Tracks, routes, and huts

• Tiraumea hut/ mole saddle?

  Started by brettwalk 23 February 201823 February 2018 • No replies
  Hi there, can anyone report on what the track from the mole saddle down to the tiraumea is like? And back up again? Im taking some tramping savvy young kids ...

• Tasman river crossing

  Started by rumpy12 • 10 replies — latest 23 February 201823 February 2018 by Pageix
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  Anyone have any updated info on crossing the Tasman?

• round the mountain track conditions, stream crossi

  Started by sirex2 • 3 replies — latest 23 February 201823 February 2018 by sirex2
  hmmm ok. We'll bring hats/gloves & extra socks for sure, but it's just those water crossings that make me nervous. More due to issue of wearing enough to stay warm ...

• Cobb Bridge destroyed by Cyclone Gita

  Started by waynowski • 1 reply 22 February 201822 February 2018 by si-dog
  Whoa. Its lovely in the Cobb Valley .

• Dobson - Hopkins via Sth Reticence Col

  Started by madpom • 16 replies — latest 17 February 201817 February 2018 by Honora
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  @biship: I'm sure the last 2-3km in the dark will be fine.

• Te Araroa Trail, issues on southland farmland

  Started by waynowski • 10 replies — latest 14 February 201814 February 2018 by waynowski
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  some of them are doing long miles each day, if you've got a lot of miles to do, it might be too irritating to follow a roundabout track that looks ...

• Mixing and matching overnight tramps

  Started by habitualhiker 13 February 201813 February 2018 • No replies
  Hi everyone, Three of us are landing in Queenstown late Feb 24th, and flying out again on Sunday 4th March. So we have 7 full days and 8 nights to ...

• French ridge hut track

  Started by giuseppe23 • 5 replies — latest 6 February 20186 February 2018 by Wanderwild
  You need to allow for 2 full days. As with any tramping in NZ, you should build in a sufficient safety margin to cope with injury, high rivers/streams, slower travel ...

• Double Barrel - Fraser

  Started by madpom • 5 replies — latest 4 February 20184 February 2018 by madpom
  Trip report for thus trip written up here with a few pics http://tramper.nz/16576 Route guide at: http://routeguides.co.nz/trips/892 Thanks to those giving advice ... both recently and a few years back when I originally planned ...

• DOC huts running out of water

  Started by waynowski 27 January 201827 January 2018 • No replies
  https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/100923897/doc-huts-running-out-of-water

• Wandering around Lewis Pass

  Started by bernieq • 8 replies — latest 26 January 201826 January 2018 by bernieq
  Thanks, tramperjoe, I wondered about pt1468; the topo flattens out so it's an obvious area to look for a campsite (and tarns) but most of the GE snapshots are snow-covered ...

• Hauhungatahi

  Started by matthew 9 January 20189 January 2018 • No replies
  There has been a report of blocked access to Hauhungatahi from Erua Road. Has anybody experienced this? Despite appearances, the legal road does not go to the railway line, and trampers ...

• Ben Nevis Access, Mt Richmond FP

  Started by bmackz • 4 replies — latest 9 January 20189 January 2018 by bmackz
  Doc Nelson have a marked up topo map, a picture is worth a 1000 words, but take first right after Boundary Creek on "main" valley road. At first intersection after ...

• Mobile phone coverage in Egmont national park

  Started by bots. 8 January 20188 January 2018 • No replies
  Hi, I'm looking to do the track around mt. Taranaki next month. I was wondering if there's usually coverage for mobile phones on all sides of the mountain. Does anybody have experience ...

• Kaimai Questions

  Started by camlia • 1 reply 1 January 20181 January 2018 by bohwaz
  Te Rereatukahia is definitely a great hut, and if you just climb about 15 minutes from the hut to the nearest hill top (on the way to Wahine rock, point ...

• Question regarding Routeburn

  Started by edman • 5 replies — latest 19 December 201719 December 2017 by pseudo
  Sunrise is before 6am, so if you are prepared to start at dawn you should have plenty of daylight time.

• Anyone been up creek south of Routeburn roadend?

  Started by Ian_H • 15 replies — latest 10 December 201710 December 2017 by Yarmoss
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  Maybe on a sunny day after a long fine spell it might be ok, just sticking to the stream. A long bouldery staircase just like Emily Creek. But then you ...

• Kohukohunui circuit

  Started by rkstr626 • 8 replies — latest 6 December 20176 December 2017 by rkstr626
  Cool, ill probably park at the campground. As long as i don't leave anything valuable in the ute I should be rite. Looked at the council parks website and found a ...

• Doc booking system contagious

  Started by geeves • 3 replies — latest 5 December 20175 December 2017 by waynowski
  same as the route to powell hut that went over "pig flat" through all the mud,,, which has now been filled in with the new track which adds stairs to the ...

• Dusky treck

  Started by giuseppe23 • 6 replies — latest 25 November 201725 November 2017 by giuseppe23
  Your stories are amazing guys. Thank you.

• Radio receiver for mountain weather forecast

  Started by PhysEdKid • 3 replies — latest 22 October 201722 October 2017 by madpom
  To summarise you need something capable of receiving SSB (also known as USB or BFO) including the 3345 kHz and 3261 kHz frequencies (Upper Side Band) of the North Island and ...

• Who knows the Smith Creek Track (Tararuas)?

  Started by izogi • 6 replies — latest 18 October 201718 October 2017 by gazcan
  For a major Tararua Route (The Southern Crossing) some sections of track from the puffer turn off to Dobsons is appalling compared to other popular access areas in the park. ...

• Where to tramp in May 2018?

  Started by marian 15 October 201715 October 2017 • No replies
  Hi, I could have been posted on the wrong forum: https://tramper.nz/?view=topic&messageid=65317#message65317 Ideas and hints appreciated, thanks!

• Ruapehu RTM

  Started by zoneblue • 3 replies — latest 21 September 201721 September 2017 by stunted
  Was also on the mountain last weekend. Not much in the way of snow fall till Sunday night then it started and didn't stop before we went home on Monday ...

• Which Party Cares?

  Started by militaris • 49 replies — latest 14 September 201714 September 2017 by TararuaHunter
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  I think Outdoors party is anti 1080. . Being anti poisons use is not a bad thing, but I think they believe the solution is simply ditch it and replace ...