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Tapuaeroa River

A Raukumara Crossing

A Raukumara Crossing

The first leg of a trip from East Cape to West Cape via the main divide.   More ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎

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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
Ohapua Stream

Ohapua Stream

Slow going up the Ohapua Stream - an obvious route from the Raukokore to the Huitatariki   More ▶︎