- DOC Drop off point only.
- You must cross river and camp & hunt on DOC side.
- Steep scrub sides.
- Pockets of native beech.
- Good hunting up on (Whakamauru Tops/Paradise Valley).
- Must have DOC Hunting Permit.
- No hunting on private land. If you are caught on private land you will be prosecuted under the ‘Wild Animal Control Act” and could recieve up to $100,000 fine and seizer of hunting equipment.
DOC
Tussock Saddle (Otore Saddle)
D.O.C Kaweka Hut
- Good roar block.
- Tussock flats to south.
- Steep bush on north faces.
- Campsite with bivvy shelter for cooking.
Tussock Hut
D.O.C Kaweka Hut
- Bush ridges.
- Tussock valley
- Scrub faces
- Good all year round block.
- Wood stove
- 6 bunk hut.
Harkness Saddle Shelter
D.O.C Kaweka Pad
- Tight bush.
- Some small clearings.
- Take a compass, a few get lost in there.
- Creek & ridge hunting
- For a good 3-4 day hunt, start here and get picked up from Mangatainoka Hut.
Harkness Hut
D.O.C Kaweka Hut
- Mainly bush hunting.
- Scrub faces to south
- Some open tops
- Steeper
- 6 bunk
- Wood stove
Cascade Hut
D.O.C Kaimanawa Hut
- Mainly bush Hunting.
- River flats & some clearings.
- Good winter block.
- Newly renovated 6 bunk
- Wood stove
- Easy Going contour.
Boyd Lodge
D.O.C Kaimanawa Hut
- Bush
- Scrub
- Easy tussock
- Sika
- Good fishing for Rainbows
- 12 bunks in two bunk rooms.
- Wood supplied by DOC
- Good Family Hut
- Kaimanawa and Kawaka Forest Park access.
Back Ridge Bivvy
D.O.C Kawaka Bivvy
- Open tops
- Bush
- Good Summer
- 2 bunks
- Outside cooking