A Ruahine trip staying at Pourangaki Hut. Saturday - From the road end at Kohunui, up passed Purity Hut and along the Hawkes Bay Ridge section of the Hikurangi Range to Wooden Peg and Iron Peg. Then further along the range to the spur down to the Pourangaki River. Then up the river a short distance and up to Pourangaki Hut. Sunday - Up the track from the hut to the Whanahuia Range and over Pourangaki and along and down to Kelly Knight Hut. Then down the Pourangaki River siddle track and out along the farm land to the cars.
Saturday, 18 May 2013
Waiting for a glimpse of the awesome view over the Kawhatau headwaters
Fun scrambling along the Hawkes Bay Ridge section of the Hikurangi Range
Spur to Pourangaki Hut
Gloomy Sunday morning at Pourangaki Hut
Overnight rain and rising river meant we had to take the high level route to Kelly Knight Hut