Where we’re headed in 2025
The Smith Russell track to Kiwi Saddle Hut passes through young beech forest
The first six-months’ trips have been planned, and you can take a look by heading over to the updated Tramp List. New users can also use the list to discover the club’s automated booking system, just by clicking on any destination.
Wilding pine update
The next trip will be on Wednesday 19 March 19. Meet at Fernhill just up the Taihape Rd at 7.50am, to leave at 8am. We’ll likely go to Kohinga this time.
If you know others who are interested, get them to sign up on the Trust’s website.
From FMC Love our Huts: A message from Mick Abbott (FMC)
Kia ora
On behalf of the entire FMC team, we want to extend our deepest gratitude for your amazing support and participation in the Love Our Huts campaign this November. Your dedication to caring for public huts is making a tangible and lasting difference.
Together, we’ve achieved something truly special. Over the month, thanks to your efforts and the efforts of many others, we had over 500 huts receive the care they so dearly needed. Since then we’ve had the data from the hut book surveys come in providing an invaluable record of their status and use.
This is a phenomenal result! Your visits to clean, maintain, and assess these huts are helping preserve a vital part of Aotearoa’s backcountry heritage. Your efforts are ensuring these spaces remain safe, welcoming, and ready for everyone to enjoy.
The photos and data you’ve shared with us are invaluable. They’re now part of a growing knowledge base that will guide us in making informed decisions and advocating for the best possible care for these huts in the future.
If there’s a special hut you didn’t manage to visit in November—or if the hut-loving bug has really bitten—you’re in luck! The adventure isn’t over. Our online forms, including the registration form and the list of huts still needing care, will remain available throughout summer. Feel free to jump back in anytime!
Once again, thank you for your incredible mahi and your love for our huts. Your contribution is invaluable, as together we show how important our backcountry network is to us all.
Wishing you a great summer in the hills 🙂
Mick, Emma, Raymond, and Masha
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