Tararua Views from Te Araroa Trail

November 2015

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November 2015

View from Pukeatua, showing Mt Hector, 1529m, and parts of the Southern Crossing. Photo: Gillian Candler
Pukeatua Track, Tararua Forest Park A tramp to Pukeatua, 812m, on a clear sunny day promised magnificent views. We started at Otaki Forks, with the intention of returning the same way to our car once we’d reached the summit. The other approach from Waikanae is longer and steeper, but even on this approach, we faced […]
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