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A Raukumara Crossing
Raukumara East-West Traverse
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5 – 12 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: less than 100m away
An east-west traverse of either the Raukumara range, or the entire East Cape. A minimum of 5-8 days in it's ...
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Urutawa Crossing: Motu Road to Waioeka Gorge
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2 – 4 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: less than 100m away
A north-east - south-west crossing of the Urutawa conservation area from Toatoa on the Motu Road to SH2 in the ...
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Big Unknown - Motu Saddle.
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Distance: less than 100m away
The only actual track on the Raukumara east-west crossing. Starts somewhere on the face climbing out of The Big Unknown, ...
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Whitikau Campsite
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Informal campsite (DOC).
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Distance: less than 100m away
A basic DOC campground 12km west of the Motu Road, and the junctions of the 4WD Otipi Road and Takaputahi ...
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Takaputahi Road
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Distance: less than 100m away
This road branches off the Motu Road at Toatoa and provides access to the western side of the Raukumara Forest ...
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Raukumara East-West Crossing
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Distance: less than 100m away
East-West crossing of the Raukumara Ranges. Starting either at East Cape, Te Kumi Station or Mt Hikurangi roadend, and ending ...
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Urutawa Crossing - Motu Rd to Waioeka Gorge
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Distance: less than 100m away
Urutawa Crossing - Motu Rd to Wioeka Gorge
Via: Pakihi hut, Te Waiti Hut, Midway Hut, Tokenui Hut.
Mainly on rough tracks ...
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Mangakirikiri Stream
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Distance: less than 100m away
The Mangakirikiri Stream, coimbined with the Mangamate is the most common walking route in/out of Mangakirikiri hut (the others being ...
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Taumaoteawhengaiao ridgeline - and the view towards Te Araroa
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Distance: less than 100m away
Taumaoteawhengaiao - the most memorable placename on the entire north island main range. A view at last after hours of ...
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Mangakirikiri Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: less than 100m away
A tidy 6-bunk hut on a high terrace above the Motu - Mangakirikiri confluence. The hut has tank water and ...
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Te Kumi Flat tent camp
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Distance: less than 100m away
Looking up at the Te Kumi Flat tent camp from the Raukokore riverbed. A tidy, well designed tent camp on ...
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Mangamauka-Mangatutara 'track'
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Distance: less than 100m away
What bloody track?
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Te Ranganuiatoi
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Distance: less than 100m away
The ridgeline 500m west of Te Ranganuiatoi at the saddle of the Okapua and Raukokore. We sidled south round the ...
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Mangakirikiri Hut
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Distance: less than 100m away
A tidy 6-bunk hut on a high terrace above the Motu - Mangakirikiri confluence. The hut has tank water and ...
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Te Kumi Flat tent camp
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Distance: less than 100m away
A well built, well designed tent camp in the Raukokore on Te Kumi Flat. Sited near north end on the ...
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Whitikau Campsite
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Distance: less than 100m away
This basic DOC campsite sits between Takaputahi Road and the Takaputaki River, at the junction with the 4WD Otipi Road. ...
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Te Kumi Flat tent camp
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Shelter (NA). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: less than 100m away
A tent camp on Te Kumi Flat in the Raukokore River int he Raukumara Range.
This is a privately built camp, ...
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Mangatutara - Waihunga 'track'
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Distance: 121m away
The track linking the Mangatutara and Waihunga valleys in the Raukumaras does not exist. Instead you crawl / bash / ...
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Oronui Hut
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Distance: 133m away
A welcome 6-bunk hut in the Eastern Raukumara ranges. The hut is in the Oronui river valley, where the valley ...
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Oronui Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 147m away
Oronui Hut. A standard 6-bunk hut in the eastern Raukumara Forest Park. 6 bunks, woodburner, tank water.
The hut is up ...
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Tukauki Hut, Motu River
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Distance: 154m away
I honestly don't know the real name of this hut, but it's opposite Tukauki peak in the Motu (on the ...
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Pukeiahonoa Track
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Distance: 181m away
The Pukeiahonoa Track provides access into the western side of the Raukumara Forest Park, the other option being the Otipi ...
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Huitatariki Headwaters
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Distance: 194m away
More scrubby, windfallen, bouldery travel in the upper Huitatariki. 'Boss, can we stop now?'.
The Huitatariki Stream has LINZ riverbed and ...
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Mangamate Stream
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Distance: 213m away
The Mangamate, combined with the Mangakirikiri are the 'official' way into Mangakirikiri Hut on the Motu, though in low flows ...
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East Cape lighthouse
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Distance: 216m away
East Cape lighthouse. The first or last step on a grand traverse.
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Ohapua Stream
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Distance: 222m away
Slow going up the Ohapua Stream - an obvious route from the Raukokore to the Huitatariki
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East Cape to West Cape - the length of NZ's main divide
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125 – 300 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 301m away
A guide to my route from East Cape to West Cape, the length of NZ's main divide.
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Waikura River below Te Kumi Station
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Distance: 322m away
Below the Te Kumi roadend at Te Kumi Station, the Waikura River flows back out of farmland and returns to ...
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Raukokore River
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Distance: 363m away
Pools in the Raukokore a couple of km below Te Kumi Flat.
Access from Te Kumi STation, via the Waikura River.
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Motu River
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Distance: 399m away
The Motu river a few km below Mangakirikiri Hut. Deep, and wide. But beautiful. Part of the east-west Raukumara crossing, ...
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Mangatutara Stream
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Distance: 452m away
The Mangatutara is probably the best going of the Raukumara crossing (everything is relative). The headwaters are good shingle / ...
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Descending into the Waikura
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Distance: 488m away
Tough going from Taumaoteawhengaiao (or more accurately, pt 1118) down to the Waikura. Surely there's a better way than this!
(The ...
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Huitatariki River
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Distance: 500m away
The Huitatariki open up as soon as it leaves the park, with broad grassy flats and pines of the valleysides. ...
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Huitatariki River
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Distance: 500m away
The Huitatariki open up as soon as it leaves the park, with broad grassy flats and pines of the valleysides. ...
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The Big Unknown
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Distance: 556m away
A tributary of Te Kahika Stream, this creek provides access to a low saddle into the Motu, bypassing rapids above ...
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Te Kahika Hut (site)
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Distance: 718m away
Ter Kahika Hut is long-gone. It's hard even to believe it ever existed - the entire valley floor is a ...
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Oronui Gorge
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Distance: 748m away
The Oronui Gorge is a 6km stretch of winding, deep river valley below Oronui Hut. On the map it looks ...
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Huitatariki campsite
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Distance: 839m away
"We're stopping at the first spot of flat ground we find" - exhausted we drop down from Te Ranganuiatoi into ...
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Raukokore River - rapids below Te Kumi
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Distance: 899m away
The Raukokore is generally easy going for a tramper from the confluence with the Waikura to Te Kumi Flats. However, ...
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Mangamauka Stream
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Distance: 1.0km away
The Mangamauka branches off the Oronui at Oronui hut, and forms the next leg of the Raukumara crossing track west ...
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Tapuaeroa River
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Distance: 1.1km away
The Tapuaeroa River is the main access to the Oronui and Oronui Hut, and forms the most common eastern end-point ...
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East Island
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Distance: 1.2km away
East Island - lying directly off East Cape, the easternmost point in the New Zealand mainland.
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Waikura River
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Distance: 1.6km away
Waikura River below the Raukumara Forest park boundary. The Waikura is a LINZ-owner riverbed, so publicly accessible - but has ...
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Waihunga Stream
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Distance: 1.7km away
The Waihunga forms part of the east-west route through the Raukumaras. For the most part it's an open valley with ...
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Kopuapounamu River
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Distance: 2.5km away
Kopuapounamu River - the easternmost access point into the Raukumara Forest Park. Entering the sea at Te Araroa, access up ...
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Kopuapounamu River
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Distance: 3.0km away
Finally is native bush - the Kopuapounamu River alternates between lush native bush and stark pine plantations and scrub as ...
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Mt Hikurangi
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Distance: 3.3km away
Could be done as a day trip but probably better to spend the night in the hut. It is quite ...
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Raukumara Forest Park
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Conservation Park. 1151.00km2.
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Distance: 3.5km away
An area of isolated wilderness in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, featuring the famous Motu River and the Raukumara Wilderness ...
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Hikurangi Hut and View
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Distance: 3.8km away
We got some fleeting glimpses of the valley when the cloud cleared
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Mt. Hikurangi Hut
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Standard Hut (PVT). Capacity: 8.Bookings required.
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Distance: 3.8km away
A very rustic hut situated on the slopes of Mt. Hikurangi which sleeps 6-10 people. Pretty chilly in cold weather ...
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Mt Hikurangi
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1 – 2 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 3.8km away
A classic trip up this sacred mountain, reputed to be the first place to see the sun on each new ...
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Sign at the carpark at the start of the Mt Hikurangi Trip
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Distance: 3.9km away
This sign gives some information that you need to know. The time to the hut is more like 3-4 hours ...
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Mt Hikurangi
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Distance: 4.9km away
The First place on the Mainland to see the Sun. Sacred Mountain for east coast Iwi Ngati Porou.
5 to 7 ...
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Half way up
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Distance: 4.9km away
Looking south Half way up the scree gully on Mt Hikurangi
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Hikurangi Hut
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Distance: 4.9km away
6 berth hut, fire, water, wc
At 1200 metres on Mount Hikurangi in the Raukumara range, Access over the Pakihiroa station ...
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Mt. Hikurangi Summit Ridge
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Distance: 4.9km away
Fresh snow dusts the summit ridge of Mt. Hikurangi, Labour weekend 2008
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Mt Hikurangi Trig
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Distance: 4.9km away
Ice on the summit trig of Mt. Hikurangi, Labour weekend 2008
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Mt Hikurangi
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Distance: 4.9km away
Hanging on for dear life in wind and rain. Got a good view of the inside of the cloud though
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Pakihi Hut
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Distance: 7.8km away
Becoming more popular with mountain bikers after the track was upgraded
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Pakihi Hut, Uratawa
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 7.8km away
Six bunks with new fireproof mattresses, stream water and river nearby. Easy walk (around 10km from the road end) in ...
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