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A long drive, but worth it

March 23, 2019 by Rosemary Jeffery Leave a Comment

Central Whirinaki Hut, Whirinaki FP, Saturday 23 March 2019
Banner Pix: Central Whirinaki Hut (yes, that is Dave Hills).

There were four of us on Saturday’s tramp, including a new lady, Fiona. We travelled to Plateau car park with the weekenders who were going to Mangamate Hut. Having left the car park at 9.15, we met three guys from Napier who were also heading to Central; they passed us when we stopped for a morning tea break.

The mountain cabbage trees at the Plateau Road end of the Central Whirinaki Track

Gordon was on the weekend tramp; he caught up with us and split off at the bridge, aiming to meet with the other weekenders who had gone via Upper Whirinaki Hut.

An inquisitive robin

Arriving at Central for lunch at noon, we met up with the other three trampers. We checked out the river, but there were no blue ducks to be seen. So we headed up the gradual climb to the car park, hearing a kaka and seeing several robins on the way, arriving back about 3pm.

While driving out through the forestry track (which was quite bumpy and rough in patches) we encountered a ferret attacking a rabbit. And a man stopped us to see if we had seen his lost little brown dog. Quite a menagerie!

It’s a long drive into the start of the tracks, but well worthwhile.

Day trampers: John Bennett, Cherie, Fiona and reporter Rosemary Jeffery

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About us

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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  • Dept of Conservation
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  • Federated Mountain Clubs of NZ (FMC)
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  • New Zealand Tramper
  • NZ Walking Access Commission
  • Wanganui Tramping Club

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