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Oh what a perfect day… for a river trip

January 19, 2011 by John Russell Leave a Comment

Te Iringa – Cameron Hut – Ngaruroro River, Saturday January 15 2011. Map: BJ37 Kuripapango

Trampers: Ted Angove, Paul Exeter, John Gray, Geoff Donkin, Sue Marshall, Marc Marchal, Denise Payne, Jo Magill, John Gray, Matt Green, Peter Slagter, Murray Goss, Rosemary Jeffery, Julia Mackie and John Russell

We set out from the EIT at 7am with the weather good and expectations of a hot day.

The Taihape road was dusty as usual but a lot of work is under way to seal much of it, so next time we may have a sealed road. Marc parked his car at the Kuripapango car park and camp site and the four passengers hitched a ride in the van to the start of the track, where Gossy would then drive the van back to the campsite.

It was a tough start to the tramp, with warm weather and a steep climb, but luckily not a long climb; we were on the tops in about an hour. Extensive views and hot, windy conditions awaited us, and not much shelter. We saw some interesting high cloud formations.
Making our way down the ridge to the swingbridge

We had a few quick drink stops and a morning tea break near the turn-off at the ridge down to the river. Julia and newcomer Jo, who were slightly behind the main group, walked past without seeing us, so a search party went out to find them. They were not far away, and rejoined us quickly for the steep descent down the ridge.

It was a relief to get out of the sun and into some bush, but the track was very overgrown and clearly in need of some care. The swing bridge and river were particularly picturesque, and it is a very nice walk from the bridge to Cameron Hut. It would be a lovely place for a weekend or longer.

The last river crossing/swim of the dayAfter a relaxing lunch under the trees, we set off downstream, back along the Ngaruroro. The river was clear and warm, so there were plenty of opportunities for swimming in many deep pools. There were also a few drink stops along the way, which were eagerly taken!

We arrived back at Kuripapango camp site around 4.30. All in all, a good day, but not one to do if it had been any hotter! Well done to Jo who survived her first tramp, and hopefully will be back for more punishment.

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We are a group of like-minded people who love the great outdoors. We tramp mostly in the Hawke’s Bay province, in remote areas such as the Kaweka and Ruahine Ranges; but we also travel longer distances to new places, for longer walks.

The Napier Tramping Club was established in 1974 and has about 70 members. We belong to the Federated Mountain Clubs of NZ Inc (FMC) and run Saturday, full-weekend and Wednesday tramps, every fortnight.

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