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Western Ruahine - Renfrew Road end to Table Flat Road end

Location

Renfrew Road end
Travel past the villages of Kimbolton and Rangiwahia and continue along Te Para Para Rd and on to Renfrew Road. Follow this to the car park at the end.

Table Flat Road end
Just past the village of Kimbolton turn right onto Apiti Road which then becomes Oroua Valley Road. Go through Apiti and take the second turn right onto Table Flat Road. Follow this right to the car park on farmland at the end of the road.

Description

The Ruahine Forest Park consists of beautiful bush-covered ranges

Day 1: Renfrew Roadend to Rangiwahia / Triangle Hut (2 – 3 hr to 6 – 8 hr)

Have an easy short day to Rangiwahia Hut (2 – 3 hr) following the well formed Rangiwahia Hut Track or alternatively get an early start and have a long day hiking up past Rangiwahia Hut, over the Whanahuia Range and down to Triangle Hut (6 – 8 hr) in the Oroua River. From Rangiwahia Hut head to the top of the Whanahuia Range, then head north for about 40 minutes to where the Triangle Hut track turns off and descends steeply down the eastern side of the range. Due to travel on the open tops this section should not be attempted in poor visibility or bad weather.

Day 2: Rangiwahia / Triangle Hut to Iron Gate Hut (2 – 3 hr to 6 – 8 hr)

Depending on where you end up the first night you either have a short day of river and track travel from Triangle Hut to Iron Gate Hut (2 – 3 hr) or a longer day from Rangiwahia Hut to Iron Gate Hut (6 – 8 hr). The first half of the route from Triangle Hut is down the Oroua River and should not be attempted when river levels are high following heavy rain. A track up and over a ridge eliminates some river travel before descending once again to the river a short distance before Iron Gate Hut which is on the true left.

Day 3: Iron Gate Hut to Table Flat Roadend (4 – 5 hr)

Walk the Iron Gate Hut Track out to Alice Nash Memorial Heritage Lodge (3 – 4 hr) and on to the Oroua car park at the end of Table Flat Road.

Level
Hard
Amenities
  • Camping
  • Carpark
  • Fishing
  • Historical
  • Huts
  • Swimming
  • Toilets
  • Tramping
Source
www.doc.govt.nz
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