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Rimutaka Forest Park
Mt Matthews
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1 – 2 days. Medium. Loop with road section.
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Distance: less than 100m away
A long ridge walk to a fine river valley allowing access to the highest mountain close to Wellington city.
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Route Guide: Mt Matthews
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Distance: less than 100m away
Mount Matthews is the closest big peak (941 metres) to Wellington City.
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Mt Mathews, Mukamuka stream below
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Distance: 758m away
2nd July 2009. Mt Mathews on the saddle looking down onto the Mukamuka stream
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Rimutaka Range
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Distance: 1.3km away
Mt Mathews looking down onto Orongorongo river. July 2009
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Rimutaka Range
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Distance: 1.3km away
Mt Mathews looking down onto Orongorongo river. July 2009
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South Saddle Rimutaka Ranges
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Distance: 1.5km away
Looking south from the South Saddle below Mt Matthews.
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Palliser Bay
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Distance: 1.5km away
Looking east from the South Saddle down the valley to Palliser Bay on the way to Mt Matthews. Mukamuka stream ...
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A Total Tararua Traverse
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8 – 16 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 2.1km 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 Forest Park
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Conservation Park. 1165.35km2.
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Distance: 2.9km 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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Jans Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 9.Bookings required.
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Distance: 2.9km away
Locked sole-occupancy hut on the Orongorongo River.
The hut has a gas cooker, utensils, pots, pans, crockery, flush toilet, and ...
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Haurangi Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.Bookings required.
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Distance: 3.0km away
Locked sole-occupancy hut on the Orongorongo River.
The hut has a gas cooker, utensils, pots, pans, crockery. Lighting, toilet paper, matches ...
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Turere Lodge
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 32.Bookings required.
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Distance: 3.1km away
Locked hut on the Orongorongo River. The hut has 4 sole-occupancy bunk rooms which must be booked. Each bunk room ...
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Oaks Hut
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Removed!
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Distance: 3.2km away
A "bush cabin" - book at the ranger's station at the entrance to the park. Ford the river straight over ...
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The new Papatahi Hut
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Distance: 3.2km away
A 'bush cabin' - read bookings-only, single occupancy hut - in the Rimutaka Range. A brief climb out of the ...
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Papatahi (Shamrock) Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.Bookings required.
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Distance: 3.2km away
Locked sole-occupancy hut, formerly known as Shamrock hut. Located on the Orongorongo River.
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Haurangi Hut
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Distance: 3.3km away
The hut is well kitted out with cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery. There is also a sink with running water, ...
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Haurangi Hut
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Distance: 3.3km away
The hut has a good sized table and adequate seating for all staying there.
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Haurangi Hut view from outside
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Distance: 3.3km away
A view of the new Haurangi Hut, looking up from the site of the original hut
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Raukawa Lodge
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 14.Bookings required.
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Distance: 3.4km away
Locked sole-occupancy hut on the Orongorongo River.
The hut has a gas cooker, utensils, pots, pans, crockery, flush toilet, and ...
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Bains hut july 09
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Distance: 3.7km away
built 1943 hutt valley tramping club soon to be removed
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Boar Inn
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.Bookings required.
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Distance: 3.9km away
Locked sole-occupancy hut on the Orongorongo Track.
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Raukawa Lodge, Rimutakas.
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Distance: 4.0km away
An well graded and easy 2 hour hike into the Orongorongo Valley suitable for kids.
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Paua Hut
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Club hut (Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club). Capacity: 10.Bookings required.
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Distance: 4.0km away
Hut in the Orongorongo Valley, Rimutaka Forest Park, maintained by the Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club. The Paua Tramping Club ...
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Lake Ferry from Papatahi Crossing
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Distance: 5.1km away
Dubious weather allows a spectacular glimpse down the Wairarapa Coast over Lake Ferry. Feb 2012.
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Tararua main ridge
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4 – 8 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 5.5km 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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Route Guide: Kaitoke - Holdsworth
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Distance: 5.7km away
The classic route between Kaitoke in the south of the Tararua Ranges and Holdsworth (about halfway up the eastern side ...
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new shamrock hut
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Distance: 5.7km away
replacement for shamrock hut orongorongo valley quite a lot higher than the existing hut wouldnt want to go to the ...
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Kaitoke - Holdsworth (Totara Flats)
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2 – 3 days. Easy. One way.
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Distance: 5.8km away
Three low bush saddles separate two long and scenic river valleys.
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Wharepapa Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 5.
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Distance: 5.9km away
Wharepapa Hut - a large 5-bunk (8 mattresses) hut 6km from the Wairarapa roadend in the Rimutakas. River water, open ...
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Wharepapa Hut
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Distance: 5.9km away
Pleasant 5-bunker (8 matresses) on the Papatahi crossing, or an easy-moderate about 1.5-3 hours walk in from the Western Lake ...
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Orongorongo River
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Distance: 6.0km away
Orongorongo River heading north 2nd July 2009. Morning cloud.
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Southern Crossing of the Tararuas
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3 – 4 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 6.0km 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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East Harbour Regional Park
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Place.
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Distance: 6.2km away
Forest and wetlands on the eastern side of Wellington Harbour.
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Smith Creek up close and personal.
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Distance: 6.7km away
A shot from my misguided adventure into Smith Creek. Still - it was worth it for this shot and hey, ...
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Smith Creek track mushrooms.
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Distance: 6.7km away
Shot these amazing looking guys on my recent trip through the Tauherenikau Valley and over Mt.Reeves.
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Kaitoke to Greytown via Tutuwai & Mt.Reeves, Tararua Forest Park
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Distance: 6.7km away
A two day jaunt to clear the head and get a little much needed exercise. Oh and to enjoy some ...
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Graces Stream Campsite
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Backcountry Campsite (DOC). 10 spaces.
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Distance: 6.9km away
This Catchpool Valley campsite is a short walk in, leaving the crowds and caravans behind, but still handy to the ...
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Graces Stream, Catchpool Valley
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Distance: 7.1km away
A walk-in campsite is about 1km up this stream.
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Tawa forest
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Distance: 7.3km away
Nga Taonga Nature Walk in the Catchpool Valley.
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Catchpool Valley Campsite
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Standard Campsite (DOC). 150 spaces.
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Distance: 7.6km away
Extensive drive-in campsite in the Catchpool Valley: a hub for short walks and overnight trips into the Orongorongo Valley.
The campsite ...
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Lake Kohangapiripiri
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Distance: 7.7km away
A hidden Wellington jewel. About an hours walk south of Eastbourne past Burdans gate. Well worth the effort. Be warned....it's ...
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the mesurements show the age of this sign
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Distance: 8.0km away
sign on track at seal colony Palliser Bay coast
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Smith Creek Shelter
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Shelter (DOC).
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Distance: 9.5km away
A small concrete block shelter on Smith Creek at the end of the descent from Puffer Saddle for those crossing ...
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Feeder Creek Tauherenikau Valley nr Tutuwai Hut
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Distance: 10.0km away
Feeder Creek Tauherenikau Valley nr Tutuwai Hut - the track crosses an open expanse of rocky river bed for a ...
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