Hike to Hikurangi

July 2013

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July 2013

The knife-edge Wharekia seen from the Hikurangi Track. Photo: Alana Srubar-Vernon
Hikurangi Hut, Ruakumara Range Arriving at Pakihiroa Station cloud obscured our destination. Hikirangi and its namesake hut are both normally visible at the start of the walk, but on this day they were mercifully hidden – allowing us a faint hope that the journey might not be so steep or as long as we thought. […]
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