Girdlestone via Mitre Peak, Tararua Forest Park

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View from Girdlestone, west to Dorset Ridge Hut (left) and Kapiti Island (right). Photo: Peter Laurenson,
The trail to Mitre Flats Hut only gains 70m but with plenty of ups and downs and tree roots. After a constant three-hour plod you,ll reach the 14-bunk Mitre Flats Hut. From the hut to Mitre requires a height gain of 1200m but the trail is well graded, making rapid progress relatively easy. Soon you’ll […]
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