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A look at the new, improved Mackintosh Hut

April 29, 2009 by Geoff Donkin Leave a Comment

Up The Rogue and down Mackintosh Spur, April 10 2009. Map: U20

Trampers: Julia Mackie, Murray Goss, John Marshall, Paul Exeter, Paul Hendy, Denise Payne, Rosemary Jeffery, Gordon Tapp, John Dobbs, Sue Marshall, Alex Thomason, Ted Angove and Geoff Donkin

Two of the group headed off to Mackintosh Hut via the direct route. The rest headed off through the dark forest of douglas fir trees to the Tutaekuri River. Then up The Rogue with some of us pulling small pinus contorta on the way up. Part way up The Rogue, the front part of the group disturbed a wasps’ nest next to the track. Two trampers at the rear got the insects’ revenge.

On top of the ridge, there was still a fair bit of snow, still powdery. Walking along towards The Tits and Kaiarahi, we felt the cold wind coming from the West. A good time to put on windproof parkas.

Onto Kaiarahi, with parts of the track offering some protection from the wind, and down to the start of Mackintosh Spur. There is a lot of large pinus contorta, some of which protrudes right over the track. As we went down, the snow melted and dripped from the trees. We found a good lunch spot in the sun and out of the wind.

Leisurely break at the extended Mackintosh HutMackintosh Hut has been increased in size. It now has eight benched bunks with a large verandah. It is a big improvement on the original. The verandah has hooks for coats and wires under the roof to hang washing and the windows have little air vents at the top to allow for circulation. There were three hunters in residence.

After lunch, we headed across the plateau and down to the Tutaekuri River. Now that the three-wire bridge has gone, there is no fun in the new solid bridge that’s replaced it. A steep climb out to the forestry road and back to the Lakes Road car park. We noted about 12 cars parked – presumably owned by hunters – before heading home.

Filed Under: Recent trips Tagged With: Kaiarahi, Mackintosh Spur, The Rogue

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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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