Waikamaka Hut

Te Atuaoparapara peak – Ruahine Forest Park

Date: 13-15 December 2024.
Trip type: Tramp(MF).
Location: Ruahine Forest Park.
Author: Lynsey.
Trampers: Lynsey (leader) , Aaron, Ellis, James .

It was timely that the Wilderness magazine had an article on negotiating scree, given that our descent from Te Atuaoparapara peak involved just that! We left Wellington train station at 5.30 pm on Friday and arrived at the road end (North Block road) at around 9.30 pm. It was then a 10 min walk to … Read more

Waikamaka Hut

Date: 1st-3rd April 2022.
Trip type: Tramp: Medium.
Location: Ruahines Forest Park.
Author: Emily.
Trampers: Emily (leader, author), Jamie, Anne, Delia, Tom, Jon, Amy-Lou, Sarah.

Photo credit: Emily. Waikamaka stream.

This trip started life as a short weekend trip to the Seaward Kaikoura range to do a Kowhai circuit but early on in the planning it was clear the ferry times were not going to accommodate our needs. Everyone who had already signed up was automatically transferred to my chosen alternative which was based around … Read more