Central Te Hoe Hut, via Te Hoe River Saturday/Sunday January 26-27 2013 Map: BH39 The drive into the airstrip, where the tramp begins, is through a private forestry block called Maungataniwha, for which we were fortunate enough to have permission and an escort. Maungataniwha Native Forest comprises 6,120 hectares of native forest straddling the ridge… [Read More]
An Easter special tramp in Whirinaki FP
Easter tramp into Whirinaki Forest Park April 6-9, 2012 Friday – River Road to Moerangi Hut Hoping to escape the prior week of claggy, drizzly conditions, we headed off to the northern end of one of everyone’s favourite tramping places. The big washout a few kms in along the Waipunga Road has been repaired and… [Read More]