Wilderness

MAUNGAMAHUE, RUAHINE FOREST PARK

THE TRAIL BEGINS on the gradually inclined Deadman’s Track, up a spur leading to the rounded tops of the Whanahuia Range.

Shortly after starting, a junction is reached, left leads to Rangiwahia Hut. The right-branching trail continues to climb steeply at first through the

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