Amazing walk from Kimaniawa road, steep at first but great hunting and epic view from the open tops with a short hike back as most of the way back is down hill, great hut well kept with plenty of bunks

and a good hot fire with a lot of coal and firewood supplied, I made it back from Waipakihi hut in under four hours and it was not hard just the way their is a steep climb but worth it. Great view from the hut but cold and often a lot of snow in winter, spring..

Reviewed about 5 years ago and experienced in October 2018