Renata Ridge

Slimy slug but no steel ladder: Field Hut, Renata Hut – Tararua Forest Park

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Date: 10 - 12 March 2023.
Trip type: Tramp (MF).
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Sam Davis.
Trampers: Sam D (co-leader), Anne DF (co-leader), Erik B, Leo P, Jamie HE, James W.

While it was not the trip we had planned originally, our 50km+ Ōtaki Forks circuit tramp had a little bit of everything: views, blue skies, slugs and slips. Our intention had been to stay at Maungahuka Hut on Saturday evening. Maungahuka is known as a difficult hut to reach. It involves climbing a steel ladder, … Read more

Renata Ridge

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Date: 2-4 October 2015.
Trip type: Medium tramp.
Location: Renata Ridge, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Frances.
Trampers: WeiMin (leader), Debbie, Frances.

There’s nothing like gale forecasts of 100 km/hr to lend the run-up to the weekend a slight nervous edge. But spirits were high in the minibus so I could only assume either the others hadn’t seen the forecast or that I was the mad one: that heading up to a ridge with that forecast was … Read more