Category Orongorongo

The Orongorongo River and surrounding ranges

Waerenga Hut About Waerenga Hut in the Orongorongo Valley

2016-03-20-Bushcraft Photos from TTC Bushcraft Weekend At Waerenga Hut, March 2016. A good time was had by all!
2013-10-05-Mt Matthews Photos from Mt Matthews
2013-04-14-Mt Matthews Photos from Mt Matthews day trip April 14 2013 led by Daniel Rogerson
2012-Bushcraft Photos from Bushcraft 2012
2010-06-16 Tararuas and Orongorongos
2018-01-17-Mukamukaiti To the top of Mukamukaiti Stream & down Tapokopoko and Paua Ridge
2017-12-06-South Saddle A hot steep climb up Goat Stream Spur to South Saddle.
2017-11-08-Matthews An attempt at the Grand Traverse of Mathews.
2017-10-25-Wootton Stream A circuit to Tapokopoko through some rugged bush country
2017-10-25-Kotumu A trip up steep difficult terrain to Kotumu summit
2017-09-06-Scholes Creek-Turere Valley A trip to investigate waterfalls and side streams.
2017-07-19-Whakanui Creek Two trips to locate a particular waterfall
2017-06-14-Turere Stream A new Turere crossing between the McKerrow and Whakanui tracks
2017-01-28-Ryan Creek-Wharepapa Hut Investigating the Lost Lakes feeding Ryan Creek.
2017-01-17-Graces Stream A trip up Grace's Stream, up a ridge & back along Clay ridge
2016-12-07-Papatahi A search for the Lost Lake, about 1km NNE of Papatahi
2016-11-02-Waiorongamai 27 river crossings to get to the Waiorongomai Hut.
2016-08-21-Mc Kerrow-Whakanui A loop leading to the McKerrow Track, & onto the upper Turere, & Whakanui track.
2016-07-03-Browns Stream A day trip on Jans Track to the main range.
2016-03-30-Mc Kerrow Stream A walk up the rough McKerrow stream, sidling around pools & waterfalls
2016-03-13-Tapokopoko A day trip to the tops of the Orongorongos.
2016-02-10-Whakanui Creek Along the Whakanui down to the Whakanui Creek & out along the East Whakanui.
2016-01-13-The Peak Rimutaka Range A round trip to The Peak from the Orongorongo River
2015-07-18-Atiwhakatu Hut A gourmet lunch at Atiwhakatu Hut
2015-02-18-Tapokopoko Stream A walk up the West Branch and spurs of the Tapokopoko Stream
2014-12-17-Turere Ridge-Turere Stream Up the Turere ridge from the Orongorono track then down to the Turere stream and back.
2014-12-05-Waerenga-Mt Mathews A weekend at Waeranga with a day trip to South Saddle and Mt Mathews
2014-10-28-Papatahi A climb of Papatahi in bad weather starting at North Boulder Creek.
2014-04-02-Matthews Climb of Matthews via Matthews Stream
2014-03-19-Tapokopoko Stream A trip up near Greens Stream and over the Rimutaka Range to Tapokopoko Stream
2013-12-04-Tapokopoko Orongorongo An off-track trip from the Orongorongo river to Tapokopoko, Rimutaka Range
2013-08-21-Mc Kerrow-Cattle Ridge Along Graces Stream, up Clay Ridge to McKerrow & back via Cattle ridge.
2013-06-09-Waerenga Hut A trip to Waerenga Hut to dedicate the Michael Taylor memorial dry stone seat.
2013-05-11-Skull Gully Wainuiomata A trip in the Wainuiomata Water Catchment Area to Skull Gully & Drummond Ridge
2013-04-14-Mt Matthews A climb of Matthews by an off-track route.
2013-02-27-Orongorongo Valley-Turere Lodge A night at Turere Lodge & visits to Waeranga & Haurangi Lodges.
2012-09-15-Warenga Hut A gourmet weekend at Warenga Hut
2012-08-22-Turere Waterfall A day trip along the Whakanui track then down a ridge to the Turere Waterfall
2012-01-26-Catchpool South Saddle-Matthews Track A day trip to South Saddle and ferocious winds.
2011-05-18-Sinclair Creek A day trip circum-navigating Sinclair Creek in the Wainuiomata catchment of WRC forest
2010-06-27-Orongorongo Huts Two separate day trips to view two new DOC huts in the Orongorongos.
2010-04-24-East Wakanui A day of track clearing on the East Wakanui track, using the old pack track as access
2010-04-18-Whakanui Stm Traverse A day trip along the Whakanui Track to the East Whakanui Track via an off track crossing of Whakanui Stm
2010-03-10-Wootton Stream-Tapokopoko An energetic day walk from the Orongorongo Track, up the Wootton Stream to the peak of Tapokopoko in the Rimutaka Range.
2009-10-14-Mc Kerrow Track-Whakanui Stream A visit to an aeroplane wreck and difficult travel in Whakanui Stream
2009-07-04-Turere-Wakanui 90th Anniversary tramp to McKerrow and Wakanui tracks and Turere stream
2008-12-05-Waerenga Hut-Mt Matthews A summer weekend at Waerenga with a climb of Matthews
2008-10-06-Waerenga Hut A gourmet trip to Waerenga with an attempt on Mt Mathew thwarted by strong winds.
2008-10-01-Red Rock Stream-Kotumu A trip of river travel and some bush bashing to a peak, returning along a windy ridge.
2008-08-16-Kotumu Stream-Waterfall Stream-The Peak A 10 hour day trip to the tops of the steep and scrubby Orongorongos
2007-11-10-Orongorongo-Goat Spur Brief trip summary here
2007-09-29-Pakuratahi-Waiorongomai
2007-08-18-Whakanui-586
2007-05-26-East Whakanui-Whakanui Track Brief trip summary here
2007-04-08-Raukawa Lodge-Orongorongo River
2006-12-16-Camp Wainui-Round Ridge-Upper Graces Stream-Mc Kerrow-Bruces Track
2006-05-28-Peak District Rambles
2005-04-03 Waerenga Hut

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