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Otukota and Iron Bark Huts, Ruahine Forest Park

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HERE'S A FUN that goes through Mokai Station, on the eastern side of the Ruahine Range, onto the top of the Mōkai Pātea Range and down into the Maropea River Valley. It loops past two gorgeous huts and heads back onto the range before dropping again to the road end.

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