Peter Laurenson and Joe Nawalaniec at a tarn on the Hawke’s Bay Ridge. Photo: Shaun Barnett/Black Robin Photography

Hawke’s Bay Ridge, Ruahine Forest Park

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Hawke’s Bay Ridge is about 7km long, connecting Iron Peg on the Hikurangi Range with Ohuinga on the main Ruahine Range. A superb option in good weather is to circumnavigate the tops around the entire Pourangaki catchment, which combines the Hawke’s Bay Ridge with the Sawtooth Ridge, and Te Hekenga – other notably rugged parts […]

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