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

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 ▶︎
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 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 ▶︎
A Raukumara Crossing

A Raukumara Crossing

The first leg of a trip from East Cape to West Cape via the main divide.   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 ▶︎
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 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 ▶︎
Hikurangi Hut and View

Hikurangi Hut and View

We got some fleeting glimpses of the valley when the cloud cleared   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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
Half way up

Half way up

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

Mt Hikurangi Trig

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

Mt. Hikurangi Summit Ridge

Fresh snow dusts the summit ridge 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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎
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 ▶︎