Mangahao roadend

Burn Hut

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Date: 16-17 June 2012.
Trip type: Easy Medium Tramp.
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Debbie Buck.
Trampers: Jenny Beaumont (leader), Donna Maher, Debbie Buck, Clare Todd, Anthony Schroeder, Bernie Smithyman, Jennifer Hale, Jamie Sirios and (Harry Smith - kind of on the trip but kind of doing a solo trip).

On a dreary Saturday morning we contemplated alternative routes as we made our way to Levin. A southerly was forecast and there was already snow on the coastal foothills of the Kapiti coast. As we ascended the windy road to Mangahao Dam 2, the sunny calm weather convinced us to stick with our planned trip … Read more

Mangahao Valley to Ohau

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Date: 15-17 June 2012.
Trip type: Medium Fit Tramp.
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Alistair Young.
Trampers: Amanda Wells (Leader), Richard Lardner, Rowena, Katy Glennie, Kevin Cole, Steve Austin, Alistair Young.

Friday night we made the long drive from Levin to the Mangahou road end. The evening was cold but very still at the tail end of the miserable southerly which had blown hard all week. Morning saw a cold and very light drizzle, we donned coats and warms and made haste round the lake, getting … Read more