By vita jerram, 12 April 2025
My knee hurt.
I could not tramp.
I was too stubborn to say no to the ‘bag all the huts’ trip.
Renata hut was along a 4WD track. Possible to bike?
After knee deep puddles, steep rocky sections and more than an hour of more walking than biking, we found we had only gone less than 1/5th of the way.
Time to go home? Not quite…
Back in the cars, we drove to the other end of the Tararua ranges where the road crosses between the Palmy side and the Masterton side.
YAY! We found some lovely gravel paths that passed in and around the wind turbines. Maybe slightly illegal?
Tararua Hut bagged by bike? No.
Sore bum and some sun on our faces? Yes.
Maybe, just maybe, the Taruruas are best left for tramping.