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Eastern Hut Hut
A Total Tararua Traverse
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8 – 16 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 3.8km 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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Alpha Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 16.
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Distance: 3.8km away
The first Alpha Hut was built in 1915, the 2nd replaced it in 1953 ( it was 6 yards inside ...
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Smith Creek Shelter
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Shelter (DOC).
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Distance: 4.5km 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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Southern Crossing Tararuas
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Distance: 5.0km 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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Tutuwai Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
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Distance: 5.4km away
Set on a bank above a river flat (good camping). Gas stoves and running water. Potbelly stove. Well-built modern hut.
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Kaitoke to Greytown via Tutuwai & Mt.Reeves, Tararua Forest Park
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Distance: 5.4km 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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Elder Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 5.4km away
A tidy, new 4-bunk hut on the exposed summit of Elder Peak. Features windows round 2 sides looking over the ...
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Working Boots
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Distance: 6.2km away
My boots and rainbow leggings - 2 days into Southern Crossing of Tararua Range
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Smith Creek up close and personal.
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Distance: 6.2km 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: 6.2km away
Shot these amazing looking guys on my recent trip through the Tauherenikau Valley and over Mt.Reeves.
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Feeder Creek Tauherenikau Valley nr Tutuwai Hut
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Distance: 6.5km away
Feeder Creek Tauherenikau Valley nr Tutuwai Hut - the track crosses an open expanse of rocky river bed for a ...
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Waiohine River Valler Reeves Track End
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Distance: 6.5km away
Waiohine River Valler Reeves Track End
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Northern Wairarapa from Mt Reeves Track
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Distance: 6.5km away
Northern Wairarapa from Mt Reeves Track
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Tararua Peaks from Mt.Reeves
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Distance: 6.5km away
In the far distance you can just make out the Tararua Peaks from Mt Reeves. The Tauherenikau Valley is in ...
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Southern Crossing of the Tararuas
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3 – 4 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 6.6km 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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Mt. Hector
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Distance: 6.8km away
Looking across the Tararua main range from Mt. Hector to Alpha Hut.
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Mt. Hector
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Distance: 6.8km away
Looking across the Tararua main range from Mt. Hector to Alpha Hut. November 2007
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Kaitoke - Holdsworth (Totara Flats)
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2 – 3 days. Easy. One way.
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Distance: 6.9km away
Three low bush saddles separate two long and scenic river valleys.
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Route Guide: Kaitoke - Holdsworth
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Distance: 6.9km 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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Memorial Cross on Mt Hector September 2012
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Distance: 7.3km 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: 7.3km away
Photo taken facing the west coast towards Otaki from the summit of Mount Hector.
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Mt Hector from Fields Peak
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Distance: 7.3km away
View of Mt Hector and surrounds from Fields Peak.
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Mt Hector Memorial Cross
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Distance: 7.3km 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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Cone Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 12.
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Distance: 7.7km 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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A billy at Cone Hut
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Distance: 7.7km 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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Mount Hector
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Distance: 7.9km 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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Wellington and Kaikoura peaks from Kime
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Distance: 8.1km away
Wellington and Kaikaoura peaks from near Kime hut. taken Feb 2009.
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Descent to Kime Hut...
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Distance: 8.1km away
12 March 2011 - Nice day but the tops were a bit cloudy (funny that!)
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Kime Hut - Tararuas
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Distance: 8.2km away
Kime Hut November 2007 on a jaunt to Mt.Hector for the weekend.
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Tararua main ridge
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4 – 8 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 8.2km away
The length of the tracked Tararuas along the main ridge from Mangahao (behind Shannon) to Kaitoke.
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Kime Hut
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Distance: 8.2km 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
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
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Distance: 8.2km 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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Tararua Middle loop
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3 – 5 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 8.2km away
A 4-5 day loop from Otaki Forks following the main ridge of the Tararuas
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Kime Hut
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Distance: 8.2km 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: 8.2km 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: 8.2km away
View of Kapiti Island and the Horowhenua from Kime Hut Tararua Range.
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Kime Hut replacement
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Distance: 8.2km 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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New Kime Hut
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Distance: 8.2km 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 in mid summer
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Distance: 8.2km away
On a calm sunny day there is no better place
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Kime Hut
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Distance: 8.2km away
Kime Hut, Tararua Range near Mt Hector August 2010. One of the coldest huts in the Tararua's
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The Tararua Range
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Distance: 8.4km 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: 8.4km 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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Winchcombe Bivvy No. 3
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Distance: 8.4km 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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Bridge Peak looking towards Otaki Forks & Table Top
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Distance: 8.9km 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: 8.9km 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: 8.9km away
View looking north comming down from Kime Hut.Otaki/sea to the left.
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View west from the Tararua Ranges.
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Distance: 8.9km away
View from bridge peak looking west overlooking the Otaki forks, the Otaki river & Otaki at the top.
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Renata Hut
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Distance: 9.1km away
Renata Hut on the Renata ridge between the old logging road from the Akatarawa summit and Elder Hut. An old ...
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Renata Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 9.1km away
An older club hut, last of a kind. Opened in 1956.
Unfortunately close to a road end, so popular with people ...
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Rainbow under Neill Peak
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Distance: 9.6km away
We were chasing rainbows all morning.
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Maungahuka and the Tararua Peaks from Cone
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Distance: 9.7km away
Maungahuka and the Tararua Peaks from Cone
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Tararua Forest Park
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Conservation Park. 1165.35km2.
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Distance: 9.8km 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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