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First Waitewaiwai hut
Old Waitewaiwai Hut
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Distance: 547m away
The first hut at Waitewaiwai about 10 minutes upstream from the current hut
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Swing bridge
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Distance: 566m away
About 15 minutes above Waitewaewae hut heading for junction knob
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Tararua Middle loop
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3 – 5 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 845m away
A 4-5 day loop from Otaki Forks following the main ridge of the Tararuas
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Middle Crossing of the Tararua's
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3 – 5 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 845m away
Climbing through beach Forest, Open tops, steep Descents followed by steep climbs, river valleys, great huts. An alpine experience with ...
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Waitewaewae Hut
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Distance: 845m away
Its been photographed before but its one of those luxury units that house the masses in the middle of the ...
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An Eco System in Miniature
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Distance: 845m away
The closer you look the more there is going on under the canopy this is about the size of my ...
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Waitewaewae Track
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Distance: 846m away
Just one snapshot of the beautiful forest you walk through along the track
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Waitewaewae Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 16.
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Distance: 846m away
The first architect-designed hut in the Tararua Forest Park - built to show good use of hut fees. Big windows ...
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Waitewaewae track
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Easy/medium. Return to start unless part of longer walk..
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Distance: 846m away
The tramp to Waitewaewae is an interesting 4-6 hour walk (each way) which takes the walker through a variety of ...
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Waitewaewae Hut
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Distance: 857m away
Waitewaiwai Hut on the banks of the Otaki River about 4 hrs from the Otaki Forks road end. Big roomy ...
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Waitewaewae Track
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Distance: 905m away
Track from Parawai Lodge to Waitewaewae Hut
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Carkeek Hut, Tararuas
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Distance: 3.5km away
Takes me a couple of days to get there, but well worth it. Nice trip through McGregor Biv on way ...
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Aokaparangi Hut, Tararuas
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Distance: 4.3km away
A comfortable two-bunker that replaces the Biv. Great alternative to Muangahuka Hut for small parties. Isobell in the background.
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Anderson Memorial Hut
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Distance: 4.9km away
Anderson Memorial Hut with Kahiwiroa behind.
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Anderson Memorial Hut
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Distance: 4.9km away
6 Bunk very cosy hut. Water tank and Fire it has some of the best Goblin forrests at the front ...
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Anderson Memorial Hut in winter
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Distance: 4.9km away
6 bunks, wood burner, mattresses ,tank water
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Anderson Memorial Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 4.9km away
The original hut was first dropped on the site by Oliver Anderson (a pilot) who died a year later flying ...
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Tararua main ridge
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4 – 8 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 4.9km away
The length of the tracked Tararuas along the main ridge from Mangahao (behind Shannon) to Kaitoke.
For a 'Total Tararua Traverse ...
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A Total Tararua Traverse
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8 – 16 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 4.9km away
The length of the Tararuas via the pointy bits, from the Manawatu Gorge at Woodville to the Rimutaka Hill Road ...
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Log Hauler
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Distance: 5.0km away
Old log hauler and boiler on the Waitewaewae track near Otaki Forks. The hauler is about 1.5 hrs from the ...
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Nichols Hut
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Distance: 6.0km away
A tidy little hut in a great location. It recently had some work done, new roof, paint job, and new ...
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Nichols Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 6.0km away
Nichols hut - a pleasant, recently renovated 6-bunk hut in the mid Tararuas. It lacks the coast views of Andersons, ...
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Nichols Hut
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Distance: 6.0km away
Nichols Hut - sitting on the Tararua main range above the mid Waiohine Valley with views down the the Wairarapa.
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Nichols Hut
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Distance: 6.0km away
Nichols Hut - overlooking the Waiohine Valley in the Tararuas. The hut is sited on a bench some 50m below ...
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Northern Rata
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Distance: 7.0km away
DOC have hammered the possums in the forks so these can actually grow and flower!
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Devon Crash mid 90's
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Distance: 7.9km away
The remains of de Havilland Devon as seen in the mid 1990's.
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Devon Crash mid 90's
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Distance: 7.9km away
The remains of de Havilland Devon as seen in the mid 1990's.
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Southern Crossing of the Tararuas
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3 – 4 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 8.1km away
A classic, must-do walk that climbs through bush onto exposed, high tussock tops, traversing them back into bush at Alpha ...
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A Mid Waiohine Circuit: 'easier day tommorrow ...'
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Distance: 8.3km away
Memories on a winter circuit to visit Mid Waiohine from the Mangaterere roadend.
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A Zen Momemnt
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Distance: 8.3km away
In the midst of chaos there is always a moment of calm. Moments before throwing myself across a gale blown ...
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Carkeek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
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Distance: 8.4km away
Carkeek is located in the middle of the Tararua Forest Park.
There are no maintained tracks leading to this hut. Several ...
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Carkeek Hut ,Tararua FP
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Distance: 8.4km away
NZFS 6 bunk , mattresses, log fire,repainted inside and out
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Parawai Lodge
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Distance: 8.4km away
Parawai Lodge is just across the Waiotauru River at the Otaki Forks car park. It was originally on the other ...
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Parawai Hut
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Distance: 8.5km away
The well cared for Parawai Hut. A tidy little gem.
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Sheridan creek,Log hauler.
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Distance: 8.5km away
Old steam engine/winch used for log hauling.Two speed gear set up with a band brake.
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Waiotauru river, old saw mill.
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Distance: 8.5km away
Old steam engine on river flat.
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Parawai Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 30.
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Distance: 8.5km away
A very tidy hut with two sleeping platforms and mattresses. A wood burner and plenty of firewood supplied. Sink with ...
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Route Guide: Southern Crossing of the Tararuas
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Distance: 8.5km away
The Southern Crossing is a classic route over the peaks in the southern part of the Tararuas.
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Mid Waiohine
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.5km away
Small Cold in winter but a welcome sight after a knee busting descent from Isobel
The hut is cosy when the ...
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Mid Waiohine Biv
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Distance: 8.5km away
6 Bunk hut at the bottom of a knee jarring descent whichever way you descend into it. Open fire and ...
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Mid Waiohine Hut
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2 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 8.5km away
Steep climb on well maintained track to Mt Holdsworth (1470m) then a steeper descent into the Waiohine Valley. Return via ...
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Mid Waiohine hut
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Distance: 8.5km away
Photo taken in 1960, when hut was in original NZFS orange colour. A favourite place of the Tararua deer cullers.
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The interior of Mid Waiohine hut
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Distance: 8.5km away
The insides of Mid Waiohine hut showing fireplace
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McGregor Biv
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Distance: 8.9km away
A small buishline biv north of Jumbo and south of The Kings in the eastern Tararuas. Amazing views up to ...
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McGregor biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 8.9km away
2 to 3 person biv.When i visited it was unlined but had a new water tank.It has recently had a ...
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Aokaparangi Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 8.9km away
Aokaparangi Hut (2 bunks, matresses, tank water): A tidy, well insulated 2-bunk hut on the bush-line overlooking the Waiohine River. ...
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Penn Creek
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Distance: 8.9km away
Penn Creek in the Tararua Range which flows into the Otaki River. The sidle track down the Otaki which is ...
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Brew time at Penn Creek
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Distance: 8.9km away
Well earned billy of tea after the slippery descent into Penn Creek from Table Top.
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Penn Creek Hut
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Distance: 8.9km away
Penn Creek in July 2009, nice hut except for the leaky chimney!
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Penn Creek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.9km away
A standard NZFS hut from the Seventies, has had some recent work done on it.
Add in Field Hut and you ...
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Dracophyllum Hut 1
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Distance: 9.2km away
Tararua's On the main range between Arete and Mt Crawford
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Dracophyllum Hut
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Distance: 9.2km away
Tararua's On the main range between Arete and Mt Crawford
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Dracophyllum Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 9.2km away
Dracophyllum Hut (2 bunk, tank water) is a small ridgeline hut situated in cloud-forest (and thus mostly in cloud) on ...
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Beautiful morning
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Distance: 9.8km away
Looking along the ridge that connects jumbo to angle knob, from McGregor .
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McGregor Biv turnoff: boots mark the spot ...
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Distance: 9.8km away
So who left their boots at the McGregor Biv turnoff? Why? And what did they wear on the way out? ...
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Knee Jarring Descent to Mid Waiohine
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Distance: 9.9km away
About 1000mtre Descent from Holdsworth to Mid Waiohine my Knees gave out at the bottom
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Dorset Ridge Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 9.9km away
Refurbished by a community group of volunteers in February 2008.
Following the refurbishment, the hut now boasts an extension containing a ...
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Dorset Ridge Hut
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Distance: 9.9km away
Dorset Ridge Hut in the central Tararuas. The hut looks across Dorset Creek to Baldy and The Kings. It is ...
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