Nearby | First snow of 2014 - Kaweka tops

Circumnavigating the Kiwi

GPX file • Distance: 176m away

A 4-5 day trip in the Kaweka Forest Park More ▶︎

Kaweka J summit

Photograph • Distance: 189m away

Looking north toward the memorial cairn from the summit marker pole. An eerily calm day with the sun trying hard ... More ▶︎

The Kaweka Main Range - a NS traverse

Track • 5 – 10 days. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 189m 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 ▶︎

An eastern Kaweka circuit: never trust the weatherman

Article • Distance: 189m away

or 'it cost me the same as a trip to Fiji, but it was much more fun'. A good weather variant ... More ▶︎

Eastern Kawekas from Kaweka Summit

Photograph • Distance: 189m away

A view east from Kaweka J over the fractured plateau of the Eastern Kawekas More ▶︎

Kaweka J Summit

Photograph • Distance: 189m away

Looking west towards the Kaimanawas and Ruapehu from Kaweka J More ▶︎

Ballard Hut Loop

Track • 2 days. Medium. Loop track. • Distance: 189m away

A two day walk including open tops and Beach forest to visit a pleasant hut in the Kaweka forest park. More ▶︎

Kaweka above the clouds

Photograph • Distance: 189m away

A two day window in the weather provided the perfect opportunity for tops travel More ▶︎

Ruapehu From Kaweka

Photograph • Distance: 189m away

A two day window in the weather provided one of those days on the tops that we all dream about ... More ▶︎

Memorial at the top of Kaweka J

Photograph • Distance: 189m away

This war memorial is on a large rock cairn right at the summit of Kaweka J More ▶︎

Dominie Biv mid Winter

Photograph • Distance: 656m away

Just 45 minutes to an hour up from Makahu Saddle, Dominie sits in a sheltered bowl overlooking Hawkes Bay. Trials ... More ▶︎

Dawn over the Central Plateau

Photograph • Distance: 689m away

Taken from Back Ridge, Kaweka FP. More ▶︎

Karearea - North Ridge, Kaweka FP

Photograph • Distance: 1.2km away

One of two sighted on a recent Kaweka J traverse, this one allowed me to get remarkably close before launching ... More ▶︎

Dominie Biv

Photograph • Distance: 1.2km away

A two bunk Biv very tidy and warm, welcome when Kaweka turns Nasty as so many can attest. Every body ... More ▶︎

Dominie Biv

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 1.2km away

A two bunk Saviour to many on the side of Kaweka everybody seems to have a storey about being caught ... More ▶︎

North Kaweka trig, mid Winter

Photograph • Distance: 1.3km away

A bracing slog up from Makahu saddle allows you to knock off Hawkes Bay's two highest points (Kaweka J and ... More ▶︎

High Summer

Photograph • Distance: 1.4km away

Ahhh Newzealand ever changeable hot one day freezing hours later. More ▶︎

Makahu saddle hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 1.7km away

6 bunk hut 2 mins from makahu saddle carpark the perfect jumping off point for a late arrival friday night ... More ▶︎

Back Ridge Hut

Photograph • Distance: 2.0km away

Given a quick refurb by DOC early May 2014 (including moving the long drop). Looking good! More ▶︎

Back Ridge Hut

Photograph • Distance: 2.0km away

In a deep valley at the back of the Kaweka Range. This is a charming spot after dropping from the ... More ▶︎

Back Ridge Hut

Photograph • Distance: 2.0km away

Back Ridge Hut in the Kawekas, with Kaweka J in the cloud behind. More ▶︎

Back Ridge Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 2.0km away

A forestry hut (4 bunks, stove, firewood available, stream water) on the valley floor 5 minutes off the main Back ... More ▶︎

Circumnavigating the Kiwi

Track • 4 – 5 days. Medium. Loop track. • Distance: 2.1km away

About a 4 day trip in the Kaweka Forest Park. I called it this because the route travels around the ... More ▶︎

Studholme Saddle Biv

Photograph • Distance: 2.4km away

... well the dunny, at least! More ▶︎

Makahu Saddle carpark to Middle Hill hut

GPX file • Distance: 2.5km away

Recent trip to middle hill hut in kawekas More ▶︎

Studholme Saddle Hut

Photograph • Distance: 2.6km away

An ex NZFS 4 bunker tucked away in a small patch of beech at 1320m. Worth a wander to the ... More ▶︎

Studholme Saddle Hut

Photograph • Distance: 2.6km away

Standard 4 bunk hut in the Kaweka Ranges. Nice and cosy once we got a small fire going, although most ... More ▶︎

Kaweka Forest Park

Place • Conservation Park. 661.47km². • Distance: 2.7km away

A popular park in Hawke's Bay. More ▶︎

Studholme Saddle, Kaweka FP, 5AM

Photograph • Distance: 3.0km away

...a couple of hundred metres from the saddle to be precise. Just after dawn on another classic Hawkes Bay day. ... More ▶︎

Route out from Studholme Saddle biv

Photograph • Distance: 3.0km away

Can be a little tricky to spot so thought I'd post this - cross the stream immediately behind the toilet, ... More ▶︎

Studholme Saddle Biv, Kaweka FP

Photograph • Distance: 3.0km away

Cosy wee biv in a warm, sheltered spot just 15 (steep) minutes down from the saddle. Beware the two starlings ... More ▶︎

Studholme Saddle Biv

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 3. • Distance: 3.0km away

Studholme Saddle Bivouac is a wee dog-box bivvy in a clump of beech at the forks of the Kiwi Creek, ... More ▶︎

Studholm Saddle Bivy from Above

Photograph • Distance: 3.0km away

We didn't visit this bivy but it was clearly visible from the ridge above. More ▶︎

Studholme Saddle Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 3.0km away

Studholme Saddle Hut (sleeps 6, river water, wood burning stove) is a comfortable, sheltered, riverside hut in a small area ... More ▶︎

Studholme Saddle Hut

Photograph • Distance: 3.0km away

Studholme Saddle Hut. Kaweka Ranges More ▶︎

Kaweka Ranges

Photograph • Distance: 3.8km away

Looking at the Main Kaweka range from the south. The high point in the middle is Mad Dog Hill with ... More ▶︎

Kaweka Flats biv

Photograph • Distance: 3.8km away

A two bunk Biv on a pleasant open space 1.5 hours from Makahu Saddle carpark More ▶︎

Kaweka Flats Biv

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 3.8km away

A two bunk biv about 1.5hrs from Makahu Saddle Carpark More ▶︎

Castle Camp Shelter

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). • Distance: 4.0km away

Castle Camp Shelter (tank water) must be the only greenhouse dedicated as a backcountry shelter. It is made of PVC ... More ▶︎

Castle Camp

Photograph • Distance: 4.0km away

The only thing of interest here to trampers is the two large water tanks. This site is used by DOC ... More ▶︎

Kaweka Main Ridge - NS Traverse

GPX file • Distance: 4.0km 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 ▶︎

Kaweka Flats Biv

Photograph • Distance: 4.1km away

Kaweka Flats Biv - a 2 person dog-box bivvy with plenty of space for camping outside. More ▶︎

Back Ridge Bivouac

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 3. • Distance: 4.2km away

Back ridge Biv (sleeps 2-3, stream water) is a typical North-Island bivouac, with 2 matresses on the floor, and space ... More ▶︎

Back Ridge Biv

Photograph • Distance: 4.2km away

Back Ridge Bivouac in the Kawekas. Does the hi-viz camo work? More ▶︎

Ridge from Whetu towards Ballard hut turnoff

Photograph • Distance: 4.4km away

typical Kaweka ridge tops pretty Barren More ▶︎

Camp Ridge - descent to Middle Hill, Kawekas

Photograph • Distance: 4.4km away

The descent to Middle Hill from the Kaweka Range, down Camp Ridge More ▶︎

Donald River, Kaweka FP

Photograph • Distance: 4.5km away

One of the nicest short walks in the Kawekas - Makahu Saddle to Kaweka Flats biv. Established beech forest gives ... More ▶︎

Wilding Pines in the eastern Kawekas

Photograph • Distance: 4.7km away

Pines on Black Birch Ridge More ▶︎

The Tits, Kaweka FP

Photograph • Distance: 4.8km away

First in an occasional series of Amusingly Named Topographical Features More ▶︎

Kaweka Flats - Manuka tunnel

Photograph • Distance: 4.8km away

Great tracks tunneled through manuka scrub in the eastern Kawekas More ▶︎

Madpom's Kaimanawa-Kaweka NS traverse

GPX file • Distance: 4.8km 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 ▶︎

Mackintosh Plateau

Photograph • Distance: 4.8km away

Mackintosh Plateau west of the hut More ▶︎

Ruapehu from the Kawekas

Photograph • Distance: 4.9km away

Ruapehu from the Kawekas, Back Ridge More ▶︎

Back Ridge

Photograph • Distance: 4.9km away

Back Ridge from near Back Ridge Biv More ▶︎

Kaweka Range from Whittle Rd

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

Kaweka Range from Whittle Rd More ▶︎

Ballard Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

4 Bunk hut Kaweka forrest park at the northern end of the Kaweka range About 30 minutes down from Whetu ... More ▶︎

Ballard Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 5.0km away

A 4 bunk hut at the northern end of the Kaweka range. Visit as part of an east west crossing ... More ▶︎

Kaweka clay pan landscape

Photograph • Distance: 5.1km away

Kaweka clay pan landscape on the ascent from the north branch of the Makahu to Kaweka Flats Biv More ▶︎

Iron Whare from Whittle Rd

Track • Medium. One way. • Distance: 5.1km away

An alternative access to Iron Whare Hut. A marked and roughly cut route runs from the reservoir ('fire dam' on older ... More ▶︎

Iron Whare

Photograph • Distance: 5.1km away

An 1870s slab hut in the eastern Kawekas More ▶︎

Iron Whare

Photograph • Distance: 5.1km away

Iron Whare - a restored 1870s historic slab hut in the eastern Kawekas More ▶︎

Iron Whare

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 5.1km away

Iron Whare is a 2-bunk historic hut cut into the hillside where the plateau narrows to a ridge below Kaweka ... More ▶︎

Cairn at turnoff to ballard hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.2km away

Big as it is its enough off the track line to miss in bad conditions More ▶︎

Whittle Rd to Iron Whare

GPX file • Distance: 5.4km away

Reservoir on Whittle Rd to Iron Whare Hut. A roughly cut track providing an alternative access to this historic hut. ... More ▶︎

Mackintosh hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 5.4km away

6 bunk hut. Visit as part of a loop from Markahu Saddle, Mackintosh Spur, Studholme Saddle Hut and Kaweka J. ... More ▶︎

Inside Mackintosh Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.4km away

A cozy and well designed 8-bunk hut at the foot of the Kaweka Range More ▶︎

Mackintosh Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.4km away

A cozy hut at the foot of the Kaweka Range. Only 2 hrs from Lawrence roadend, and less from The ... More ▶︎

Black Birch Biv (Kaweka)

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 5.5km away

Black Birch biv More ▶︎

Black Birch Bivouac (Kawekas)

Photograph • Distance: 5.5km away

Black Birch Biv in the eastern Kawekas. A little-used dog-box biv on a 1000m range sitting across the Donald River ... More ▶︎

Venison Tops Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12. • Distance: 6.4km away

Venison Tops Hut or Tira Lodge More ▶︎

6 years old and hooked already

Photograph • Distance: 6.7km away

First overnighter for the 6 year old (Middle Hill Hut, Kaweka FP). Knocked the walk in from Makahu Road off ... More ▶︎

Middle Hill Hut

Photograph • Distance: 6.7km away

Classic Kaweka 6-bunker in pleasant clearing. Easy 3 hrs up from road. Provides good access up to the northern aspects ... More ▶︎

Middle Hill Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 6.7km away

Located in the north eastern Kaweka Forest Park, Middle Hill Hut is situated in a flat, sheltered site where the ... More ▶︎

Frosty start at Middle Hill Hut

Photograph • Distance: 6.7km away

-1 start to the day, hit 26 degrees that afternoon. More ▶︎

Middle Hill Hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.2km away

6 birth hut in Kawekas. More ▶︎

Rocks Ahead Hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.3km away

3rd hut up river from Kuripapango. 4 comfortable bunks. Awesome view up river from the bench seat just outside. About ... More ▶︎

Rocks Ahead Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 7.3km away

Rocks Ahead Hut. A standard 4-bunk forestry hut on the Ngaruroro river. Steep tracks climb 600-700m onto 3 surrounding ranges ... More ▶︎

Rocks Ahead Biv

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 7.4km away

Rocks Ahead Biv More ▶︎