Hardly ever home: Ruahine corner hut

19 November 2016. Ruahine Corner hut, in the very NW of the Ruahine Ranges, is a special favourite tramping place for me. It is not easy to get to and usually requires a multi-day tramp to get there. Today we took part in an organised walk, a fund raiser for Pukeokahu School in the back country behind Taihape. We stayed at Mangaohane Station on the Napier-Taihape road on the Friday night. The next day we were taken by a convoy of 4WD vehicles across the station to a point where we had to start walking across the farmland, then the tussock. It was a three hour walk to the hut. After lunch we continued on into beautiful forest, mostly mountain cedar, to a viewpoint. Unfortunately it was very foggy here - no views! We retraced our steps back to the waiting 4WD's. Travelling in them added to the adventure too. A memorable day out.