you very much for your input. My mind is finally set on what to do re Tongariro. I will obtain permission to leave my camper van vehicle at ...

• Routeburn Transportation in May

  Started by new jersey • 1 reply 2 March 20102 March 2010 by bushtrekker
  Have you contacted Track Net in Te Anau?There were other people on board when we went early May.They seem to stop services for a couple of days when booking season ...

• Waipakihi River

  Started by clive.s • 7 replies — latest 24 February 201024 February 2010 by clive.s
  Camped in the car park over night and walked up from Waipakihi Rd to about NZ50 1845385, 5653957 - shot up a quite prominent ridge heading SEbE and got on ...

• Zampa Tarn

  Started by risdonro 7 February 20107 February 2010 • No replies
  Just did this tramp last weekend over Travers peak from Lewis pass to Zampa Tarn. A steady climb up through the beech to the bushline and then a grunt up to ...

• Kaimai 2 night tramp ideas?

  Started by DebK909 • 1 reply 4 February 20104 February 2010 by bigpaul
  You may need to get a more up to date map. The new park map is availible from the DOC office on the Auckland water front. There hasnt been a ...

• Lake nerine

  Started by dussex • 12 replies — latest 2 February 20102 February 2010 by pmcke
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  Oh yes, just heard from the Otago Tramping & Mountaineering Club who just had a trip through that area. They said there is still quite a lot of snow around, ...

• Milford Track and Routeburn Track in May

  Started by new jersey • 4 replies — latest 31 January 201031 January 2010 by bushtrekker
  Ive been on the Milford Track in early May. Just check with DOC or Track Net in Te Anau. Transport will contintue to be provided for as long as the ...

• feb or march

  Started by ray78 19 January 201019 January 2010 • No replies
  coming to new zealand end of jan. till 30 march would like to explore both north and south islands. would I be better off weather wise to do the north ...

• rees dart

  Started by ray78 • 1 reply 18 January 201018 January 2010 by aardvark
  I expect it won't be long before the Rees-Dart becomes listed as a great walk. More foot bridges, flush toilets and huts accommodating dozens now. Because of the transport most ...

• camping on great walks

  Started by ray78 • 1 reply 18 January 201018 January 2010 by izogi
  Hi ray78. I've only visited one great walk, and opinions on this may vary. As much as I enjoy getting off-track, bush-bashing and camping, my general theory with great walks is ...

• sutherland falls

  Started by ray78 • 1 reply 17 January 201017 January 2010 by Yarmoss
  You would have to do it outside of Great Walks season as the falls are closer to the Milford Sound end of the track then the Te Anau end, and ...

• RE: Penn Creek Track - Tararuas?

  Started by geeves • 1 reply 16 January 201016 January 2010 by izogi
  A group from the TTC followed the Penn Creek route in 2007, doing the loop as a long daywalk, and wrote about it at http://www.ttc.org.nz/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TripReports/2007-09-22-PennCreekRevisited It sounds do-able with lots of ...

• Penn Creek Track - Tararuas?

  Started by sveppi • 7 replies — latest 15 January 201015 January 2010 by monkeysh1ne
  That's some impressive territory your covering there John but I'd hasten to point out that our fella is a self-confessed fairly inexperienced tramper and there's a lot of tops travel ...

• Mokihinui

  Started by nellyt • 6 replies — latest 15 January 201015 January 2010 by izogi
  We went there over the new year, and ended up getting flooded in along the south branch for 2.5 days directly across the river from Goat Creek Hut on the ...

• Kaimanawa Tramp: Urchin-Boyd

  Started by clive.s • 3 replies — latest 14 January 201014 January 2010 by lostone
  Only around the Oamaru, Boyd and Tussock. Been into Cascade a few times as well, so cant really give you any usefull info on your planed route.

• routeburn& milford (one of a kind)

  Started by ray78 • 1 reply 13 January 201013 January 2010 by matthew
  It's not the terrain -- there are regulations prohibiting casual camping within 500m of the Routeburn and 1km of Milford (if I recall correctly). This effectively means no camping on ...

• Rua's Track

  Started by fruitbat 12 January 201012 January 2010 • No replies
  Has anyone done Rua's Track in the Ureweras in recent times? Any information would be appreciated. Thanks.

• Mt Ngatamahinerua

  Started by Kaimai Steve • 3 replies — latest 11 January 201011 January 2010 by Kaimai Steve
  Thanks for that, we've been exploring the whole Thompson's Ngatamahinerua area for a couple of weeks, hopefully get to the hut some stage this week Cheers