Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

A Ruahine circuit Waitangi weekend
Friday, 06 February 2015

It has to start somewhere. Sentry Box Hut, Waitangi Day

Climbing towards Parks Peak

Pohatuhaha trig

Is there something you need to tell us, Elisabeth?

Oh really?

Heading towards Ohawai

Memories of past trips: Black Hill and Aorangi

Nomans

Diane's Hut

I'm gonna lead a trip to the Otupae Range one day....

Somewhere in the foreground this photo there are 5 deer!

Taruarau biv

Descending towards Shutes in the hot sun

Shutes Hut. Maybe they were a hazard, but sadly DOC has felled the pine trees Alex Shute planted almost 100yrs ago.

Cooling off in the Koau Stream. Still a way to go to ....

.... Ruahine hut. It was great to find it empty when we arrived in the dark.

Awesome scree descent to Big Hill Stream, not far from ...

Dead Dog hut.

Herricks Hut was quite a few hours stream bashing further on, having overshot the start of the sidle track.

GPS track. 60km.