The Kaimanawa Range lies east of the central plateau, mostly within Kaimanawa Forest Park. It is high, open country with river valleys running out of it.
The club's reports are mostly easy-medium to medium trips: to Waipakihi Hut, along the Umukarikari range, and along the Waipakihi River. They are scattered across several decades and most months, with fewer in the middle of winter.
Highlight trips
Big Country and Big River in the Kaimanawa Range2019 · Medium-Fit
Waipakihi2021 · Easy-Medium
Kaweka Kaimanawa Traverse2019 · Medium-Fit
Waipakahi Hut via Umukarikari: mist, hobbits and chocolate fondue2018 · Easy-Medium
Waipakihi Hut – Kaimanawa Forest Park: the mists of Ireland2023 · Easy-Medium
Gettin’ Jiggy with Jamonadez – Waipakihi Hut via Umukarikari Range, Kaimanawas2014 · Easy-Medium
Waipakihi Hut via Urchin2015 · Medium- Trip reportKaimanawas, January 22nd - 24thKATMANAVAS JANUARY 22nd - 24th I decided to join the H,V.T.C. party going to this area on Anniversary Weekend (leader Harry Stimpson) for a change of scenery. With a fev gnaving doubts in my mind as to vhether the Hutt Valleyst conceptions of easy tramping…
- Trip reportKaimanawas - Kawekas: Christmas 1976/77KAIMANAWAS - KAWEKAS : CHRISTMAS 1976/77 Monday, December 20 Karen Reid, Andrew Bell, Brian Charles, Kent Russell, Ian Bunckenburg, Five Tongue and Meats crawled out of their pits on the Mill Road, Poronui, having arrived there by rental car to/Taupo and then…