Carol Exton is organising a trip into the Waiohine River in the Tararua Ranges (near Wellington). The Waiohine has long been regarded as a classic Tararua Gorging trip, so if the right flows are hit, it’ll be a brilliant pack raft. I’d guess it’d be class II+ perhaps a rapid or two in class III….
Mikonui River (II/III) from Totara Valley Rd to SH6
West Coast rivers can be pretty intimidating. If you want a gentler option but still with a wilderness feel, fantastic views of the Southern Alps, rain forested gorges and waterfalls then the Mikonui just south of Ross is a great option. And Ross is a cool little town to hang out in. There are few…
Wangapeka River (III/IV) from Kings Creek Hut to Rolling Junction
An out and back day mission to a challenging river in Kahurangi National Park. Thanks to Aaron Reimer for permission to use his trip report as a basis for this trip page. Aaron thinks there are options to extend the trip upstream (with harder rapids than this section) and downstream (more mellow rapids) of this…
Maruia River (III) Cannibal Gorge to Maruia Springs
One of a series of ‘teaser’ trip pages for those heading to the 2017 NZ Packrafting Meetup. Thanks to Hugh Canard for the information. I’m hopeful that the Meetup will result in a little more info plus a few photos so we can expand these pages. View Larger Topographic Map St James Walkway to Cannibal…
Lewis River (III) from Deer Valley
One of a series of ‘teaser’ trip pages for those heading to the 2017 NZ Packrafting Meetup. Thanks to Hugh Canard for the information. I’m hopeful that the Meetup will result in a little more info plus a few photos so we can expand these pages. View Larger Topographic Map Lewis River (III) from Deer…
Boyle River (III) Poplars gorge
One of a series of ‘teaser’ trip pages for those heading to the 2017 NZ Packrafting Meetup. Thanks to Hugh Canard for the information. I’m hopeful that the Meetup will result in a little more info plus a few photos so we can expand these pages. Featured image is By Michal Klajban (Hikingisgood.com) (Own work)…
Doubtful River (II) from Doubtless Hut
One of a series of ‘teaser’ trip pages for those heading to the 2017 NZ Packrafting Meetup. Thanks to Hugh Canard for the information. I’m hopeful that the Meetup will result in a little more info plus a few photos so we can expand these pages. View Larger Topographic Map Doubtful River (II?) So far,…
Lower Hope – middle Waiau (I/II) from Hope Bridge to Handyside stream
One of a series of ‘teaser’ trip pages for those heading to the 2017 NZ Packrafting Meetup. Thanks to Hugh Canard for the information. I’m hopeful that the Meetup will result in a little more info plus a few photos so we can expand these pages. View Larger Topographic Map Lower Hope – Middle Waiau…
Boyle River (II+) from Boyle Village to Windy Point
One of a series of ‘teaser’ trip pages for those heading to the 2017 NZ Packrafting Meetup. Thanks to Hugh Canard for the information. I’m hopeful that the Meetup will result in a little more info plus a few photos so we can expand these pages. View Larger Topographic Map Boyle River (II+) from Boyle…
Dobson River (I/II-) via Jamieson Saddle to Lake Ruataniwha
Thanks to Nick Neyens who gave permission to use the trip report on his blog to make up a page here. Its well worth reading his Dobson Packrafting Trip blog post (scroll down the blog to find it) before doing this trip. Its also worth noting that Nick is a very fit, bold and fast…