Category Ōrongorongo

The Ōrongorongo River and surrounding ranges

Waerenga Hut About Waerenga Hut in the Ōrongorongo Valley
Ōrongorongo Place Name Origins The origin of the names of various topographical features of the Ōrongorongo Ranges

2020-10-24-Mathews East Ridge Up Mathews East Ridge returning down Corner Creek
2020-09-28 Ōrongorongo River A family trip to Turere Lodge
2020-09-04-North Saddle To North Saddle and along ridges
2020-02-15-Mount Mathews Up South Ridge to Mt Mathews returning down Corner Creek
2020-01-29-Mc Kerrow Track Browns track to Cattle Ridge and McKerrow Track
2019-10-30-Hinakitaka Stream-Mt Mathews Up Hinakitaka Stream to Mathews & back via Corner Creek
2019-10-18-South Saddle-Mathews Trips to South Saddle & Mathews
2019-02-23-Corner Creek Difficult travel up Corner Creek to Mt Mathews
2019-01-30-Graces Stream A hot day trip up Graces Stream
2018-12-19-Waiorongomai A trip to tops above the Waiorongomai River
2018-09-15-Tapokopoko-The Peak Up Paua Ridge to Tapokopoko & The Peak & down Peak Stream Spur
2018-06-27-Whakanui-Cattle Ridge Day trips with off-track travel
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
2016-03-20-Bushcraft Photos from TTC Bushcraft Weekend At Waerenga Hut, March 2016. A good time was had by all!
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
2013-10-05-Mt Matthews Photos from Mt Matthews
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 Photos from Mt Matthews day trip April 14 2013 led by Daniel Rogerson
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-Bushcraft Photos from Bushcraft 2012
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.
2010-06-16 Tararuas and 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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