Adventure Magazine

WHAKAPAPAITI
VALLEY TRACK
What a difference a day makes...
Words and images by Lynne Dickinson and Vicki Knell
“Unbridged river crossing - it may not be
possible to cross safely when the river is
high following or during rainfall.”
The forecast was for clearing weather;
however, it had been raining fairly steadily
for the past few days and as we drove to
Whakapapa Village the air was still heavy
with moisture. There are two ways into
Whakapapaiti Hut, either via Whakapapaiti
Valley, which was the route we had
planned, but also the one that required
the said river crossing, or from 5km up the
Bruce Road from Whakapapa Village.
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