It took 12 hours of slog to reach Top Waitaha Hut. Photo: Paul McCredie

Through jungle mist to Ivory Lake

March 2025

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There’s no easy way to Ivory Lake Hut, so why not tackle the most thrilling route through the giant schist boulders of the Waitaha River?

In 1892 Charlie Douglas, that tough old explorer, commented: ‘For grand scenery and difficulty getting to see it, [the Waitaha] very nearly holds first place in Westland.’ There are many routes to Ivory Lake Hut – via the Steadman Brow, Prices Flat from the Whitcombe or the spiky Galaena Ridge – but none of these […]
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