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Broken Ridge, Ruahine
Walking the length of the Ruahines
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10 – 25 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 478m 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: 2.6km away
Looking south along the Sawtooth towards Tiraha (Ruahine Ranges)
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Smiths Stream Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 2.9km away
On Smith Stream, Ruahine Forest Park. This is a good example of NZFS 4-bunk hut in original condition.
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Turn off to Pourangaki
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Distance: 3.0km away
Signpost marking the spur down to Pourangaki Hut off the ridge running SE from Mangaweka (Ruahine Ranges).
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Tarn Bivvy
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 3.3km away
Tarn biv, near the tarn on Black Ridge.
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Waterfall Hut (Ruahine Ranges)
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 3.3km 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: 3.3km away
An older hut in the heart of the Ruahines at the head of the Kawhatau River
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Ruahine Frost
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Distance: 3.5km 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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Pourangaki River
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Distance: 4.6km 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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Waikamaka Hut loo
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Distance: 4.7km away
Waikamaka hut has a loo like a rocket ship.
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Waikamaka Hut ( Herataunga TC)
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Distance: 4.7km 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: 4.7km 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: 4.7km 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: 4.7km 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 (derelict)
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC).
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Distance: 4.7km away
Waikamaka biv is derelict and overgrown, but it is still standing. Just across the stream from Waikamaka Hut.
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Waipawa Forks Hut 2012
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Distance: 4.7km 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: 4.7km away
Waikamaka Hut on a small terrace above the Waikamaka River 40 minutes downstream from Waipawa Saddle
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Top Maropea Hut 2012
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Distance: 4.7km 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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Waikamaka Bivouac interior
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Distance: 4.7km away
Waikamaka biv interior. taken 02-Jan-2010
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Waikamaka Bivouac 2012
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Distance: 4.7km away
February 2012. Still dry inside but very overgrown and gloomy
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Pourangaki Hut
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Distance: 4.8km 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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Waipawa Saddle
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Distance: 5.0km away
Moments before stepping over the lip onto the saddle and getting hammered by 100km/hr gusts very unpleasant
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Pourangaki Hut
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Distance: 5.4km 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: 5.4km 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: 5.4km away
A warm sheltered hut in the upper Pourangaki valley in the Ruahine Ranges
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Ruahine Bush
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Distance: 5.5km away
Just below the bush line from Wooden peg to Kelly Knight Hut.
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Purity Mangaweka Kelly Night loop
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2 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 5.6km away
Two huts, open tops, fantastic views on a fine day typical Ruahine travel.
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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: 5.7km away
A circuit in the Ruahines taking in three well equiped huts
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Howletts Hut
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Distance: 5.7km 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: 5.7km away
Howletts is ideally positioned to view the sun rising over Hawkes Bay
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Howletts Hut
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Standard Hut (Heretaunga Tramping Club). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: 5.7km 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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Longview Howletts Daphne Circuit
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Distance: 5.7km away
A circuit in the Ruahines taking in three well equiped huts
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Towards Mangaweka Trig in July
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Distance: 5.7km 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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Howletts Hut
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Distance: 5.7km away
Tucked into a fold in the ridge a welcome site on a bad day
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2 ice flowers
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Distance: 6.3km away
2 ice flowers near Mt Te Atuaoparapara. April 2009
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3 ice flowers
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Distance: 6.3km away
3 ice flowers near Mt Te Atuaoparapara. April 2009.
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Te Atuaoparapara
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Distance: 6.4km away
Te Atuaoparapara, south ridge (Ruahine Ranges)
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Te Atuaoparapara
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Distance: 6.4km 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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Te Atuaoparapara, Ruahine Forest Park
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Distance: 6.4km 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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The route from Longview Hut to Howletts Hut
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Distance: 6.4km 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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Daphne Hut
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Distance: 6.6km away
Showing Daphne Hut's location on the river bank
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Daphne Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: 6.6km away
8 to 10 person hut.It's in a stunning spot where the northern and western branches of the Tukituki converge. Note, ...
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Waipawa Forks Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
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Distance: 7.0km away
A bit rough considering it's a newer DOC hut - vandalism in the bunkroom on the right. 5 minutes up ...
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Waipawa Forks Hut
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Distance: 7.0km away
Nestled above the river on the true right side, this hut is a bit rough and has been vandalized to ...
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Benifits of Walking Friday
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Distance: 7.0km away
When there's nobody else around you can use as many mattresses as it takes to get a comfy bed.
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Kelly Knight Hut from above
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Distance: 7.2km 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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Kelly Knight Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: 7.2km 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
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Distance: 7.2km away
Situated in a pleasant clearing on a terrace above the Pourangaki river
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Rangiwahia Triangle Iron gate Alice Nash Memorial
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Distance: 7.3km away
Typical Ruahine weekend tramp 4 huts, open tops,river travel and some great bush.
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Descent to Triangle Hut
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Distance: 7.5km away
About 800 metrs the descent into pleasant bush is welcome on a hot day
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Sunrise Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
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Distance: 7.7km away
Popular day trip and weekend hut with great views over Hawkes Bay. Located in Buttercup Hollow on the Ruahine Range. ...
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Sunrise hut
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Distance: 7.7km away
Sunrise hut in the early morning sun. April 2009
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Cordyline Banksii ?
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Distance: 7.8km away
In Damp bush there where a couple of impressive specimens is the discription right
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Hmmmm....work or Tramping
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Distance: 7.8km away
Thursday night fine clear and hot fine dining on the verandah at Purity hut
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Inside
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Distance: 7.8km 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: 7.8km away
New Hut, wow how flash is this!! Sooo warm in here too, had to open windows!
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Purity Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 7.8km 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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Purity hut
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Distance: 7.8km away
Glad we walked up thursday night the view was stupendouse
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Purity Hut and View
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Distance: 7.8km away
In good weather Purity Hut has the most magnificent View
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Triangle Hut
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Distance: 7.8km away
6 bunk hut situated on a bench above the river very pleasant
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A Freezing River Trip in Winter
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Distance: 7.8km 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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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 7.8km 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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Triangle Hut
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Distance: 7.8km 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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Sunrise from Sunrise hut
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Distance: 7.8km away
Sunrise from Sunrise hut. taken April 2009
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The New Purity Hut, Western Ruahine
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Distance: 7.9km 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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Ruahines from Purity Hut
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Distance: 7.9km away
The Ruahine Ranges (Whanahuia Range) from Purity Hut
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Buttercup Hollow, Ruahine FP
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Distance: 7.9km away
Looking north up the range from Sunrise Hut on a crisp Winter's day.
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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: 7.9km away
Typical Ruahine weekend tramp 4 huts, open tops,river travel and some great bush.
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Armstrong saddle
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Distance: 8.2km away
Armstrong saddle with Ruapehu in the background. April 2009.
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Armstrong Saddle
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Distance: 8.4km away
Above Armstrong Saddle looking down onto Sunrise Hut and Central Hawke's Bay. Even Tomato Hill by Havelock North can be ...
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Armstrong Saddle
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Distance: 8.4km away
Above Armstrong Saddle looking down onto Sunrise Hut and Central Hawke's Bay. Even Tomato Hill by Havelock North can be ...
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Ruahines, looking West from Armstrong Saddle
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Distance: 8.4km away
Great views to be had from the saddle at any time of year (assuming you can get to it, the ...
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Shelter from the storm; a celebration of the six-bunker
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Distance: 8.5km 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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Triple X hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
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Distance: 8.5km away
Nice hut for camps, families etc
Only 15 min from road end with alot of space for camping etc
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Walking out.
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Distance: 8.7km 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: 8.7km 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: 8.7km 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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Tarn - Armstrong Saddle, Ruahine FP
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Distance: 8.8km away
A beautiful walk (when the wind permits) across Armstrong Saddle takes you down to Top Maropea or over the tops ...
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Top Maropea Hut
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Distance: 8.9km away
Top maropea hut August 2009 on fine day after recent snow
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Top Maropea Hut
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Distance: 8.9km away
Lovely old NZFS hut built for deer cullers in the 60s or 70s, it has been repainted, however remains cold ...
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Top Maropea Hut at dawn
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Distance: 8.9km away
Very tidy little 4 bunk historic hut in Ruahine FP. Excellent camping spot just a few metres away.
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Ruahine tops on a fine day Magic
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Distance: 8.9km away
Sign post to Mckinnon with a perfect backdrop
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Top Maropea Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 8.9km away
A gem of an old NZFS hut built in the 60s or 70s for deer cullers, this hut is a ...
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And then it turned cold and windy
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Distance: 8.9km 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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Above Rangiwahia Hut, looking towards Maungahuia
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Distance: 9.0km away
Looking towards Maungahuia (1583m) Part of the Rangiwahia - Deadmans Ridge circuit. July 2012
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Long view to Howletts
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Distance: 9.2km away
Started out a beautiful day but rapidly closed in Looking North towards the Daphne Howletts turn off
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Longview to Howletts
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Distance: 9.2km away
Moments before the clag decended the rest of the weekend was wet and misty
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Maungahuia
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Distance: 9.6km away
Frozen tarn and Maungahuia (1583m), above Rangiwahia Hut. Part of the Rangi - Deadmans Ridge Circuit. July 2012
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