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Waiorongomai Hut

madpom madpom 6 Mar 2013 Good to have some real huts in Rimutakas. This one gets a bit more use than Wharepapa and both times I've visited there's been discarded offal / carcass remains in the clearing - a pity. Ridgeline to Wharepapa is very overgrown & lots of windfall: tough. Waiorongomai riverbed up & down Pakuratahi to railtrail was a nice, but challenging walk, all doable on valley floor. There are several natural log-dams to negotiate on both rivers - I wouldn't want to be in the riverbed after heavy rain when one of them burst...
Jeremy Haines 8 Feb 2013 A lot of mould. Especially on mattresses. Maybe take bleach and scrubbing pad or tent....:)
madpom madpom 11 Feb 2012