This fabulous 84km circuit of some of the northern Ruahines tops has it all. Rolling tussock tops, steep crumbling ridgelines, stream travel and tussock tablelands. Travel on the some of the recently maintained tracks was quick and easy while some of the unmaintained ridge routes were badly overgrown with lots of regrown.
Check out the route description here.
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Carpark before crossing Makaroro river
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Views start appearing around SH952
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View southwest
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View north along ridgeline
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Parks Peak Hut
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View south down ridge from Pohatuhaha
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Pohatuhaha Trig
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View east from Pohatuhaha
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View south to Pohatuhaha
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Aranga Hut (private)
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View northwest to Ruapehu
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Rolling tops around Trig at 1406
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View southeast to Parks Peak ridgeline
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View north from saddle east of Piopio
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Ruapehu looks close but is 60km away
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On track NW towards Potae
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Track intersection on Patae rideline
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View SE along ridgeline to SH1503
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Fabulous strands of cedar along ridgeline to Ruahine corner
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Looking to Ruahine Corner hut
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Huge tussock plateau at Ruahine Corner
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Ruahine Corner Hut
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Cliffs at Potae
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Potae
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View north from Potae to Te Rakauriuiakura
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Looking south from Potae into the Magatera river catchment
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Headwaters of the Mangatera river
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Colenso Hut
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Lake Colenso
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View down to Lake Colenso
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Unknown Campsite
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View from track down to Maropea Forks
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Maropea Forks Hut
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Navigational error - decending down to Wakelings Hut instead of continuing along ridgeline. No obvious intersection on ridge!!!
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Gale force winds had us camping on the bushline at GR1869162 5593173 just above the big slip. A few small tarns (puddles) provided water.
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Gale force winds turned to rain and then snow during the night.
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Zoomed in pic of Top Maropea hut
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View up ridgeline from campsite
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View down to campsite at the bushline
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View down ridgeline
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Heading towards Te Atuaoparapara in the far distance
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Sidling under some of the steeper tops
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Looking towards Te Atuaoparapara from around SH1546
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Te Atuaoparapara
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View NE from saddle below Te Atuaoparapara
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Siddling around ice covered Te Atuaoparapara to get to Sunrise hut
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View NE to summit intersection to Armstrong saddle
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Looking back along ridgeline we climbed up from campsite
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Looking up to Te Atuaoparapara from saddle
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Sunrise Hut
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Climbing back up to to Armstrong saddle
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Heading towards sh1476
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Ascending Maropea
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Looking north from below Maropea to Orupu
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Intersection to Sparrowhawke Biv
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Sparrowhawk Biv
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Looking east down to the Makaroro river
