Nearby | Kaimanawa Forest Park - East Taupo Lands Trust Boundary

Kaimanawa Forest Park

Place • Conservation Park. 763.48km². • Distance: less than 100m away

Mountain wilderness east of Tongariro National Park. Highest point: 1727m (Makorako). More ▶︎

Email from doc Turangi re the East Taupo Lands Block

Article • Distance: less than 100m away

An email received from Terry Slee at DOC Turangi regarding their negotiations with the East Taupo Lands Trust regarding access More ▶︎

Mt Ruapehu with the Waipakihi River in the foreground

Photograph • Distance: 558m away

Ruapehu dominates the view from the western Kaimanawas More ▶︎

Waipakihi Hut to Middle Range

Track • Medium. One way. • Distance: 766m away

DOC have re cut an old track that gives access to the Middle Range from Waipakihi Hut. The usual route ... More ▶︎

Urchin - Waipakihi Hut - Umukarikari - GPX

GPX file • Distance: 2.1km away

A GPX file of this classic trip More ▶︎

Waipakihi Thunderbolt Loop

GPX file • Distance: 2.5km away

A 3 day loop in the Kaimanawas with a lot of enjoyable tops travel More ▶︎

Aproaching Waipakihi Hut

Photograph • Distance: 2.5km away

It is a long haul up the Waipakihi River and you are wondering how long it will be, when suddenly ... More ▶︎

Urchin - Waipakihi Hut - Umukarikari Trip

Track • 2 – 3 days. Easy/medium. Loop track with a road section. • Distance: 2.5km away

A classic 2 - 3 day trip in the Kaimanawas. Includes open tops, river travel and a comfy hut for ... More ▶︎

Waipakihi Hut

Photograph • Distance: 2.5km away

A great hut in the heart of the Kaimanawa Ranges. More ▶︎

Waipakihi Thunderbolt Loop

Track • 3 days. Medium. Loop track with a road section. • Distance: 2.5km away

A 3 day trip in the Kaimanawas following the Middle Range and enjoyable tops tramping. Also a probable night camping ... More ▶︎

Waipakihi Hut

Photograph • Distance: 2.5km away

12 bunk hut in the kaimanawas on a bench above the river a pleasant place to spend a sunny day More ▶︎

Waipakihi Hut

Photograph • Distance: 2.5km away

A telephoto shot of Waipakihi Hut as you approach it from Umukarikari More ▶︎

Waipakihi Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12. • Distance: 2.5km away

Very tidy hut situated on a bench above the Waipakihi River on a Sunny day this would be a great ... More ▶︎

Socks outside Waipakihi Hut

Photograph • Distance: 2.5km away

Just drying off. More ▶︎

3kgs of ice...

Photograph • Distance: 2.5km away

It was a tad cold... Hard to get the feet into solid boots More ▶︎

Above Waipakihi Hut

Photograph • Distance: 2.7km away

Looking down towards Waipakihi Hut from near the end of the Umukarikari Track. More ▶︎

Boyd Lodge

Photograph • Distance: 2.7km away

Year 10 campers often take over this hut in early December. Boyd sheltered 32 people one rainy night. More ▶︎

Boyd Lodge

Photograph • Distance: 2.9km away

Nestled above the Ngaruroro River terraces, Boyd Hut is a classic 'Lockwood' style cabin, with two cabins either side of ... More ▶︎

Boyd Lodge

Photograph • Distance: 2.9km away

Tucked into the beech forest overlooking golden tussock terraces, Boyd Hut is the place to be during the deer-hunting season. More ▶︎

Boyd Lodge

Hut • Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 16. • Distance: 2.9km away

Perhaps NZ's premier hunting hut, nestled above the wide open spaces of the Ngaruroro River valley. Boyd Hut is a ... More ▶︎

Reflections of Sue in the Waipakihi River

Photograph • Distance: 3.1km away

One of many river crossing in the Waipakihi More ▶︎

Oamaru to Cascade Hut via Maungaorangi GPX

GPX file • Distance: 3.1km away

A GPX file of the route from Oamaru Hut to Cascade Hut via Maungaorangi. This route avoids the private land ... More ▶︎

Let the eye and mind wander

Photograph • Distance: 4.0km away

A view that got me, the eye drifts all across the tops to future adventures More ▶︎

Oamaru - Boyd Junction

Photograph • Distance: 4.2km away

Signpost in the upper Oamaru Valley (Kaimanawa Ranges), where the track splits south to Boyd Hut and north to Cascade ... More ▶︎

Kaweka Forest Park

Place • Conservation Park. 661.47km². • Distance: 4.3km away

A popular park in Hawke's Bay. More ▶︎

Looking west from Thunderbolt towards the Waipakihi

Photograph • Distance: 4.3km away

Ridge top travelling in the Kaimanawas is bliss on a perfect day More ▶︎

Sue on the summit of Thunderbolt

Photograph • Distance: 4.3km away

Thunderbolt is just another bump on the ridge but because it has a name is a cause for celebration More ▶︎

Tops camping in the Kaimanawas

Photograph • Distance: 4.7km away

Not a bit of shelter from the wind, but who needs it today. More ▶︎

Winter in the Kaimanawas

Photograph • Distance: 4.8km away

Looking north from point 1365 towards Maungaorangi More ▶︎

Ngaruroro River

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

Ngaruroro river about 2km south of Boyd lodge at the boundary of both Kaweka and Kaimanawa Forest Parks. The cliffs ... More ▶︎

on the ridge

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

Photograph was taken in the late afternoon while slowly approaching Waipakihi hut in the valley. More ▶︎

Urchin-Umukarikari Loop Track

Track • 1 – 2 days. Medium. Loop track with a road section. • Distance: 5.0km away

This is a new track linking the existing Umukarikari Track that goes to Waipakihi Hut with the Urchin Track that ... More ▶︎

Urchin-Umukarikari

GPX file • Distance: 5.0km away

This is a new track, it has only just been cut through the bush between Urchin and Umukarikari. It is ... More ▶︎

Camping on the Tops

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

A great place to be if the weather is good and you can find some water More ▶︎

Ruapehu at Sunrise from the Kaimanawa Tops

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

We were camping out in the Kaimanawas in perfect weather and got this view of Ruapehu as the sun was ... More ▶︎

Kaimanawa Tops

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

Looking from the Umukarikari end along the bush ridge towards Urchin. A new track has just been cut along this ... More ▶︎

Perfect weather in the Kaimanawas

Photograph • Distance: 5.9km away

One of the greatthings about the walk up Umukarikari is the view. That is if you are lucky enough to ... More ▶︎

Descending Middle Range

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km away

At the western end of Middle Range in the Kaimanawas, taken from Motutere. Mt Ngauruhoe and Urchin to the left. More ▶︎

The Kaweka Main Range - a NS traverse

Track • 5 – 10 days. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 6.5km away

A Kaimanawa-Kaweka traverse from Rangataiki to the Gentle Annie (Napier-Taihape) summit. 5-10 days of good track-tramping through the beech & manuka ... More ▶︎

Otorehinaiti Biv

Photograph • Distance: 6.5km away

Tucked away at the southern end of a clearing, below the saddle, this biv is in good condition and popular ... More ▶︎

Otorehinaiti Biv

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 6.5km away

Basic full height biv with camping areas surrounding. More ▶︎

Thunderbolt track now easy to find

Photograph • Distance: 6.6km away

For many years the track to Thunderbolt has not been easy to find. The position is also wrongly depicted on ... More ▶︎

Marker Tree

Photograph • Distance: 6.7km away

Generations of markers mark the spot where the Tunderbolt Track enters the bush at bushline More ▶︎

View from near top of Umukarikari

Photograph • Distance: 6.7km away

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Camp on the saddle just past Thunderbolt

Photograph • Distance: 6.7km away

Beautiful spot to bask in the afternoon sun! More ▶︎

Oamaru to Cascade Hut via Maungaorangi

Track • 1 – 2 days. Medium. One way. • Distance: 6.7km away

An alternative route from Oamaru Hut to Cascade Hut More ▶︎

Looking down into the Waipakihi from the slopes of Motutere

Photograph • Distance: 6.8km away

The route into the valley heads down this bush ridge then veers off the left. That is Umukarikari beyond More ▶︎

Tussock Hut

Photograph • Distance: 6.8km away

Hut from afar More ▶︎

Tussock Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 6.8km away

Hut in the Harkness Valley. Good access for hunting. 6 bunks, wood burning stove and water supply. Built in 1964, the ... More ▶︎

Tussock Hut

Photograph • Distance: 6.9km away

looking east, good wide verandahs on 3 sides - Apr 2016 More ▶︎

Upper Harkness valley

Photograph • Distance: 7.7km away

Eastern Kawekas More ▶︎

Lower Waipakihi Valley

GPX file • Distance: 7.9km away

The route down the lower Waipakihi just follows the river. You can cut off about 5 minutes at the point ... More ▶︎

Lower Waipakahi Valley

Track • 1 – 2 days. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 7.9km away

A nice easy valley with very pleasant camping all the way along its length More ▶︎

Waipakihi Valley from the Urchin Ridge

Photograph • Distance: 8.5km away

The is the first view you get of the Waipakihi Valley from the Urchin Ridge More ▶︎

Trying out my new Olympus Tent in the Waipakihi River

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

And very snug it was too More ▶︎

Waipakihi and Ruapehu

Photograph • Distance: 8.8km away

Looking down a mist-filled Waipakihi valley with Ruapehu in the background. Taken from near Ngapuketurua January 2008. More ▶︎

On top of Urchin

Photograph • Distance: 9.0km away

Travelling along the tops from Urchin to the Waipakihi and you get great views of Tongariro National Park More ▶︎

Cascade Hut

Photograph • Distance: 9.1km away

A great location in a clearing above the river More ▶︎

A Corker Cooker, One of DOC's better ideas

Photograph • Distance: 9.1km away

Some nice person had carved pumice blocks to make a pizza oven out of this one. More ▶︎

Cascade Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 9.1km away

A delightful 6 bunk hut in the upper reaches of the Tauranga Taupo River. More ▶︎

Cascade Hut Kaimanawa Forest Park

Photograph • Distance: 9.1km away

A standard ex-NZFS six-bunk hut that has been modified by interior lining, exterior cladding, verandah and deck and wood burner. More ▶︎

Oamaru & Cascade Huts via the Kaipo - GPX

GPX file • Distance: 9.1km away

GPX file of a 3 day trip taking in Oamaru and Cascade Huts via the Kaipo Stream More ▶︎

Crossing the Waipakihi River

Photograph • Distance: 9.5km away

You have to cross the Waipakihi River many times as you come down this river. Sue is a bit shorter ... More ▶︎

Kaweka Main Ridge - NS Traverse

GPX file • Distance: 9.7km away

A north-south trip down the main divide through the Kaimanawas and Kawekas. The east-west watershed actually runs through private land to ... More ▶︎

Stanfield's Whare

Photograph • Distance: 9.8km away

Despite the rustic nature of thus hut, Winston found this bunk to be quite comfortable More ▶︎

Stanfield's Whare

Photograph • Distance: 9.8km away

Stanfield's from the outside is very picturesque More ▶︎

My how the landscape has changed

Photograph • Distance: 9.8km away

This is the exact spot where Stanfield's Whare was located. Not a sign of it now, the nearest bush is ... More ▶︎

Stanfield's Whare (destroyed)

Hut • Removed! • Distance: 9.8km away

All gone - See related photo. Was a historic hut on the banks of the Tauranga-Taupo just downstream of Cascade Hut. ... More ▶︎

Upper Kaipo river

Photograph • Distance: 9.9km away

Kaipo river, Kaimanawas, towards the saddle More ▶︎

Madpom's Kaimanawa-Kaweka NS traverse

GPX file • Distance: 10.0km away

A north-south trip down the main range through the Kaimanawas and Kawekas. See the associated route guide (track) for details This GPX ... More ▶︎