At this time of the year fly camping would be fine. Plenty of places to hide away from wind. Quite a neat place. The faces above bull creek and the d'Urville river can be quite productive from time...
Liked On: 19-03-2021, 05:38 PM
Still the odd deer and chamois on the mole tops, as others have said it's a very busy place. I went up rotoroa in December and saw a chopper hunting the mole tops area.
Liked On: 19-03-2021, 04:41 PM
Have been buzzed on two occasions last night up there on the bush edges up high. A couple of flashes of the head torch on high power soon moved them on quickly. Was literally 20-30m from me both...
Liked On: 19-03-2021, 04:41 PM
Seems I may be a bit out of touch with the mole tops.....tho I bet the deer are still there just more nocturnal.
Liked On: 19-03-2021, 04:41 PM
You beat me to it Moutere I was going to say.....if your going up there best to take a tent as its a very busy spot these days. Particularly with the trampers. Often people in the hut Matt.L ...
Liked On: 19-03-2021, 04:41 PM
A route for the Ella Range via the Mole Bivy was published on the Wilderness Magazine site a few years ago. Last visit there, the hut book indicated a steady stream of trampers and had to share the...
Liked On: 19-03-2021, 04:41 PM
Yip what he said , skip the hut to many walkers - good spot, weather is looking good too
Liked On: 19-03-2021, 04:41 PM
Lots of goats, a few deer in Matiri area. Definitely deer on mole tops .
Liked On: 19-03-2021, 04:07 PM