Upper Te Hoe Hut, Whirinaki FP, Sat/Sun 24/25 August 2019. Map BG38 Banner Pix: Sidling through the bush We watched the temperature gauge plummet as we left the Napier/Taupo road and headed along the potholes to our first stop, Plateau car park, from where Julia was to start her six- or seven-hour tramp via the… [Read More]
‘Lost and found’ on the trek to Mangamate Hut
Mangamate Hut, Whirinaki FP, Sat/Sun 23/24 March 2019 Banner Pix: The weekenders before leaving Mangamate Hut Nine trampers in two vehicles left SH5 for an hour’s drive to the Plateau car park over a very bumpy, pot-holed shingle road – not designed for cars. At 9.30, we headed off along the uphill track leading to… [Read More]
