Cascade Hut, Kaimanawa FP, Sat/Sun 16/17 November 2019. Map: BH36 Banner Pix: The cascades after which the hut is named. Two minutes walk from the hut. Off we headed on the Taupo road early on Saturday morning and it wasn’t long before the wipers came on. A few of us, I am sure, were thinking… [Read More]
Kaka calls, cascades, sunshine and beech forest
Cascade Hut, Kaimanawa Forest Park, Saturday/Sunday August 27-28 2011. Map: BH36 Motutere There were only three of us for this weekend trip. We arrived at the end of Clements Mill Road (off Tahaura Rd), all looking forward to the tramp. There were a lot of vehicles parked in the bays off the road, which worried… [Read More]
To Cascade Hut – a journey of ups, downs and roundabouts
Cascade Hut, August 23-24, 2008. Map: U19 Trampers: Ted Angove, Paul Exeter, Russell Greer, Alison Greer, Rosemary Jeffery, Julia Mackie (reporter) and Sue Marshall In September 2008’s edition of Wilderness magazine, this walk is described as “moderately hard.” Indefatigable Paul Exeter describes it as “easy and undulating.” But that’s how Paul describes all the other… [Read More]