A slice of Otago high country

December 2015

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December 2015

Fern Burn Hut has 12 bunks and a crew of feral possums. Photo: Hazel Phillips
Fern Burn Hut, Motatapu Station, Otago The 30km Motatapu Track runs from Arrowtown to Wanaka and forms part of the Te Araroa Trail. An overnight trip from Wanaka to the 12-bunk Fern Burn Hut offers a slice of this Otago high country station. Up the Motatapu I went, with the aim of a gentle amble […]
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