Thread: Ngaruroro river crossable at Kiwi Mouth & Rocks Ahead?

Ment to be a lot of rain coming..

So on a related but different topic...if you were going from Back Ridge biv to Manson hut, which way would you go?
Rocks Ahead or Kiwi Mouth?

It would just be passing thru, probably staying one night in the hut then onto Manson in the morning.

Rocks ahead is the way to go. Great tops to walk around too

Second Rocks Ahead. Get up in the dark and hit Spionas the sun comes up. Bliss

Okay, I was thinking Kiwi mouth...further to the river but then shorter to Manson (about 1.3 km longer overall), and on the map looks a better gradient for my old knees!
Another plus for Rocks Ahead is there is the biv if the hut is full.

Bit of a steep pinch to get up on spoin kop but after that easy going

Originally Posted by Remmodel7

Bit of a steep pinch to get up on spoin kop but after that easy going

My knees are more worried about steep downhill than uphill...

Thanks for the info, always better hearing from someone who's been there, rather than guesswork from a map.

Go hunting with Brindog. He can walk on water - just get him to carry you and the dog across.