Nearby | The log bridge on the way to the Matakuhia Hut

GPX file • Distance: less than 100m away

This is the track to the Upper Matakuhia Hut. It is possible to go further down the valley but the ... More ▶︎

Track • 6 – 10 days. Medium. One way. • Distance: 933m away

Majestic podocarp forest - straight-turnked trees, reaching for the sky, bearded in epiphytes, the forest floor below covered in a ... More ▶︎

Photograph • Distance: 1.5km away

Sign on the hut by the porch More ▶︎

Track • 1 – 2 days. Easy. Return via same track. • Distance: 1.5km away

An ideal easy overnight trip or can be done as a day trip More ▶︎

GPX file • Distance: 1.5km away

Most of the forest roads in the Kaiangaroa Forest require you to have a permit. At the moment they are ... More ▶︎

Photograph • Distance: 1.5km away

A lovely valley on the true left of the Waipunga River. More ▶︎

Place • Place. • Distance: 1.5km away

A fairly neglected area between the Whirinaki Forest and the Napier-Taupo Rd. Two old huts there and very overgrown tracks More ▶︎

Photograph • Distance: 3.6km away

This sign gives some idea of the standard of the track you are about to encounter heading downstream More ▶︎

Photograph • Distance: 3.6km away

A more rustic 8 bunk hut in the Matakuhia Valley More ▶︎

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 8. • Distance: 3.6km away

A more rustic hut, recently sporting a new paint job and a log fire placed where the old open fire ... More ▶︎

GPX file • Distance: 4.6km away

The route of my traverse of the Whirinaki Conservation Area following approximately the main divide - or at least the ... More ▶︎

Track • 2 days. Easy/medium. Loop track. • Distance: 5.7km away

An Easy two day loop in the Whirinaki Forest park More ▶︎

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). • Distance: 8.0km away

This is an old hut lower down the Matakuhia Valley. It was given a new coat of paint a few ... More ▶︎

Track • 1 day. Medium. Loop track. • Distance: 8.5km away

This extension to the Whirinaki - Mangamate Loop leads past a pumice cave to Upper Whirinaki Hut. The route is ... More ▶︎

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

Older 9 berth hut in the Whirinaki Forest. About 3 hrs from the plateau carpark or can be accessed from ... More ▶︎

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 9. • Distance: 8.6km away

A small hut in a large grassy clearing on the Whirinaki Track. More ▶︎