Situated just off the historic Wakamarina Track, Fosters Hut (1130m) overlooks the Wairau Valley. Photo: Jesse Wiltshire

Fosters Hut, Mount Richmond Forest Park

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Walk the well-graded Wakamarina Track through historic gold mining country to Fosters Hut, perched on a forested ridge in the Richmond Range. By Jesse Wiltshire

The discovery of one of New Zealand’s richest goldfields led to a huge but short-lived boom here in the 1860s, and further smaller gold and quartz operations have occurred since. Cut as a pack track in 1871 to cross the Richmond Range, the Wakamarina Track can now be enjoyed by trampers and mountain bikers. Begin […]
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