Parks Peak Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday September 12, 2015. Map: BK37 Due to the seriously bad weather forecast, we changed the scheduled tramp to Parks Peak Hut. We would be sheltered from the high winds and the cold southerly blast. And so we set off up the Sentry Box track to the ridge, from Mangleton… [Read More]
The answer was blowin’ in the wind
Top Maropea Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday August 1, 2015 Map: BK36 The wind was atrocious. We could hear it raging from the car park at North Block Road, so the chances of us getting to Top Maropea Hut would be nigh-on impossible if the sound was our yardstick. So we enjoyed the walk up to… [Read More]
A walk in the snow, sunny and easy
Hinerua Hut, Ruahine FP, Wednesday 22 July 2015 Map: BL36 A big group was out, which called for hiring an extra van. Fresh snow reasonably low down on the Ruahine Range was a beautiful sight as we made our way south on Highway 50. Turning first into Wakarara Road then Lookout Road, we came to… [Read More]
A good day’s walk, ending in a rainy afternoon
Golden Crown – Sentry Box Circuit, Saturday July 18 2015 Map: BK37 Saturday tramp day rolled around and once again the weather forecast was for heavy rain, although not perhaps until the afternoon. Six hardy souls ventured out anyway, determined to get a walk in. As we had two vehicles, one was driven to the… [Read More]
How not to go tramping
The A-Frame (Travers Hut), Ruahine FP, Wednesday June 10 2015 With eight on board the van and four in a car, we set off from Church Road at 7.30, picking up Rosemary and Vic along the way and arriving at the road end at 9.15. The forecast was for gale-force nor’westerlies and rain towards evening…. [Read More]
A warming open fire in Top Maropea Hut – but oh, what a mess
Top Maropea Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday/Sunday May 30/31, 2015 Queen’s Birthday weekend, and Les and I only wanted to do an overnight tramp. We decided that Top Maropea would be a good short trip to a lovely hut. We expected snow, as the tops were well covered during May’s cold spell, and encountered it near… [Read More]
Red lining a few more Ruahine Forest Park tops
Smith Stream Hut, Ruahine Forest Park, ANZAC weekend, April 25/26 2015. Maps: BK36 and BL36 Les and I are gradually crossing off parts of the Ruahine Forest Park that we have not tramped (it’s called ‘red lining’). The trip this weekend was to complete a circuit of the Ruahine tops, and spend a night in… [Read More]
A loop walk to Colenso Trig via the Mokai Patea Range
Kawhatau Base – Crow Hut – Colenso Trig – Kawhatau base circuit, Easter Weekend 2015 This is a magic trip to do in the Ruahine Forest Park and encompasses a superb range of fauna and scenery over a full two-day hike. We recommend it as one that has a huge variety in quite a small… [Read More]
A great Plan B, down the shingle slide
Waipawa River North Arm, Ruahine FP. Saturday February 14, 2015. Map BK36 When we arrived at Sunrise Hut, it was clear that the trip over to Sparrowhawk Bivvy would have to be changed. What was the point in going across the tops when you could not see anything? One look above Sunrise Hut, where we… [Read More]
Like a motorway (they said)
Waikamaka Hut via Waipawa Saddle, Wednesday 21 January 2015 Map: BK36 That’s referring to the track alongside the upper reaches of the Waipawa River. It was cut (or recut) last year and makes such a big difference to the ease and travelling time along those sections of the river. We were probably travelling faster than… [Read More]
A “top” hut in the Ruahine Forest Park
Top Gorge Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday January 17 2015 Map BL36. For some more pix, please see our Facebook page. The first tramp for 2015 was new hut to visit for me, and a long time since the last visit for some of our older club members. We had put this tramp on the list… [Read More]
Still unexplored … the Waipawa River North Arm
Sunrise Hut, North Arm of Waipawa River, Saturday December 13, 2014 Ruahine FP, Map BK36 The north arm of the Waipawa River is not an area that I have tramped, so this was on my to-do list. Unfortunately, it still is, due to my own indecision. We made it up to Sunrise Hut, and checked… [Read More]
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