A medium fit trip to the alpine Northern Tararuas   Costs: 25NZD transport, food share, hut tickets Time: Leaving Friday 20 June, 5:30PM - Coming back Sunday 22 June, evening (same year) A tentative schedule: Friday:2.5 h drive to Putara Rd.1 h shopping/fastfood2 h walking to Roaring StagSaturday:7 h Dundas Hut viaCattle Ridge↑ 1400 m ...

Herepai hut is 1.5-3 hrs from Putara roadend and is a good friday night destination for exploring Dundas ridge and the headwaters of the Ruamahanga, it is also the first hut on the modern Putara-Kaitoke (P-K) trip.  A Tararua rite of passage is a weekend P-K. Sleeps: 12 on two bench bunks. Heating: A potbelly. Camping: No.