Zekes Hut

Ruapehu Lodge and Zekes Hut

Date: 12-14 December 2025.
Trip type: Tramp (Easy-Medium and Medium).
Location: Ruapehu Lodge, Tongariro National Park and Zekes Hut, Hihitahi Forest Sanctuary.
Author: Hugo.
Trampers: Daniel (leader), Ellis (leader), Hugo, India, James, Marlies, Bex, Isabelle, Andrea, Francois-Guillaume, Radhika and Akshara.

We left the station on the dot of 4pm, with a van full of Wellington’s finest. Our trip to WTMC’s legendary, lovely Ruapehu Lodge was disturbed firstly by a tramper performing some emergency mergers and acquisitions in Levin, and later an emergency burger stop at the piiza[sic] shop in Bulls. Once we arrived at the … Read more

Zekes Hut – Hihitahi Forest Sanctuary

Date: 12-13 Aug 2023.
Trip type: Tramp(EM).
Location: Hihitahi Forest Sanctuary.
Author: Mandy S.
Trampers: Jacqui B (leader), David B, Mandy S, Karen F.

This was my first overnight trip with the club, and first overnight trip in general since 2014, so I was excited to re-acquaint myself with hut life! Saturday We met at Wellington train station on Saturday morning and, after a lunch stop at the Brown Sugar cafe in Taihape, parked up as close to the … Read more