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Oamaru Hut

A long day’s walk in the Kaimanawas

February 23, 2013 by John Russell Leave a Comment

Te Iringa, Oamaru Hut, Poronui Station. Kaimanawa Forest Park.
Saturday, February 23 2013
Map: BH37

A van-load of nine day trippers set off from an overcast Napier, looking forward to spending a day in the Kaimanawas. On the Rangitaiki Plains, we caught a glimpse of Mt Ngauruhoe as the weather was clear and John Marshall was dropped off on the Taupo Road to spend a day looking for wild orchids. He was to be picked up on the way home.

We set off around 9 am and managed a to get clear view of Ruapehu and Nguaruhoe near the start of the track.

By the time we stopped for a morning tea break at the old hut site, the weather had turned very mild and warm. Ted and Paul decided to go back due to a sore knee, and we continued all the way to Poronui.

Oamaru HutWe had lunch at the usual spot in a clearing by the river (about 30 minutes before the swing bridge); beautiful and mild, with the river quite low and crystal-clear water. We arrived at Oamaru Hut about 2.45pm after about a five-hour walk. It looked like a couple of hunters were in residence.

Instead of the old route along the river, there is a new track which goes up and over – no doubt to avoid private land – although we probably could have stayed in the river a bit longer without any problem.

At one stage, we missed the turn-off due to not seeing the orange marker but luckily only lost about five minutes as the route was easy to find via a quick backtrack.

This is by far the worst part of the tramp –the last three hours or so to the Poronui gate are particularly monotonous and hard on the feet. Personally, I would prefer to go back the same way as the forest is so beautiful.

After about three hours, we arrived at the van, some with very sore feet and blisters. We left at 6 pm, arrived back in Napier around 7.45. All in all, a worthwhile day, particularly in the forest.

Trampers: Ted Angove, Paul Exeter, Jude Paton, Sue Martin, Murray Goss, Isobel Holdaway, John Marshall, Ali Hollingsworth, and reporter John Russell

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We are a group of like-minded people who love the great outdoors. We tramp mostly in the Hawke’s Bay province, in remote areas such as the Kaweka and Ruahine Ranges; but we also travel longer distances to new places, for longer walks.

The Napier Tramping Club was established in 1974 and has about 70 members. We belong to the Federated Mountain Clubs of NZ Inc (FMC) and run Saturday, full-weekend and Wednesday tramps, every fortnight.

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