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Maungahuka Hut
A Total Tararua Traverse
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8 – 16 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: less than 100m 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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Tararua Middle loop
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3 – 5 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: less than 100m away
A 4-5 day loop from Otaki Forks following the main ridge of the Tararuas
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New and old Maungahuka Huts (old hut removed)
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Distance: less than 100m away
This was taken when inspection being carried out by DOC Engineer , Allan Dallas (blue overalls)just prior to completion of ...
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Tararua main ridge
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4 – 8 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: less than 100m 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 Mid Waiohine Circuit: 'easier day tommorrow ...'
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Distance: less than 100m away
Memories on a winter circuit to visit Mid Waiohine from the Mangaterere roadend.
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Maungahuka Hut, Tararua Range
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Distance: less than 100m away
The hut has two large sleeping platforms which can hold about 12 people. It is located beside a tarn on ...
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Maungahuka Panorama
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Distance: 112m away
A panoramic view looking NW from above Maungahuka Hut. Taken Feb this year.
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Maungahuka Hut 2010
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Distance: 167m away
Maungahuka Hut Feb 2010 on a beautiful 4 day trip. Finally made it after years of failed attempts! Mixed feelings ...
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Tararua Peaks
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Distance: 558m away
Tararua Peaks, Tuiti and Tunui. Just above the famous ladder. taken Feb 2009.
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Tunui from Tuiti Tararua Main Range
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Distance: 616m away
The goat trail that is the Tararua Peaks section of the main Tararua range crossing from Kime Hut to Maungahuka ...
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Steel ladder Tararua Peaks Feb 2010
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Distance: 652m away
The steel ladder between Tuiti and Tunui on the Tararua main range. DEFINITELY not for the faint hearted! The ladder ...
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Steel ladder Tararua Peaks Feb 2010
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Distance: 652m away
The steel ladder between Tuiti and Tunui on the Tararua main range. DEFINITELY not for the faint hearted! The ladder ...
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Approach to Neil Forks hut
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Distance: 2.9km away
Nearing Neil Forks Hut from Maungahuka (1 min away!). Perfect spot to cool down after a sweltering & knee jarring ...
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Neill Forks Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 3.0km away
Hidden away and camouflaged in green and orange. 6 bunks with mattresses. Water from river. The fireplace is OK. Photo ...
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Aokaparangi Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 3.2km 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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Middle Crossing of the Tararua's
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3 – 5 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 3.5km 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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A Zen Momemnt
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Distance: 3.5km 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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Rainbow under Neill Peak
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Distance: 3.9km away
We were chasing rainbows all morning.
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Penn Creek
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Distance: 4.2km 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: 4.2km 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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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 4.2km away
A standard NZFS hut from the Seventies, has had some recent work done on it.
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Penn Creek Hut
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Distance: 4.2km away
Penn Creek in July 2009, nice hut except for the leaky chimney!
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Winchcombe Bivvy No. 3
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Distance: 4.6km away
From Hutbagger.co.nz "This was built by ex NZFS culler Paul Gush at his home and in April 2021, it was ...
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Maungahuka and the Tararua Peaks from Cone
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Distance: 5.6km away
Maungahuka and the Tararua Peaks from Cone
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View west from the Tararua Ranges.
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Distance: 5.7km away
View from bridge peak looking west overlooking the Otaki forks, the Otaki river & Otaki at the top.
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Bridge Peak looking towards Otaki Forks & Table Top
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Distance: 5.7km away
Track heading out to Otaki Forks from Kime Hut looking down towards Table Top. Early morning with some rain shadow ...
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Bridge Peak looking towards Otaki Forks & Table Top
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Distance: 5.7km away
Track heading out to Otaki Forks from Kime Hut looking down towards Table Top. Early morning with some rain shadow ...
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Table Top
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Distance: 5.7km away
View looking north comming down from Kime Hut.Otaki/sea to the left.
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The interior of Mid Waiohine hut
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Distance: 5.8km away
The insides of Mid Waiohine hut showing fireplace
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Mid Waiohine hut
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Distance: 5.8km 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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Mid Waiohine Hut
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2 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 5.8km 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
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 5.8km 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: 5.8km 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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Southern Crossing Feb 2010
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Distance: 6.0km away
On a hot and windless day 2. The best weather we could of hoped for. What an awesome trip!
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The Southern Crossing tops
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Distance: 6.0km away
The Southern Crossing from just past Table Top, showing Dennan, Bridge Peak and Hut Mound .
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Totara Flats Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 26.
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Distance: 6.0km away
A central hut for the Kaitoke to Holdsworth trip (3 days). It was sited under trees at the north-west corner ...
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Totara Flats Hut
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Distance: 6.0km away
The new hut at Totata Flats, in the Tararuas
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Totara Flats
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Distance: 6.0km away
On the track to Powell Hut in the Tararuas. Totara Flats in the distance
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Totara Creek
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Distance: 6.0km away
View from hut looking north.The Creek joins the Waiohine River.
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Totara Flats Hut - Sat 12 Dec Heavy Rain
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Distance: 6.0km away
Shot on a recent overnight trip into Totara Flats. Our first attempt to leave via Totara Creek was aborted as ...
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Waiohine Swing Bridge near Totara Flats
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Distance: 6.0km away
This was the swing bridge over the Waiohine River next to Totara Flats. On a some days the wind comes ...
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The Tararua Range
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Distance: 6.1km away
Looking along the Main Range, into the heart of the Tararua from Hut Mound
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Kime White Out Winter, Tararuas
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Distance: 6.1km away
The track between Field and Kime Huts in the Tararua Forest Park. A mostly forgettable trip I did with a ...
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Mount Hector
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Distance: 6.2km away
Memorial Cross on the summit of Mount Hector. Lake Wairarapa in the background and The Beehives on the right. Great ...
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Kime in mid summer
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Distance: 6.2km away
On a calm sunny day there is no better place
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Kime Hut
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Distance: 6.2km away
Kime Hut, Tararua Range near Mt Hector August 2010. One of the coldest huts in the Tararua's
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Descent to Kime Hut...
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Distance: 6.2km away
12 March 2011 - Nice day but the tops were a bit cloudy (funny that!)
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New Kime Hut
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Distance: 6.2km away
Progress on the new Kime Hut near Mt Hector in the Tararua Range. taken on 1/3/2013. The cladding was completed ...
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Kime Hut replacement
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Distance: 6.2km away
Builders working on the new Kime Hut (number 3) on 8/2/2013. 20 bunks, lots of insulation and double glazing. better ...
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Mt Hector from Fields Peak
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Distance: 6.2km away
View of Mt Hector and surrounds from Fields Peak.
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Mt Hector Memorial Cross
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Distance: 6.2km away
View looking towards Winchcombe Peak from Mt Hector in April 2008 during a perfect 3 day Southern Crossing with not ...
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Memorial Cross on Mt Hector September 2012
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Distance: 6.2km away
Memorial Cross on Mt Hector, Tararua Range, looking north east down the Niell Ridge with Winchcombe peak in the distance
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Mount Hector
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Distance: 6.2km away
Photo taken facing the west coast towards Otaki from the summit of Mount Hector.
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Kime Hut
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Distance: 6.2km away
Highest hut on the southern crossing Tararuas. Cold no fire
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My Rugged As Backyard Desktop BG Wallpaper
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Distance: 6.2km away
A tweaked image from a trip into the Tararuas Feb 2010.
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Kapiti Island Horowhenua Sunset from Kime Tararuas
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Distance: 6.2km away
View of Kapiti Island and the Horowhenua from Kime Hut Tararua Range.
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Kime Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
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Distance: 6.2km away
The highest hut on the Southern Crossing. Nice view of Masterton through the valley. This hut was replaced in 2014 ...
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Kime Hut
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Distance: 6.2km away
The highest hut on the Southern Crossing (1400m). Magnificent views north and south. Handy for Mt. Hector. No stove - ...
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Kime Hut - Tararuas
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Distance: 6.2km away
Kime Hut November 2007 on a jaunt to Mt.Hector for the weekend.
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Sayers Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 6.3km away
A well maintained historic, but functional hut on the Waiohine River flats in the Tararuas. A beautiful hut, harkening back ...
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Wellington and Kaikoura peaks from Kime
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Distance: 6.3km away
Wellington and Kaikaoura peaks from near Kime hut. taken Feb 2009.
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Tabletop
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Distance: 6.4km away
Snow on the Tararua Ranges above Tabletop 21 SEP 2011
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Mt. Hector
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Distance: 6.7km away
Looking across the Tararua main range from Mt. Hector to Alpha Hut.
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Mt. Hector
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Distance: 6.7km away
Looking across the Tararua main range from Mt. Hector to Alpha Hut. November 2007
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Field Hut
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Distance: 6.7km away
Picture taken as passing through on a day hike from Otaki forks to Mount Hector to see the views & ...
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Field Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
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Distance: 6.7km away
Built in 1924, there are still signs of the original bush carpentry. Handy for Friday-nighters doing the Southern Crossing over ...
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New type of DOC marker?
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Distance: 7.1km away
Ran into this handiwork a couple of days ago when going from Otaki Forks up to Field Hut about 20 ...
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Working Boots
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Distance: 7.3km away
My boots and rainbow leggings - 2 days into Southern Crossing of Tararua Range
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Knee Jarring Descent to Mid Waiohine
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Distance: 7.4km away
About 1000mtre Descent from Holdsworth to Mid Waiohine my Knees gave out at the bottom
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Anderson Memorial Hut in winter
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Distance: 7.6km 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: 7.6km 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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Anderson Memorial Hut
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Distance: 7.6km 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
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Distance: 7.6km away
Anderson Memorial Hut with Kahiwiroa behind.
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Carkeek Hut, Tararuas
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Distance: 8.0km 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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Mt Holdsworth
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 8.2km away
A loop track climbing to one of the peaks of the Tararuas.
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Holdsworth-Mitre Ridge in snow
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Distance: 8.2km 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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Powell Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 40.Bookings required.
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Distance: 8.2km away
A popular stopping off point on walks to Mount Holdsworth, Powell Hut in the Tararua Ranges is 4 hours from ...
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Powell Hut
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Distance: 8.2km away
Luxury in the tararua tops. Fantastic views of the Wairarapa by day and night. Spectacular Sunrise's un fortunately you do ...
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Powell Hut
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Distance: 8.2km away
Looking out to the Wairarapa to the coast over Powell hut 1/06/2008
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Powell Hut (Pre 2000)
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Distance: 8.2km away
This version of Powell Hut burned down on 17th May 1999 and was replaced by Jan 2000.
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Powell Hut
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Distance: 8.2km away
Looking out to the Wairarapa to the coast over Powell hut 1/06/2008
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Old Powell hut winter
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Distance: 8.2km away
Taken about 1975 this has to be the coldest stay in a hut i have ever experienced.
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Old Powell Hut
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Distance: 8.2km away
One of the old Powell Huts Taken about 1973
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Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 8.2km 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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Angle Knob and Jumbo from Mount Holdsworth
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Distance: 8.2km away
Angle Knob and Jumbo from Mount Holdsworth
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A billy at Cone Hut
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Distance: 8.4km away
We passed through Cone Hut at about morning tea time, which was really just an excuse to build a small ...
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Cone Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 12.
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Distance: 8.4km away
An outstanding example of bush carpentry. Built in 1946, renovated using original techniques in 1987. Adzed totara plank sleeping platform, ...
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Log Hauler
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Distance: 8.4km 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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Old Mountain house
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Distance: 8.6km away
Taken about 1973 this was in fairly ruggered condition even then. The stories of rats in the night where legendary
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Mountain House Shelter
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Distance: 8.6km away
Mountain house Shelter, me and my two boys on our descent from Powell Hut
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Mountain House Shelter
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Distance: 8.6km away
"Newly" built Mountain House Shelter
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Mountain House
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Shelter (DOC).
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Distance: 8.6km away
A small 3-sided shelter now occupies the site where the infamous Mountain House once stood. Originally a 3 room structure ...
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Northern Rata
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Distance: 8.9km away
DOC have hammered the possums in the forks so these can actually grow and flower!
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Southern Crossing Tararuas
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Distance: 8.9km away
Leaving Aston the ruas didnt disappoint fine in the morning high winds and clag around lunch and fine by the ...
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Rocky look out
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Distance: 9.1km away
Rocky lookout, facing towards Powell hut, Mt Holdsworth
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on my back (unintentionally)
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Distance: 9.1km away
taken by accedent as i slipped on east holdsworth !!!
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holdsworth lodge -jumbo- east holdsworth
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Distance: 9.1km away
Hutt Valley Tramping Club trip 2-3 may 2009
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old Atiwhakatu hut
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Distance: 9.1km away
old Atiwhakatu hut with new one being built on right
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old Atiwhakatu hut
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Distance: 9.1km away
old Atiwhakatu hut with new one being built on right
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Alpha Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 16.
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Distance: 9.2km away
The first Alpha Hut was built in 1915, the 2nd replaced it in 1953 ( it was 6 yards inside ...
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Waitewaewae Track
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Distance: 9.3km away
Track from Parawai Lodge to Waitewaewae Hut
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Jumbo Holdsworth Ridge
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Distance: 9.3km 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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Waitewaewae Hut
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Distance: 9.4km 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 Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 16.
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Distance: 9.4km 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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Distance: 9.4km away
Just one snapshot of the beautiful forest you walk through along the track
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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: 9.4km 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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An Eco System in Miniature
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Distance: 9.4km 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 Hut
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Distance: 9.4km 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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Devon Crash mid 90's
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Distance: 9.6km 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: 9.6km away
The remains of de Havilland Devon as seen in the mid 1990's.
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Aokaparangi Hut, Tararuas
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Distance: 9.6km 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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Parawai Lodge
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Distance: 9.6km 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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Swing bridge
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Distance: 9.6km away
About 15 minutes above Waitewaewae hut heading for junction knob
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Old Waitewaiwai Hut
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Distance: 9.7km away
The first hut at Waitewaiwai about 10 minutes upstream from the current hut
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Southern Crossing of the Tararuas
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3 – 4 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 9.7km 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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