Windy Tops

Tag: tararuas

  • Daywalk: Towards Kime Hut

    Date: 10th December, 2006
    Location: Tararua Forest Park
    Huts visited: Parawai Lodge (0 nights), Field Hut (0 nights)
    People: Just me
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    I had a free Sunday, so I decided to drive to Otaki Forks and walk up past Field Hut. I almost got to Kime Hut, at about 1440 metres (1300 metres above the forks), but I ended up turning around and going back before finally getting there, because the snow was a bit slushy on the top and I was getting awkwardly close to risking getting stuck. (Plus it looked as if the weather might get worse for a while.)

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  • Trip: Jumbo / Holdsworth Loop

    Who would have thought that a mountain range named after a brand of spreadable butter could be so pointy?

    Dates: 1st – 3rd December, 2006
    Location: Tararua Forest Park
    Huts visited: Holdsworth Lodge (1 night), Atiwhakatu Hut (0 nights), Jumbo Hut (1 night), Powell Hut (0 nights), Mountain House Shelter (0 nights).
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  • Trip: Waitewaewae Hut

    Waitewaewae Hut
    Waitewaewae Hut.

    Dates: 9th – 11th September, 2006
    Location: Tararua Forest Park
    Huts visited: Parawai Lodge (1 night), Waitewaewae Hut (1 night)
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    This was a WTMC easy-rated trip to Waitewaewae Hut in the Tararua ranges, from Sep 9th to 11th 2006, but most people agreed that it would have been better rated Easy-Medium.

    This post is a trip report. You can find other trip reports about other places linked from the Trip Reports Page, or by browsing the Trip Reports Category.

    We stayed the night at Parawai Lodge, which is a basic 18 bunk hut just over the swing bridge at Otaki Forks. The DOC information says it takes 4 hours to get to Waitewaewae, but this figure seems to be very misleading. (It’s probably for people who are quite fit and don’t stop for lunch.) It took us about 7 hours give or take a little.

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