Tramping to Sayer Hut

9 Feb 202429 Sep 2022 by Jacqui

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

9 Feb 202420 Dec 2017 by Jacqui

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

Sayer Hut – the oldest hut in the Tararua

4 Feb 20245 Oct 2016 by Tony Gazley

Sayer Hut, the oldest hut in the Tararua Range Photos of the outside and inside of Sayer Hut in the Waiohine Valley of the Tararua Range Sayer Hut is the oldest tramping hut in the Tararua Range and has a fascinating story to tell. In 1878 Sayer and Potts were prospecting for gold at Totara … Read more