River hopping in the Ureweras

September 2013

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September 2013

The trip to Midway Hut is a wet boot affair with more than 40 river crossings. Photo: Supplied
Midway Hut, Te Urewera National Park UPDATE: Midway Hut burnt down in March 2016 We spend Friday night in Rotorua unnecessarily fortifying ourselves with Indian food and good wine before heading into the Galatea Plains off the Ikawhenua Range. It’s just a three-hour walk up the Horomanga River to Midway Hut. It’s an easy walk […]
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