Mania Track - Pourangaki - Pari Stream 8-9 May

Another stunning Ruahine trip. Saturday - We left the Titirangi road end and headed up the track to the Whanahuia Range. Then north along the range over Maungamahue and then down to Pourangaki Hut. Sunday - Down to the Pourangaki River and down the river to Kelly Knight Hut for lunch. Then we traveled downstream using parts of the track to the Pari Stream junction. Then up Pari Stream to where a track took us up to join the track we used the day before, about where it enters the bush. Then back to the cars.
Saturday, 08 May 2010

View from Mania Track

Whanahuia tops

And again

Approaching the summit of Mania Track spur

Looking across the Oroua Heads to Te Hekenga

Maungamahue

Whanahuia Range leading towards Te Hekenga and the Sawtooth

Gareth capturing the scenes

Tony, caught pointing!

Descending from Maungamahue

River below the Pourangaki Hut bridge

Pourangaki pool by the bridge

Kelly Knight Hut bridge

Papa bluff in the lower Pourangaki