Thread: Lower matakuhia hut

Went in Wednesday out today with the 12yr for a dear stomp. The track to the Upper Matakuhia is open and good. There are a few pumice slips to negotiate and some log jam bridges over small creeks but the guys from Tokoroa have done a stellar job. It's about 3.5-4 hour trip. The hut is in good shape and well maintained. Blue ducks in the stream just outside the hut. Down stream to the Lower hut is not the same. It get progressively worse the farther down you go. The track is washed out about 30 mins down from the Upper hut. I'm not an experienced hunter, much less a bush stalker. We had a couple of looks around and there is a ton of sign, both dear and pigs. Tons of tracks, lots of fresh poo's and heaps of pig rooting. We had a great time but came home empty handed.