Thread: Umukarikari Track Advice

Originally Posted by Bagheera

I'm not sure about the water before you come out of the bushline, but there is some on the EASTERN side of the ridge. You sort of exit the bush, walk 100m sidling a bit on the south side of a spur then come to a north-south ridge with a wind scoop where you collapse down in the shelter just out of the wind. Poles turn left and head further up to the range towards Umukarikari. You have a great view of a big scrub basin and tussocky ridges and there are about 3 tent sites within 40m of you. This is where you drop down a dry creek for about 50m and find a trickle of water.

About an hour further north along the range (past Sharp Cone and near to Umukarikari 1591) there is a big basin in the middle of the ridge with a creek in the middle of it. Tread carefully through the moss.

This is a reasonably popular area so expect to find other hunters and trampers camping around or burrowing into the scrub.

In fine weather it will be a nice trip.

Yeah the creek up high in the big basin past the high point is a spring I believe so usually has water in it.