09/09/2026
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The Orongorongo Valley in the Remutaka Forest Park is a local favourite, famous for its gentle trails and a unique network of exclusive-use huts.
🥾 An easy, well-graded 1.5 to 2-hour walk via the Orongorongo Track. You’ll wander through beautiful podocarp forest and cross lovely bridged streams before emerging at the wide, sweeping riverbed. It’s incredibly family-friendly and dog-friendly too!
🏡 Not keen on bunking with strangers? This valley is the perfect solution. It features several private huts you can book entirely for your group, giving you a wonderful wilderness escape without the traditional shared DOC hut experience.
Adventures like this demand the best fuel. That’s why Taku is powered by ORIJEN™ from ORIJEN™ Pet Food New Zealand. The first five ingredients in ORIJEN kibble are always fresh or raw ingredients, like free-run chicken and raw hake. It’s the high-protein, Biologically Appropriate nutrition she needs to stay consistently energised on long journeys like this. Find ORIJEN at your local pet store.
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