Mt Mathews is a mountain - you can see it from Wellington! Its the pointy one across the harbour in the Rimutakas that looks vaguely like a volcano but isn't :) The track up it starts at Baines hut where we had Bushball this year.

Me and Annabel did a day trip up there last year - took us about 9 hours return from Catchpool, though we mite have mucked around a bit! Its also pretty much in bush the whole way, with odd glimpses out across the ranges - so not your typical mountain perhaps! Theres a good view and a(exposed if windy) campsite about half way up at the saddle with Mukamuka, so would be a reasonable two day trip.

 But theres probably more fascinating places you could go...