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Picked perfect weather window 5-8 April 2024. 3.5 days. No wind, no rain and cool weather. Dry track so was quick walking. Whakapapa to Waihohonu 3:20, Waihohonu to Mangaehuehu 3:55 + lunch at Rangipo + ...
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Esk Head probably sell access onto their land to commercial fishing and hunting guides. I met the manager (in those days) one time and he said he'd grant me access if I contacted him. Silly ...
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Yeah, the Linz imagery makes it look like going up to that [lake south of pt1509](https://basemaps.linz.govt.nz/@-45.3420550,167.3750176,z15.64) and then over to the head of the Delta Burn would be a reasonable route. Once you're at that ...
Not sure. My guess is they will just forget about doc altogether or more likely defund doc to the point that no action will happen to the huts etc. There wont even be money to ...
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I'm trying to fill in some gaps around the history of some of Waiopehu Ridge sites and wonder if anyone knows where I might find out some detail. Waiopehu Huts 1, 2, and 3 I have ...
Hi there, Just researching looking at doing the above from Waipakihi Hut to Junction tops, Thunderbolt and down to the Waipakihi river. has anyone done this track recently and could tell me any information of track ...
There's Cookies Point down the valley too and then Cookshop Hut in Taylor Stream, only 7km away and Cookies Basins on the way to Black Hill. We went this way from Cookies Hut to the ...
They’re listed in the Horace walker hut logbook, a short walk from the west coast.
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I wonder if its a copy and paste from somewhere else
Thanks for that
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The formed 4WD track differentiates from the paper road from Lake Letitia i.e. from there on you can't use the 4WD track without Mt White's permission. The wee area around L. Grace is owned by ...
Oh bollocks. DoC have been using it as their private holiday area. You can go up the river 4km downstream from Blue Mountain farm as the riverbed abuts against the paper road here, just 500m ...
My brother and his mate did a 3 day trip up the Otehake and down the Edwards when they were 13 or 14 years old by themselves. Laurie had done the same trip with our ...
Can shorten the last day, but that's an easy part of the trip. If going anti-clockwise, then you're going up from lakeside to Luxmore Hut with a full pack. Second day is continuous uphill slopes ...
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There must be parts of some valleys/side valleys that no one has set foot in, but I think there would be fewer than people think. People like Stan and Tara Mulvaney, Henriette Beikirch, Danilo Hegg, ...
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I second the caution about the weather. I've never done the Paparoa and yes the west coast gets a lot of rain but like the previous post says, all of NZ gets rain at unpredictable ...
The greenstone/caples is a lovely 4 day walk for kids. The days are not too long, the track and huts are in great condition and have wardens in the summer. I have done this walk ...
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Thanks Ian H and Moh Oz......much appreciated.
I went up there a few weeks ago in the 4wd but still in 2wd and it started to bog in that ford. Interesting but no drama. Went to the top came back and wondered ...
Our tramping club has twice planned a trip to Shutes Hut. First time was a long up then a long down and then they couldn't cross the stream at the bottom, at the other side ...
Hi, thanks for your appreciation Bozeman. We created that track from deer trails over many years and finished it recently. Liz Wrightwick and Peter Umbers marked out the final segment to above the gorge which ...
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