Mt Hector
Tararua FP ● 26 – 27 February 2021
Eager to explore the local scenery after moving to Wellington I planned a three day loop around the southern Tararuas. However, it turns out that there isn’t a great deal to do on solo trips other than keep walking, so it ended up being an overnight trip. Highlights include the iconic Cone hut, coming face-to-face with a possum near the summit of Mt Hector, unexpectedly finding the Steel Ladder, and reaching the river at Neill Forks Hut after forgetting to fill my drink bottle at Maungahuka Hut.
- Disclaimer: GPX route has been drawn from memory
- GPX file can be found here
Photos
Cone hut – a very cool old hut
Looking south from the ridge above Alpha hut
Setting out for a morning on the tops
A surprise ladder! Who would have expected that in the middle of nowhere? probably anyone who had looked at the map...
Down down down...