Pohangina Saddle

Howletts Hut – Ruahine Forest Park

Date: 8-10 September 2023.
Trip type: Tramp(M).
Location: Ruahine Ranges.
Author: Sarah H.
Trampers: Monique B (leader), Marie-Pascale, Sarah H.

Saturday After camping overnight at ANZAC Park, Norsewood, on the Friday night, we drove down Kashmir Road to the Moorcock carpark (via coffee and breakfast treats at the excellent Café Norsewood – highly recommended!). The road sign isn’t kidding when it says steep gradient, and it took a couple of goes to get the car … Read more

Howletts Hut

Date: 28 Feb to 1 Mar, 2020.
Trip type: M tramp.
Location: Ruahine Forest Park.
Author: Kesh.
Trampers: Byron, Bethany, Kesh, Matt C, Dan (leader).

In the quest to explore more of my backyard, I signed up for the Howlett’s Hut tramp, my very first with the WTMC. We met Dan, our leader, at Platform 9 on Friday evening, to gather along with Tash’s Easy-Medium group heading to Ruahine NP. All eleven of us piled into the van to drive … Read more