Sayer Hut

Is Sayer Hut the oldest hut in the Tararua Range?

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Date: October 2016.
Trip type: Tramp.
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Tony G.
Trampers: Tony G.

Photograph of Sayer Hut taken at night with the interior lit by candlelight

Is Sayer Hut the oldest hut in the Tararua Range? Sayer Hut at Totara Flats in the Tararua Range is the oldest hut in the Tararua Forest Park and it has an interesting history. Yes, Sayer Hut is the oldest tramping hut in the Tararua Range and has a fascinating story to tell. In 1878 … Read more

Tramping to Sayer Hut

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Date: 21st-22nd May.
Trip type: Tramp: Easy Medium.
Location: Southern Tararuas.
Author: Sam W.
Trampers: Jamie (leader), Garth, Hugo, Sam.

We met at the train station at 7am except for Hugo who met us at the trail head before setting out on our adventure at 8:50. The weather was looking good as the winds had changed to a southerly and the rain stopped. We forded a small river in our SUV that was fairly high … Read more

Sayer Hut

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Date: 18-19 November 2017.
Trip type: Easy-Medium Tramping.
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Jarra.
Trampers: Uta (leader), Jarra, Teall and Karen.

As a group of four we set out mid morning from the Holdsworth car park – choosing to take the track that passes the rocky lookout. This was a nice place to stop for a late morning snack and admire the view. We stopped for lunch at the river and enjoyed a few moments of … Read more