Negotiating a rimu clearing near Waihaha Hut. Photo: Dave Mitchell

Getting technical in Taupō

November 2021

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The Waihaha Hut Track provides a refreshing technical ride for those who have completed the nearby Great Lakes Cycle Trail.

At the eastern edge of Pureora Forest, the Waihaha Hut Track follows the Waihaha River upstream, plunging from regenerating scrubland into a dense podocarp forest full of towering rimu and kahikatea monsters.  After completing three superb sections of the Great Lakes Trail, we decided the less groomed and more remote Waihaha Track would add something […]
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