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The 10 Most Beautiful hikes in Kapiti Constituency
Hiking Route
· North Island
Tararua's Southern Crossing
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Difficulty
moderate
35.9 km
43:30 h
2,043 m
1,945 m
Ridge hike über wind-swept peaks
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Hiking Route
· New Zealand
Waiopehu Hut
Difficulty
moderate
20.8 km
7:20 h
1,095 m
1,095 m
The Waiopehu Track is the creation of the Levin and Waiopehu Tramping Club (LWTC) and provides trampers with access to the backcountry of the Tararuas.
Hiking Route
· North Island
Kime Hut Trail
Difficulty
moderate
9.8 km
4:16 h
1,328 m
33 m
Kime Hut is something of an institution in the Tararua Ranges, with the original being built by the Tararua Tramping Club back in 1930.
Hiking Route
· North Island
Kapakapanui Track.
Difficulty
moderate
10.8 km
4:22 h
926 m
925 m
The track is a well-marked circuit with one hut - Kapakapanui Hut - en-route.
Hiking Route
· New Zealand
Alpha Renata Crossing
Difficulty
moderate
35.8 km
13:03 h
2,528 m
2,547 m
Three day crossing of the Tararuas starting at Waiohine Campground and finishing at Ngatiawa River, via Alpha Hut and Renata Hut.
Hiking Route
· North Island
Waitewaewae Hut
Difficulty
moderate
9.6 km
3:13 h
554 m
349 m
If you're enthralled by the history of the Tararua Ranges then you won't want to miss this track.
Hiking Route
· North Island
Penn Creek Hut.
Difficulty
moderate
9.7 km
4:07 h
944 m
817 m
A steady, some might say relentless, climb from Otaki Forks to gain 900m altitude.
Hiking Route
· North Island
Field Hut, Tararua Forest Park
Difficulty
moderate
5.3 km
1:28 h
757 m
39 m
Field Hut is an easy to reach hut on the Southern Crossing route in Tararua Forest Park
Hiking Route
· North Island
Sheridan Creek.
Difficulty
easy
1.9 km
0:56 h
107 m
0 m
A walk to an old log hauler up Sheridan Creek possible when the Waiotauru River isn't in flood as there are no bridges in the vicinity.
Hiking Route
· New Zealand
Track 25/01/2020 at 1:50 PM
Difficulty
moderate
5 km
2:00 h
393 m
417 m
A tramp up an unmarked DoC bait line then on to the Hemi Matangi track.
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Waiopehu Hut by taylor
April 25, 2020
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Kapakapanui Track. by bill
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Kime Hut Trail by Lee
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