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The Big Unknown

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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎

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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎