Thread: Comet hut to ruahine hut

Well my question is in the title ,has any one done this? How long did it take you? And also would you be able to cross the river this time next Friday 27th we getting some good weather .

Originally Posted by petree

Well my question is in the title ,has any one done this? How long did it take you? And also would you be able to cross the river this time next Friday 27th we getting some good weather .

River is very weather dependent - Shutes to Ruahine around 5-6 hours depending on whether you are hunting or not. Be wary of anyone coming the other way from Ruahine Hut if they have driven in from Big Hill...

Originally Posted by Nickoli

River is very weather dependent - Shutes to Ruahine around 5-6 hours depending on whether you are hunting or not. Be wary of anyone coming the other way from Ruahine Hut if they have driven in from Big Hill...

Yer I have the permit for big hill,so it’s a good chance to meet the other party in there to keep my pack light
So about 7 hours? Any way I can check if the river is sweet to cross?
Thanks for your help

Yep, about 7 hrs is a good estimate. Its more downhill than up.
This is a very handy site for checking river levels and rainfall around the Hawkes Bay.
https://www.hbrc.govt.nz/hawkes-bay/.../river-levels/

Enjoy the walk
Cheers, Karlos

Originally Posted by karlos

Yep, about 7 hrs is a good estimate. Its more downhill than up.
This is a very handy site for checking river levels and rainfall around the Hawkes Bay.
https://www.hbrc.govt.nz/hawkes-bay/.../river-levels/

Enjoy the walk
Cheers, Karlos

Thanks for the reply
More down hill than up is great news ,sounds like my kind of walk