Tracks, routes, and huts

l find some info here. http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/north-island-robin-toutouwai/docs-work/toutouwai-robins-return/moehau-the-mountain/ The summit is waahi tapu. I was in there looking for frogs a long time ag...

I think access permission used to be granted by De Bourbles Station as the track is on their land. However this is now part of the 9 farms owned by some American outfit (but may ...

What was there a problem with where it was? Why was it scheduled for removal? ... Google answered that ... Supposedly threatened by landslide in 2006 and subsequently used at Willowbank for promotional purposes. http://blog.doc.govt.nz/2...

I was waiting for you to pop in....am flying in on Sunday.....are you going to be trapping in the Kaweka's ??

Good choice for a rainy day's walk in as the rivers will be up and Casey Hut has loads of firewood at the moment to dry out your gear.

Here is a link to Kiwiscout, a NZer who walked the TA over the last christmas period, i Like it as it has the best coverage of the "official" route. http://kiwiscoutwalksteararoa.blogspot.co.nz/ I have started section hiking ...

Absolutely gutted the Otehake bridge has gone. I've been wanting to get back to Big Tops hut and with rivers up, it's no longer an option.

oops, tidied up the mispelling... We did it a few years ago and it was straightforward. There's a choice of 2 huts, an old historic one that was done up well and the newer one - ...

Yep, bit of a dusting over the last few days. I'd say there'll be more on the way this weekend.

I was one of the main builders of the Whangarei Tramping Club's Peach Cove hut at Whangarei Heads, back in the 60s. Bit weird to go back there a couple of years ago to find ...

yea, anyway, has this punter fallen to his death yet or what?

@waynowski, thats impressive

For me the joy of that trip was stumbling on Punga Hut - which I'd never even heard of until then. I've still not found 'DS Biv' which hut book entries report is somewhere nearby ...

yep. you've summed it up well Geeves

Hmm...read this and expect a bit of hassle walking in in the dark to Benmore Hut last weekend. Thirteen Mile Bush: Significant windfall from the road end car park to Benmore Hut. Expect some hindrance getting ...

The team of engineers from Linton Military Camp's 2nd Engineer Regiment have been spending 10 days at a time over the past two months in a remote part of the Ruahine Forest Park replacing the ...

Cheers

good on them for getting some control, and i hope it proves to be a beneficial arrangement for all. at the end of the day, control should go to those best skilled to do the ...

the bridges that are removed are small ones. unless there is prolonged heavy rain, it will not affect your ability to cross what are small creeks, in heavy rain you would need to be careful ...

Nice. East Cape to West Cape has a certain logic to it and also West Cape is really the “ultima thule” of New Zealand tramping …. the farthest far away place …. both physically and psychologically Of ...

I'm not too fussed about it just yet. There seems to be lots of good will there from all sides about retaining public access.

Agree with GlennJ - head into Cannibal Gorge Hut. It really only is about 2.5hrs even if you're not super fast. We took 3 hrs from there back to Lewis carpark at the end of ...

Many thanks Honora - that looks like a good trail. And we probably won't run out of water on that one! Cheers, G

thanks guys, sounds like the trip leader (me) might be getting a few robust complaints on day 2. Should be fun. I'll file a trip report when we get back...

thanks to izogi for bringing this link to light, which highlights the issues of the ill prepared on the crossing its a few years old, I think the worst of the ill prepared are no longer ...