Rangiwahia Hut Track
Track category
Tramping track
Time:
2 - 3 hr
Description
A benched track enters the bush beside the carpark and begins at a steady grade. The Deadmans Track junction on the right is a few metres in from the carpark. A short, steepish 30-40 minute detour track around an active slip is the only section of track that is not uniformly graded. The detour comes out just before a picturesque arched wooden bridge crossing a deep ravine of the Mangahuia Stream. A slightly steeper grade from here, the track heads up through smaller shrub species past a pretty waterfall to reach Rangiwahia Hut.
Getting there
Travel past the villages of Kimbolton and Rangiwahia and continue along Te Para Para Rd and on to Renfrew Road. Follow this to the carpark at the end.
About the area
Rangiwahia Hut sits above the bush line on the Whanahuia Range. A popular, well defined track leads to it and beyond to the tussock covered open tops. Forest in this area is predominantly red beech.
The Rangiwahia Hut area is renowned for its skiing history. Enthusiasts were drawn to the broad snow covered slopes and at one stage the Rangiwahia Ski Club installed a rope tow to pull skiers up the slope.
Plan and prepare
Location map
