Commonly known as Punga Hut. The name written on the hut books is "Miro Valley Hut", one is a new hut book and the other started in 1994.
Here is a great route guide
to Punga Hut
To get there from Wellington, head North to Levin, turning left onto Highway 57. Drive thru Shannon, then Tokomaru, a few kilos later turn left onto Scotts Road. Drive on down this road into the gravel and eventually you see a road off to a sharp right with some of that "Te Araroa" advertising.
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| Te Araroa Blah |
Head down here and park up by the big steel gate, with another sign of info across the stile.
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| Scotts Road to Mangahao Road via Burtons Track info |
Then you are off, wandering up a gravel road into trees, across a fence into scrub, and then a well cut track all the way to the hut.
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| View looking North, back to the car park |
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| Into the scrub |
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| Old decayed looking sign? |
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| Native scrub on the ridge |
Approximately one hour and thirty minutes after you leave your car you are at one of those huts that is not officially listed, however it is on
hutbagger.com.
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| Punga Hut |
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| Interior Punga Hut |
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| Interior Punga Hut |
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| Interior Punga Hut |
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| Punga Hut |
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| Punga Hut |
This is the seventh of the unofficial huts in the Tararua's I have visited, I know of at least one more that I will be heading to in the very near future, and it wont be getting blogged about.
Map of Area
Trip Times
Sunday 10/09/2016
1422 Left the car at the steel gate
1556 At Punga Hut/Miro Valley Hut
1609 Left the hut
1648 At the fence
1748 At the car
Update 19th January 2025
Have a read here: https://calebsmith.co.nz/2024/02/25/punga-hut-or-bust/
3 comments:
Would you be able to flick me an email? Have a question or two and might be able to lend you some advice also.
wekawoo270@gmail.com
Pig Flat hut is real and easy to find. Email me if you'd like info.
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