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Tarn Ridge Hut
Tarn Ridge
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Distance: less than 100m away
Tarn Ridge Hut on the Tararua northern crossing. Great views and good location
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Tarn Ridge Hut
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Distance: less than 100m away
Great views and a welcome sight at the end of a wind blown day
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Dorset Ridge Hut
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Distance: 1.6km away
The old Dorset Ridge hut. Actually located on next spur east of current hut. Removed when the NZFS built the ...
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Tararua Forest Park
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Conservation Park. 1165.35km2.
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Distance: 2.1km away
The first of New Zealand's forest parks, this is a large and famous park near Palmerston North and Wellington. Highest ...
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Arete
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Distance: 2.1km away
Ridgeline from Arete, Northern Crossing of the Tararuas
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Mitre Peak
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Distance: 2.1km away
Camp on Mitre peak summit (1571m), highest point in the Tararua range, breathtaking. - 27 Feb 2010
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Dorset Ridge Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 2.2km 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: 2.2km 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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Table Top Ridge, Tararuas
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Distance: 2.3km away
View from pt 1478 towards Girdlestone
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Waiohine Headwaters
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Distance: 2.4km away
Headwaters of the Waiohine River, Tararua Range. Taken from near the Waiohine Pinnacles. Carkeek Ridge on the right
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Waiohine Pinnacle
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Distance: 2.8km away
The route up the Waiohine Pinnacle spur from Arete Forks taken from Bannister ridge.
The Arete Stream in the foreground, avoid ...
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Waiohine Pinnacles
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Distance: 2.8km away
Waiohine Pinnacles, Tararua Range. Between Arete and Tarn Ridge. The route across the pinacles is OK, a little steep and ...
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Waiohine Pinnacle track
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Medium/hard. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 2.9km away
Gives access from Arete Forks to Waiohine Pinnacles on Tarn Ridge
Ascends Pinnacle Spur from the Arete Stream Junction
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Arete Forks Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 3.2km away
Arete Forks hut, photo taken in 1960 not long after construction. (6 bunks, wood-burner, firewood available) is a standard forestry ...
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Arete Forks Hut
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Distance: 3.2km away
Repainted Arete Forks hut in original Orange colour, Tararua Forest Park. Open Fireplace restored June 2016
This hut along with 4 ...
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Arete Forks Hut
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Distance: 3.2km away
Arete Forks Hut at the forks in the valley floor, on the eastern side of the Waiohine Pinnacles.
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Arête Forks Hut
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Distance: 3.3km away
Arete Forks Hut, taken not long after construction in 1960.
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Arete Sidle track
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Medium/hard. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 3.3km away
Track between Cow Creek Hut and Arete Forks hut in the Upper Waingawa valley in Tararua Forest Park.
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Carkeek Hut ,Tararua FP
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Distance: 3.3km away
NZFS 6 bunk , mattresses, log fire,repainted inside and out
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Carkeek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
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Distance: 3.3km 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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Upper Park River
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Distance: 4.0km away
Taken from the Tararua Main Range looking into the headwaters of the Park River. Waiohine Pinnacles on the right and ...
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Mid King Biv
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Distance: 4.4km away
A small 2-bunk biv in the beech basin at the head of Baldy Creek, just south of Mid King Peak ...
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Mid King Biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 4.4km away
Mid King Biv (2 bunk, mattresses, stream water) is a small biv just below the bushline at the head of ...
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Mitre Flats Bridge
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Distance: 4.4km away
5 person bridge ,designed by A Dallas , DOC Engineer, built by Forrest Hills Construction (Miles Helberg)
Replaces one washed out ...
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Mid King Biv after upgrade
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Distance: 4.4km away
2 sleeping matresses,repaintin and out, relined with insulation, new door
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Dracophyllum Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 4.5km 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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Dracophyllum Hut 1
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Distance: 4.5km away
Tararua's On the main range between Arete and Mt Crawford
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Dracophyllum Hut
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Distance: 4.5km away
Tararua's On the main range between Arete and Mt Crawford
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A Total Tararua Traverse
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8 – 16 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 4.5km 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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Arete Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 4.6km away
DOC's website states that they upgraded the small, cold Arete Biv to a 2-bunk 'Arete Hut' in 2007.
Arete lies ...
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Castle Rock ,Castlepoint,Wairarapa
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Distance: 4.6km away
The bay is called Deliverence Cove , named by Captain James Cook during exploration of the New Zealand coast.Popular with ...
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Arete Hut and Norski toilet
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Distance: 4.6km away
These toilets are becoming common in the backcountry. Single pit ,1 seat, plenty of light, fibre glass construction . Only ...
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Arete biv
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Distance: 4.8km away
Arete Biv from the turnoff on the ridge north of Arete. The route to Tarn Ridge leads off to the ...
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Tararua main ridge
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4 – 8 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 4.8km 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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Arete Biv
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Distance: 4.8km away
Arete Biv in the Northern Tararua's midway between Te Matawai and Tarn Ridge. 2 bunks
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Park Valley Sunset
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Distance: 4.8km away
Looking West into a gathering storm, down the park Valley. It's sunset just over the ridge from the new Arete ...
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Cow Creek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 4.9km away
Nice hut with a camping site nearer the river. The cable-way giving access across the river is fun. 6 bunks ...
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McGregor Biv turnoff: boots mark the spot ...
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Distance: 4.9km 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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Waingawa Track
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Medium. One way.
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Distance: 5.0km away
This is a non maintained route leading from Arete Forks up to the point of Waingawa 1420 Metres.The route meets ...
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Dundas Hut, Tararuas
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Distance: 5.0km away
The hut is the orange dot, just off the spur. Photo taken from main ridge, looking south.
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Beautiful morning
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Distance: 5.0km away
Looking along the ridge that connects jumbo to angle knob, from McGregor .
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McGregor biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 5.1km 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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McGregor Biv
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Distance: 5.1km 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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Nichols Hut
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Distance: 5.5km 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: 5.5km away
Nichols Hut - overlooking the Waiohine Valley in the Tararuas. The hut is sited on a bench some 50m below ...
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Nichols Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 5.5km 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: 5.6km 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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Mitre Flats Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
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Distance: 5.6km away
Modern hut. Good porch. Often a starting or ending point for the ascent of Mitre (at 1571m the highest peak ...
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Mitre Flats Hut
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Distance: 5.8km away
Hard frost at Mitre Flats Hut on the shortest day of the year
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Devon Crash mid 90's
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Distance: 6.5km 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: 6.5km away
The remains of de Havilland Devon as seen in the mid 1990's.
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Route Guide: Northern Crossing of the Tararuas
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Distance: 6.6km away
This is not the usual Northern Crossing from Levin to The Pines via Mitre Flats Hut. Rather it exits via ...
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Te Matawai
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 18.
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Distance: 6.6km away
A big L-shaped hut with 2 big sleeping platforms (18 mattresses) in one arm and the living area in the ...
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Jumbo-Holdsworth Ridge (from Jumbo)
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Distance: 7.0km away
Looking south to Holdsworth and Isabel from the Jumbo junction. This is a good spot for camping with a couple ...
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Blue Range Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 7.0km away
A wonderfully blue hut set at the back of a small clearing. Stove and tank water. 4 bunks. Amusing collection ...
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Jumbo Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.Bookings required.
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Distance: 7.2km away
Great views across the Wairarapa Plains. The range from Jumbo to Mitre can be seen from the track just before ...
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Aokaparangi Hut, Tararuas
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Distance: 7.8km 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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Middle Crossing of the Tararua's
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3 – 5 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 8.0km 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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Jumbo Holdsworth Ridge
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Distance: 8.1km away
On the ridge between Jumbo and Mt Holdsworth. Typical Tararua day, screaming northerly, lots of clag. East holdsworth on the ...
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Dundas Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.6km away
Dundas Hut (4 bunk) sits in one of the best spots of any hut in the North Island. It perches ...
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Sunrise from Dundas Hut
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Distance: 8.6km away
Sunrise from Dundas Hut - February 2007
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Cattle Ridge Hut
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Distance: 8.8km away
This is on the excellent Herepai-Dundas-Cattle Ridge-Roaring Stag Hut circuit in the Tararuas.
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Destruction of the old Atiwhakatu Hut
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Distance: 8.8km away
From 31st May 2009. That's the old hut burning in the background. It was very hot, and we were being ...
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Building the new Atiwhakatu Hut
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Distance: 8.8km away
From 31st May 2009. The builders had been strumming some Metallica in the old hut as we passed by the ...
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Building the new Atiwhakatu Hut
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Distance: 8.8km away
From 10th May 2009, now starting to look more like Roaring Stag (which it's supposed to).
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Building the new Atiwhakatu Hut
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Distance: 8.8km away
From 3rd May 2009, lots happened in the past 24 hours.
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Building the new Atiwhakatu Hut
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Distance: 8.8km away
From 2nd May 2009, not much to look at yet.
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Atiwhakatu Hut open for business
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Distance: 8.8km away
The newly built hut in Tararua Forest Park is now open for people to stay
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Atiwhakatu Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 26.
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Distance: 8.8km away
A neat and tidy hut. New hut has a water supply. Handy for a head start on a Friday night. ...
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New Atiwhakatu Hut
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Distance: 8.8km away
The new hut all stained up and looking flash.
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Cattle Ridge Hut
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Distance: 8.9km away
Cattle Ridge Hut: the outside showing it's age, but still a pleasent tidy hut inside. A peaceful alternative to the ...
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Cattle Ridge Hut
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Distance: 8.9km away
Cattle Ridge Hut: nestled in a tussock and letherleaf basin at the north end of Cattle Ridge. This was a ...
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Cattle Ridge Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 5.
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Distance: 8.9km away
A 5 bunk old style forest service hut located 2 to 3 Hrs up a steep spur from Roaring Stag ...
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South Ohau Hut
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Distance: 8.9km away
South Ohau Hut Tararua Range. One of the new standard 10 bunk huts. On a river terrace at the confluence ...
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South Ohau Hut
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Distance: 8.9km away
South Ohau Hut Tararua Range. One of the new standard 10 bunk huts. On a river terrace at the confluence ...
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South Ohau Hut
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Distance: 8.9km away
South Ohau Hut Tararua Range. One of the new standard 10 bunk huts. On a river terrace at the confluence ...
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South Ohau Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 8.9km away
A new hut opened in October 2008 replaces an older hut that now forms the base for the woodshed. The ...
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Anderson Memorial Hut
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Distance: 9.1km away
Anderson Memorial Hut with Kahiwiroa behind.
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Tararua Middle loop
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3 – 5 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 9.2km away
A 4-5 day loop from Otaki Forks following the main ridge of the Tararuas
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Anderson Memorial Hut
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Distance: 9.2km 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: 9.2km 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: 9.2km 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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Ralph Wood Memorial Cross
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Distance: 9.3km away
This cross marks the gravesite of Ralph Wood who died on the slopes of Twin Peak in the northern Tararua ...
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Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 9.4km away
A good introduction to travelling across the tussock-covered tops of the Tararua Ranges, crossing the lofty Mt. Holdsworth on your ...
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Holdsworth-Mitre Ridge in snow
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Distance: 9.4km away
The Last day of winter 2012 looking over the Jumbo-Mitre ridge from Holdsworth on a tramp over to Mid Waiohine ...
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Angle Knob and Jumbo from Mount Holdsworth
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Distance: 9.4km away
Angle Knob and Jumbo from Mount Holdsworth
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Knee Jarring Descent to Mid Waiohine
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Distance: 9.5km away
About 1000mtre Descent from Holdsworth to Mid Waiohine my Knees gave out at the bottom
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New Zealand Eyebright
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Distance: 9.5km away
New Zealand Eyebright (Euphrasia cuneata) Photographed in the saddle between Wiopehu and Twin Peak, Northern Tararua range
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Kiriwhakapapa Campsite
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Standard Campsite (DOC). 15 spaces.
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Distance: 9.5km away
Road access campsite on the eastern flanks of the Tararua Ranges near Masterton. Tracks lead to Blue Range Hut and ...
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Mt Holdsworth
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 9.5km away
A loop track climbing to one of the peaks of the Tararuas.
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Carkeek Hut, Tararuas
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Distance: 9.7km 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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Waiopehu Hut
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Distance: 9.7km away
Waiopehu Hut sits just on the bushline in the Northern Tararua range. About a 3 to 6 hour walk from ...
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Roaring Stag Lodge
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Distance: 10.0km away
On the banks of the Ruamahanga River, Tararua Range. 2 to 3 hours from the road end and another couple ...
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