Boo Boo Hut - Kokatahi Valley

Boo Boo Hut, in the Kokatahi Valley, sits at an elevation of 615m.
The hut is said to have been given its name from a cocked-up food drop at a deer culler's camp there in the 1950's, but the 1919 topo map shows a creek next to the hut already named Booboo Creek.

The trail heads through the impressive Whakarira Gorge with its carved walls and deep blue waters, before climbing steeply to Boo Boo Hut.

Complete with a side trip, involving another steep climb, to bag Pinnacle Biv, which sits at around 1250 metres, Crinkle Top at 1315 metres and Genoa Peak at 1503 metres.

0:00 Road end to Boo Boo Hut
2:33 Pinnacles Hut and Crinkle Top
4:55 Boo Boo Hut to Road end

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