Longview Hut has 12 bunks and is easily accessed from the road end. Photo: Shaun Barnett/Black Robin Photography

Longview Hut, Ruahine Forest Park

October 2022

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An overnight tramp to an accessible hut on the Ruahine tops.

Several huts have occupied the tops in the vicinity of Pohangina Saddle, an area infamous for its ferocious winds. The first, called the Tin Hut, or Pohangina Hut, was built in the late 19th century but burned down in 1946. Tussock, gathered to serve as mattresses, caught fire, and the two occupants were unable to […]
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