Photo: Hut bagging in the Kawekas
The Kaweka Range rises inland from Hawke's Bay, and most of it is in Kaweka Forest Park. It is crossed by rivers such as the Mohaka and the Ngaruroro, and has a scattering of huts.
The club's trips here are mostly easy to medium hut tramps. Several visit the natural hot springs at Mangatutu and Mangatainoka, and Te Puia Lodge, Makino and Ballard huts come up often. June is the busiest month in the reports, which suits a hot-springs weekend in winter.
Highlight trips
Tramping Gaol2015 · Medium
Mackintosh Hut – Kaweka Forest Park2024 · Easy-Medium
Hut bagging in the Kawekas2017 · Medium-Fit
Te Puia: Windy roads, gourmet dinners and hot pools2026
Kaweka Forest Park – Te Puia Lodge and Hot Springs2015 · Easy-Medium
Rangitikei River Packrafting2022 · Easy-Medium
Te Puia Lodge Tramp and Camp2016 · Easy- From the newsletterFour Days in the Kawekas – 21/25 May 1980Lindsay and Sue Cuthbertson Leaving the car at Kuripapango sbout 11.30 a.m. we @ropped down: the sice road to the water gauze on the Kgaruroro river and found the start of the Smiit:-Russeli track. This route climbs steeply to the tops, sidling arouna…
- From the newsletterLabour Weekend '84 – Fit Group, KawekasKAWEKAS 6.00am on Saturday morning and the Fit Group were up and preparing to leave after a comfortable night's sleep at Ball's Clearing, just up the road from Puketitiri and 60 km inland from Napier. 7.,00am and we were away in a rental van being driven up…