Waikato Kerosene Can Knob
NOT RECOMMENDED WITHOUT SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN BEFORE or with a GPS: A moderate walk of about 5 hours "in the woods" with the highlight being a rusty kerosene can hanging from a tree on the top of a ridge in the Kaimanawas.
Distance
11.7 km
Duration
5hrs 25 mins
Ascent
+/- 500m meters
Length
Single-Day
Location
Waikato
Trip Grading
Moderate
NOT RECOMMENDED WITHOUT SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN BEFORE or with a GPS: A moderate walk of about 5 hours “in the woods” with the highlight being a rusty kerosene can hanging from a tree on the top of a ridge in the Kaimanawas. On underused old, sometimes uncharted, tracks with paint splodges your guide – do not fall behind as playing catch-up not easy due to detours round windfalls. Rolling to hilly with almost a 500m altitude gain.
Last updated 2012
Start Point: Easting 1877252 Northing 5683489
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