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Pouakai Circuit, Egmont National Park

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  • By 2983u366w7w
    Amazing circuit, we did it in reverse climbing henry's peak to the pouakai hut and then finishing off by going across to holly hut and back down the kokowai track as the holly hut track is closed...  more »
  • By R2925VPjenniferf
    The first day was the hardest! The new reroute track is much harder than the original- beware that it is overgrown, some of the track is missing (hello valley down below), rooty as h*ll, and the...  more »
  • By MtMum24
    This tramp was not too hard. We didn’t do any specific training and managed it okay. The huts had wood and coal for the fire places which was very welcome on the colder nights. Loading the fire with.....  more »
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