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Lake Colenso
Lake Colenso
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Distance: less than 100m away
A pristine natural lake in a podocarp basin in the middle of the Ruahine Ranges.
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Lake Colenso
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Place.
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Distance: less than 100m away
A pristine natural lake in a podocarp basin in the middle of the Ruahine Ranges
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Lake Colenso
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Distance: less than 100m away
An idyllic lake only accessible from this one place. Also a noticable abundance of bird life in this area.
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Lake Colenso via Mokai Station
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Distance: 301m away
Note: If you use this route then you MUST get permission from Mokai Station to cross the section of private ...
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Mangatera River at Colenso Hut
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Distance: 354m away
Mangatera River from the veranda at Colenso Hut - looking upriver towards Te Atu Mahuru on the main range.
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Colenso Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: 354m away
Colenso Hut lies not at its namesake, Lake Colenso, but 5 minutes away on the terraces of the Mangatera River ...
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Lupins and toetoe near Colenso hut
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Distance: 365m away
Mangatera river bed near Colenso hut. The lupins were planted deliberately to help control erosion, but are now a pest. ...
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Unknown Campsite
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Private Hut (DOC).
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Distance: 2.2km away
Clearing next to a creek near Lake Colenso.
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DOC Tui ad.
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Distance: 2.6km away
Waoikotore Biv removed 'for maintenance'? Yeah right.
(Do you really think it's coming back?)
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Iron Bark Hut
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Distance: 4.1km away
Iron Bark Hut, Maropea River, Ruahine Ranges
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Iron Bark Hut
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Distance: 4.1km away
Iron Bark Hut, Maropea River, Ruahine Ranges
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Iron Bark Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 4.1km away
Iron Bark Hut sits on the western bank of the Maropea River in the Ruahine Ranges. It's a standard 6-bunk ...
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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: 4.9km 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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Ruahine Spectacular
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Distance: 5.3km away
A Committing Bush and Tops Trip in the Northern Ruahines, with Stunning Scenic Rewards
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Ruahine Corner Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 5.3km away
A six bunk, typical forestry style hut in the northern Ruahine Ranges, surrounded by a huge verandah, and an absolutely ...
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Ikawetea Forks Hut to Sentry Box Roadend: Musings on hypothermia.
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Distance: 5.3km away
A trip up Apias Creek in less than ideal conditions. Day two of a weekend trip to Ruahine Corner and ...
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Kylie Bivouac
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 3.
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Distance: 5.6km away
Kylie Bivouac (sleeps 2-3, tank water) may one day save someone's life on the exposed tops of the Ruahine Ranges ...
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Otukota Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 5.7km away
Otukota Hut sits on a small shelf 50m above the Maropea River. It's an older forestry-style hut in tatty condition ...
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Sparrowhawk Biv Barlow hut loop
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 5.9km away
A good solid Ruahine climb to a 3 person biv well situated with a great views, Tops travel then a ...
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Maropea Forks Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 6.7km away
Maropea Forks Hut is a typical forestry style 6-bunker on flats near the forks of the North and South Maropea ...
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Upper Makaroro Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 7.7km away
Upper Makaroro Hut (sleeps 4, wood-burning stove), lies adjacent to the Makaroro River in its upper reaches. It is a ...
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Upper Makaroro Hut, Eastern Ruahine Forest Park
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Distance: 7.7km away
This hut has 4 bunks and can be reached via Makaroro Roadend track via Parks Peak Hut (15km, 5-10 hrs) ...
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Barlow Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: 8.1km away
In 1983, Barrie Atkins of the NZFS had $50000 to spend in three weeks. So he purchased two huts from ...
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Barlow Hut
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Distance: 8.1km away
Barlow Hut is in the Ruahine Range about 2 - 3 hrs up the Makaroro River from the Waikamaka roadend
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Green and Golden Bell frog?
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Distance: 8.1km away
Found a small colony outside the front door of Barlow hut Ruahine forest park
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Walking the length of the Ruahines
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Distance: 8.5km 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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Sparrowhawk Bivouac
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 3.
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Distance: 8.5km away
Sparrowhawk Biviouac (sleeps 2-3, tank water) is one of the nicer biv's in the Ruahine's. The biv is a typical ...
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Mokai Patea Range, Ruahine
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Distance: 8.7km away
Looking east over the Mokai Patea range. taken Jan 2010
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Wakelings Hut
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Distance: 9.3km away
Wakelings Hut, by the Waikamaka River, Ruahine Ranges
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Wakelings Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 9.3km away
Wakelings Hut sits in beech forest on the south side of the Wakamaka River in the Ruahine Ranges. It's an ...
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Rockslide Hut rockslide!
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Distance: 9.7km away
The rockslide giving Rockslide Hut it's name. Apias creek, Ruahine Ranges.
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Rockslide Hut / Biv
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Distance: 9.7km away
A 2-bed dog-box bivvy with a two-bunk shelter tacked on. Interesting spot on gravel flats in Apias Creek, opposite the ...
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Rockslide Hut / Biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 9.7km away
A dog-box bivvy on Apias creek, with a full height shelter tacked on the door gable-end wall. The bivvy sleeps ...
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Parks Peak hut
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Distance: 9.9km away
A tidy new hut on the ridgeline above the Makaroro and Ohara Valleys, overlooking the Hawkes Bay and Guarvas. A ...
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Parks Peak Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 9.9km away
Parks Peak Hut (6 bunk, stove, tank water) is a new DoC hut on a cleared flat on the ridgeline ...
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Ikawetea Forks Hut
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Distance: 10.0km away
Ikawetea Forks Hut. A remote 6-bunk hut in the northern Ruahines on Apias Creek. Interesting creek travel upriver, and diverse ...
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