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A Raukumara Crossing

Raukumara East-West Traverse

Raukumara East-West Traverse

An east-west traverse of either the Raukumara range, or the entire East Cape. A minimum of 5-8 days in it's ...   More ▶︎

Urutawa Crossing: Motu Road to Waioeka Gorge

A north-east - south-west crossing of the Urutawa conservation area from Toatoa on the Motu Road to SH2 in the ...   More ▶︎
Big Unknown - Motu Saddle.

Big Unknown - Motu Saddle.

The only actual track on the Raukumara east-west crossing. Starts somewhere on the face climbing out of The Big Unknown, ...   More ▶︎
Whitikau Campsite

Whitikau Campsite

A basic DOC campground 12km west of the Motu Road, and the junctions of the 4WD Otipi Road and Takaputahi ...   More ▶︎
Takaputahi Road

Takaputahi Road

This road branches off the Motu Road at Toatoa and provides access to the western side of the Raukumara Forest ...   More ▶︎

Raukumara East-West Crossing

East-West crossing of the Raukumara Ranges. Starting either at East Cape, Te Kumi Station or Mt Hikurangi roadend, and ending ...   More ▶︎

Urutawa Crossing - Motu Rd to Waioeka Gorge

Urutawa Crossing - Motu Rd to Wioeka Gorge Via: Pakihi hut, Te Waiti Hut, Midway Hut, Tokenui Hut. Mainly on rough tracks ...   More ▶︎
Mangakirikiri Stream

Mangakirikiri Stream

The Mangakirikiri Stream, coimbined with the Mangamate is the most common walking route in/out of Mangakirikiri hut (the others being ...   More ▶︎
Taumaoteawhengaiao ridgeline - and the view towards Te Araroa

Taumaoteawhengaiao ridgeline - and the view towards Te Araroa

Taumaoteawhengaiao - the most memorable placename on the entire north island main range. A view at last after hours of ...   More ▶︎
Mangakirikiri Hut

Mangakirikiri Hut

A tidy 6-bunk hut on a high terrace above the Motu - Mangakirikiri confluence. The hut has tank water and ...   More ▶︎
Te Kumi Flat tent camp

Te Kumi Flat tent camp

Looking up at the Te Kumi Flat tent camp from the Raukokore riverbed. A tidy, well designed tent camp on ...   More ▶︎
Mangamauka-Mangatutara 'track'

Mangamauka-Mangatutara 'track'

What bloody track?   More ▶︎
Te Ranganuiatoi

Te Ranganuiatoi

The ridgeline 500m west of Te Ranganuiatoi at the saddle of the Okapua and Raukokore. We sidled south round the ...   More ▶︎
Mangakirikiri Hut

Mangakirikiri Hut

A tidy 6-bunk hut on a high terrace above the Motu - Mangakirikiri confluence. The hut has tank water and ...   More ▶︎
Te Kumi Flat tent camp

Te Kumi Flat tent camp

A well built, well designed tent camp in the Raukokore on Te Kumi Flat. Sited near north end on the ...   More ▶︎
Whitikau Campsite

Whitikau Campsite

This basic DOC campsite sits between Takaputahi Road and the Takaputaki River, at the junction with the 4WD Otipi Road. ...   More ▶︎
Te Kumi Flat tent camp

Te Kumi Flat tent camp

A tent camp on Te Kumi Flat in the Raukokore River int he Raukumara Range. This is a privately built camp, ...   More ▶︎
Mangatutara - Waihunga 'track'

Mangatutara - Waihunga 'track'

The track linking the Mangatutara and Waihunga valleys in the Raukumaras does not exist. Instead you crawl / bash / ...   More ▶︎
Oronui Hut

Oronui Hut

A welcome 6-bunk hut in the Eastern Raukumara ranges. The hut is in the Oronui river valley, where the valley ...   More ▶︎
Oronui Hut

Oronui Hut

Oronui Hut. A standard 6-bunk hut in the eastern Raukumara Forest Park. 6 bunks, woodburner, tank water. The hut is up ...   More ▶︎
Tukauki Hut, Motu River

Tukauki Hut, Motu River

I honestly don't know the real name of this hut, but it's opposite Tukauki peak in the Motu (on the ...   More ▶︎
Pukeiahonoa Track

Pukeiahonoa Track

The Pukeiahonoa Track provides access into the western side of the Raukumara Forest Park, the other option being the Otipi ...   More ▶︎
Huitatariki Headwaters

Huitatariki Headwaters

More scrubby, windfallen, bouldery travel in the upper Huitatariki. 'Boss, can we stop now?'. The Huitatariki Stream has LINZ riverbed and ...   More ▶︎
Mangamate Stream

Mangamate Stream

The Mangamate, combined with the Mangakirikiri are the 'official' way into Mangakirikiri Hut on the Motu, though in low flows ...   More ▶︎
East Cape lighthouse

East Cape lighthouse

East Cape lighthouse. The first or last step on a grand traverse.   More ▶︎
Ohapua Stream

Ohapua Stream

Slow going up the Ohapua Stream - an obvious route from the Raukokore to the Huitatariki   More ▶︎
East Cape to West Cape - the length of NZ's main divide

East Cape to West Cape - the length of NZ's main divide

A guide to my route from East Cape to West Cape, the length of NZ's main divide.   More ▶︎
Waikura River below Te Kumi Station

Waikura River below Te Kumi Station

Below the Te Kumi roadend at Te Kumi Station, the Waikura River flows back out of farmland and returns to ...   More ▶︎
Raukokore River

Raukokore River

Pools in the Raukokore a couple of km below Te Kumi Flat. Access from Te Kumi STation, via the Waikura River.   More ▶︎
Motu River

Motu River

The Motu river a few km below Mangakirikiri Hut. Deep, and wide. But beautiful. Part of the east-west Raukumara crossing, ...   More ▶︎
Mangatutara Stream

Mangatutara Stream

The Mangatutara is probably the best going of the Raukumara crossing (everything is relative). The headwaters are good shingle / ...   More ▶︎
Descending into the Waikura

Descending into the Waikura

Tough going from Taumaoteawhengaiao (or more accurately, pt 1118) down to the Waikura. Surely there's a better way than this! (The ...   More ▶︎
Huitatariki River

Huitatariki River

The Huitatariki open up as soon as it leaves the park, with broad grassy flats and pines of the valleysides. ...   More ▶︎
Huitatariki River

Huitatariki River

The Huitatariki open up as soon as it leaves the park, with broad grassy flats and pines of the valleysides. ...   More ▶︎
The Big Unknown

The Big Unknown

A tributary of Te Kahika Stream, this creek provides access to a low saddle into the Motu, bypassing rapids above ...   More ▶︎
Te Kahika Hut (site)

Te Kahika Hut (site)

Ter Kahika Hut is long-gone. It's hard even to believe it ever existed - the entire valley floor is a ...   More ▶︎
Oronui Gorge

Oronui Gorge

The Oronui Gorge is a 6km stretch of winding, deep river valley below Oronui Hut. On the map it looks ...   More ▶︎
Huitatariki campsite

Huitatariki campsite

"We're stopping at the first spot of flat ground we find" - exhausted we drop down from Te Ranganuiatoi into ...   More ▶︎
Raukokore River - rapids below Te Kumi

Raukokore River - rapids below Te Kumi

The Raukokore is generally easy going for a tramper from the confluence with the Waikura to Te Kumi Flats. However, ...   More ▶︎
Mangamauka Stream

Mangamauka Stream

The Mangamauka branches off the Oronui at Oronui hut, and forms the next leg of the Raukumara crossing track west ...   More ▶︎
Tapuaeroa River

Tapuaeroa River

The Tapuaeroa River is the main access to the Oronui and Oronui Hut, and forms the most common eastern end-point ...   More ▶︎
East Island

East Island

East Island - lying directly off East Cape, the easternmost point in the New Zealand mainland.   More ▶︎
Waikura River

Waikura River

Waikura River below the Raukumara Forest park boundary. The Waikura is a LINZ-owner riverbed, so publicly accessible - but has ...   More ▶︎
Waihunga Stream

Waihunga Stream

The Waihunga forms part of the east-west route through the Raukumaras. For the most part it's an open valley with ...   More ▶︎
Kopuapounamu River

Kopuapounamu River

Kopuapounamu River - the easternmost access point into the Raukumara Forest Park. Entering the sea at Te Araroa, access up ...   More ▶︎
Kopuapounamu River

Kopuapounamu River

Finally is native bush - the Kopuapounamu River alternates between lush native bush and stark pine plantations and scrub as ...   More ▶︎
Mt Hikurangi

Mt Hikurangi

Could be done as a day trip but probably better to spend the night in the hut. It is quite ...   More ▶︎
Raukumara Forest Park

Raukumara Forest Park

An area of isolated wilderness in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, featuring the famous Motu River and the Raukumara Wilderness ...   More ▶︎
Hikurangi Hut and View

Hikurangi Hut and View

We got some fleeting glimpses of the valley when the cloud cleared   More ▶︎
Mt. Hikurangi Hut

Mt. Hikurangi Hut

A very rustic hut situated on the slopes of Mt. Hikurangi which sleeps 6-10 people. Pretty chilly in cold weather ...   More ▶︎
Mt Hikurangi

Mt Hikurangi

A classic trip up this sacred mountain, reputed to be the first place to see the sun on each new ...   More ▶︎
Sign at the carpark at the start of the Mt Hikurangi Trip

Sign at the carpark at the start of the Mt Hikurangi Trip

This sign gives some information that you need to know. The time to the hut is more like 3-4 hours ...   More ▶︎
Mt Hikurangi

Mt Hikurangi

The First place on the Mainland to see the Sun. Sacred Mountain for east coast Iwi Ngati Porou. 5 to 7 ...   More ▶︎
Half way up

Half way up

Looking south Half way up the scree gully on Mt Hikurangi   More ▶︎
Hikurangi Hut

Hikurangi Hut

6 berth hut, fire, water, wc At 1200 metres on Mount Hikurangi in the Raukumara range, Access over the Pakihiroa station ...   More ▶︎
Mt. Hikurangi Summit Ridge

Mt. Hikurangi Summit Ridge

Fresh snow dusts the summit ridge of Mt. Hikurangi, Labour weekend 2008   More ▶︎
Mt Hikurangi Trig

Mt Hikurangi Trig

Ice on the summit trig of Mt. Hikurangi, Labour weekend 2008   More ▶︎
Mt Hikurangi

Mt Hikurangi

Hanging on for dear life in wind and rain. Got a good view of the inside of the cloud though   More ▶︎
Pakihi hut

Pakihi hut

6 bunk hut in the Urutawa Conservancy   More ▶︎
Pakihi Hut

Pakihi Hut

Becoming more popular with mountain bikers after the track was upgraded   More ▶︎
Pakihi Hut, Uratawa

Pakihi Hut, Uratawa

Six bunks with new fireproof mattresses, stream water and river nearby. Easy walk (around 10km from the road end) in ...   More ▶︎