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Kelly Knight Hut

Kelly Knight Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: less than 100m away
Quite close to the park boundary in the Pourangaki River. Situated in a lovely clearing on a terrace above the ...
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Kelly Knight Hut from above
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Distance: less than 100m away
Approaching Kelly Knight Hut, this is the first view that you get. It is only 10 minutes more and after ...
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Purity Mangaweka Kelly Night loop
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2 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: less than 100m away
Two huts, open tops, fantastic views on a fine day typical Ruahine travel.
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Ruahine Bush
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Distance: 1.9km away
Just below the bush line from Wooden peg to Kelly Knight Hut.
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Pourangaki Hut
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Distance: 2.0km away
Pourangaki Hut from the Porangaki - Hikurangi track
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Pourangaki Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: 2.0km away
Pouragaki Hut (8-bunk, stove, tank water) is a warm, sheltered hut in a north-facing grassy basin above the Pourangaki River, ...
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Pourangaki Hut
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Distance: 2.0km away
A warm sheltered hut in the upper Pourangaki valley in the Ruahine Ranges
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Pourangaki Hut
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Distance: 2.6km away
Last day of Autumn, with frost on the ground all day.
Cosy little hut in the Ruahines, although the toilet can ...
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Pourangaki River
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Distance: 2.7km away
Heading down the Pourangaki River from the swingbridge to Kelly Knight Hut. This was one of the first of 44 ...
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Towards Mangaweka Trig in July
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Distance: 3.1km away
Late July 2008, photo taken from Wooden Peg, had planned to walk out to the trig but I was not ...
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Inside
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Distance: 3.3km away
Inside Purity Hut, nice little cast iron fire, set of cards and some magazines!
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New Purity Hut
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Distance: 3.3km away
New Hut, wow how flash is this!! Sooo warm in here too, had to open windows!
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Purity Hut and View
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Distance: 3.3km away
In good weather Purity Hut has the most magnificent View
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Purity hut
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Distance: 3.3km away
Glad we walked up thursday night the view was stupendouse
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Hmmmm....work or Tramping
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Distance: 3.3km away
Thursday night fine clear and hot fine dining on the verandah at Purity hut
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Purity Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 3.3km away
The new Purity Hut (6 bunk, tank water, wood burning stove, limited firewood available in locality) is loated on the ...
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Ruahines from Purity Hut
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Distance: 3.4km away
The Ruahine Ranges (Whanahuia Range) from Purity Hut
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The New Purity Hut, Western Ruahine
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Distance: 3.4km away
A poled route from Mangakokeke Roadend, where there is a car park and toilet, will take you across some steep ...
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Ruahine Frost
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Distance: 3.7km away
Heading down the track to Pourangaki River, looking across to the Pourangaki tops. Heavy frost on the ground all day ...
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Turn off to Pourangaki
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Distance: 4.4km away
Signpost marking the spur down to Pourangaki Hut off the ridge running SE from Mangaweka (Ruahine Ranges).
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Descent to Triangle Hut
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Distance: 4.7km away
About 800 metrs the descent into pleasant bush is welcome on a hot day
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Rangiwahia Triangle Iron gate Alice Nash Memorial
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Distance: 5.0km away
Typical Ruahine weekend tramp 4 huts, open tops,river travel and some great bush.
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Above Rangiwahia Hut, looking towards Maungahuia
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Distance: 5.2km away
Looking towards Maungahuia (1583m) Part of the Rangiwahia - Deadmans Ridge circuit. July 2012
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Ruahine travel
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Distance: 5.4km away
The ridge from Rangiwahia Hut to the top of the whanahuia range. An easy stroll well marked by the passage ...
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Rangiwahia Hut and Central Plateau
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Distance: 5.4km away
Ragiwahia Hut and Mts Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe on a fine mid winters day.
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Rangi Hut
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Distance: 5.5km away
Rangi Hut from up on the little hill just next to it!!
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Rangiwahia Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 13.
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Distance: 5.5km away
A tidy popular hut. Great views.
Good camping on the tops about 40 minutes further along track.
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Rangiwahia Hut
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Distance: 5.5km away
14 bunks gase heater could sleep double that number on the floor
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Ruapehu from Rangi Hut
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Distance: 5.5km away
Mount Ruapehu from the rangi hut sept 06, 2008, approx 6:30am in the morning
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Rangiwahia Hut
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Distance: 5.5km away
Located on the western side of the Ruahine Rangers it is accessibly by tramping for approximately 3 hours up a ...
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Waterfall Hut (Ruahine Ranges)
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 5.7km away
An older hut in the head of the Kawhatau River in the heart of the Ruahines
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Waterfall Hut
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Distance: 5.7km away
An older hut in the heart of the Ruahines at the head of the Kawhatau River
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Maungahuia
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Distance: 5.9km away
Frozen tarn and Maungahuia (1583m), above Rangiwahia Hut. Part of the Rangi - Deadmans Ridge Circuit. July 2012
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Cordyline Banksii ?
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Distance: 6.1km away
In Damp bush there where a couple of impressive specimens is the discription right
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Rangiwahia Triangle Iron gate Alice Nash Memorial
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2 – 3 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 6.4km away
Typical Ruahine weekend tramp 4 huts, open tops,river travel and some great bush.
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Triangle Hut
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Distance: 6.4km away
Triangle Hut in The Western Ruahine Range. can be reached via Rangiwahia Hut and over the tops. River route downstream ...
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A Freezing River Trip in Winter
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Distance: 6.4km away
A winters's river trip in the Ruahines - attempting to keep the circulation going!
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Triangle Hut
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Distance: 6.4km away
6 bunk hut situated on a bench above the river very pleasant
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Triangle Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 6.4km away
6 bunk hut in the Oroua river catchment. On a raised terrace above the river. Water from the river, pot ...
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Walking the length of the Ruahines
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10 – 25 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 6.5km away
A 10+ day trip down to backbone of the Ruahine Range from Wharite (Palmerston Sth) to the Napier Taihape (Gentle ...
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Sawtooth Ridge
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Distance: 6.6km away
Looking south along the Sawtooth towards Tiraha (Ruahine Ranges)
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Broken Ridge, Ruahine
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Distance: 7.2km away
On Broken Ridge, above Hinerua hut. taken Dec 2009
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Ruahine tops on a fine day Magic
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Distance: 8.0km away
Sign post to Mckinnon with a perfect backdrop
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And then it turned cold and windy
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Distance: 8.0km away
Above Mckinnon hut perfect one day and blustery the next the only thing the photo dosnt show is the horizontal ...
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Waikamaka Hut loo
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Distance: 8.1km away
Waikamaka hut has a loo like a rocket ship.
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Waikamaka Hut ( Herataunga TC)
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Distance: 8.1km away
A good tidy hut with Approx 8 bunk accommodation, enclosed wood burner and good wood supply available. A welcome refuge ...
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Waikamaka Hut
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Distance: 8.1km away
Waikamaka Hut (It's there in the trees, honest - surely someone's got a better picture to replace this!)
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Walking the length of the Ruahines
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Distance: 8.1km away
This article documents my recollections of the Ruahine setion (Wharite to Kuripapango) of a walk from Wharite near Palmerston North ...
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Waikamaka Hut
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Standard Hut (Heretaunga Tramping Club). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: 8.1km away
Waikamaka Hut sits in the headwaters of the Waikamaka Stream, 1.5km below the Waipawa Saddle, and below the pyramidical Te ...
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Waikamaka Bivouac 2012
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Distance: 8.2km away
February 2012. Still dry inside but very overgrown and gloomy
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Top Maropea Hut 2012
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Distance: 8.2km away
Nice old four bunk hut in the Ruahine Range. In very good condition. About 25 minutes down a good track ...
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Waipawa Forks Hut 2012
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Distance: 8.2km away
Situated on a River Terrace about 50 minutes walk from the road end. No track, river travel all the way
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Waikamaka Hut 2012
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Distance: 8.2km away
Waikamaka Hut on a small terrace above the Waikamaka River 40 minutes downstream from Waipawa Saddle
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Waikamaka Bivouac (derelict)
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC).
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Distance: 8.2km away
Waikamaka biv is derelict and overgrown, but it is still standing. Just across the stream from Waikamaka Hut.
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Waikamaka Bivouac interior
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Distance: 8.2km away
Waikamaka biv interior. taken 02-Jan-2010
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Walking out.
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Distance: 8.3km away
This is taken the day after my first photo i added. If we walked in that day I dont think ...
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McKinnon Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.3km away
Start with a novelty cable car ride across the river and then straight in to a hard uphill slog. Track ...
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McKinnon Hut
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Distance: 8.3km away
Perched at 1400m on the side of the Hikurangi Range in the northern Ruahines, McKinnon Hut is a 1960's 6 ...
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Iron Gate Hut
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Distance: 8.4km away
A damp morning at Iron Gate Hut in the Western Ruahine Ranges.
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Iron Gate Hut
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Distance: 8.4km away
Iron Gate Hut on the Oroua River western Ruahines
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Iron Gate Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: 8.4km away
Iron Gate Hut (sleeps 8, stove, stream water) sits on the beech-forested banks of the Oroua River. It's a comfortable ...
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Tarn Bivvy
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 8.6km away
Tarn biv, near the tarn on Black Ridge.
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Waipawa Saddle
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Distance: 8.7km away
Moments before stepping over the lip onto the saddle and getting hammered by 100km/hr gusts very unpleasant
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Longview Howletts Daphne Circuit
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Distance: 8.7km away
A circuit in the Ruahines taking in three well equiped huts
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Howletts Hut
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Standard Hut (Heretaunga Tramping Club). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: 8.7km away
Howletts Hut is located below the 1682m Taumatamekura Peak and the last rest heading north before the infamous Sawtooth Ridge.
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Howletts Hut
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Distance: 8.7km away
Howletts is in an idylic spot, in a hollow on the ridge top
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Waiting for the sunrise at Howletts
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Distance: 8.7km away
Howletts is ideally positioned to view the sun rising over Hawkes Bay
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Longview Howletts Daphne Circuit
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 8.7km away
A circuit in the Ruahines taking in three well equiped huts
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Howletts Hut
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Distance: 8.7km away
Tucked into a fold in the ridge a welcome site on a bad day
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The route from Longview Hut to Howletts Hut
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Distance: 8.9km away
This photo is taken from Daphne Ridge on the way to Howletts Hut. Longview is behind the higest point on ...
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Great inventions
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Distance: 9.0km away
I wouldnt be without my walking pole anymore
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Shelter from the storm; a celebration of the six-bunker
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Distance: 9.6km away
Where would be without all those NZ Forest Service six-bunk huts in the Tararuas & Ruahines? Maybe that deer explosion ...
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Crow Hut from the Mokai Patea
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Distance: 9.7km away
Crow Hut from the bushline ascending to the Mokai Patea. Ruahine Ranges
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Crow Hut (Ruahine Ranges)
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 9.7km away
Crow Hut (6 bunk, Pioneer stove, river water) is a standard forestry hut in the western Ruahine Ranges. The hut ...
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Crow Hut (Ruahine Ranges)
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Distance: 9.7km away
Crow Hut on the Kawhatau River in the western Ruahine Ranges.
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A bit of light entertainment at the start of a walk
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Distance: 9.7km away
Cage over the Kawhatau river
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Kawhatau Cage
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Distance: 9.7km away
Just enough room for me and a quick journey across the Kawhatau river
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2 ice flowers
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Distance: 9.8km away
2 ice flowers near Mt Te Atuaoparapara. April 2009
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3 ice flowers
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Distance: 9.8km away
3 ice flowers near Mt Te Atuaoparapara. April 2009.
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Te Atuaoparapara, Ruahine Forest Park
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Distance: 9.8km away
What a day for tops travel! There are views over the Hikurangi Range, the Waikamaka Valley, Hawkers Bay, the Tongariro ...
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Te Atuaoparapara
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Distance: 9.8km away
Te Atuaoparapara, south ridge (Ruahine Ranges)
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Te Atuaoparapara
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Distance: 9.8km away
Ruahine Range. The Highest point between Sunrise Hut and Waipawa Saddle (1687 metres)The route between the saddle and Sunrise Hut ...
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