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Hihikiwi Track, Pirongia Forest Park

July 2021

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The Hihikiwi Track is a bite-sized section of Te Araroa Trail in Waikato’s Pirongia Forest Park. It leads to a dramatic lookout and the 20-bunk Pahautea Hut. By Meg Drive

From the car park, it is an immediate ascent up wooden steps through the bush. Soon the man-made steps become natural steps of rock, root and mud as the trail continues the gradual and continuous upward journey. Even in late January, there were sections of expansive mud, knee-deep in some places. In winter or wetter […]
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