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Checking out the views

Two made it up to ‘Route 66’

March 13, 2013 by Ken Ross Leave a Comment

Sunrise and Route 66, Wednesday March 13

This was to be a re-run of the aborted tramp of February 27 when high winds above Sunrise Hut and generally foul weather drove us down. Today, things were different. We were blessed with a clear blue sky and almost no wind. We were a little more conservative with our goals and planned not to do the return down the Waipawa River but be content with an in-and-out trip to “66” (aka Te Atuaoparapara), which suited the make-up of the party.

Sunrise Hut was a like a bomb site. Three builders were ensconced and had managed to make the place almost uninhabitable. They were replacing the gas heater with a wood stove, and installing double glazing, some windows and a false ceiling in the kitchen. It was good that we had planned only a brief stop there.

Checking out the viewsFrom the hut, it was over to Armstrong Saddle then south and up to the high point of 66 at an elevation of 1687 metres. The route itself is not too steep but the drop-offs all around are dramatically so. Not everyone made the top but chose instead to have their lunch on some other high point with views all around, watch the progress of the “summit party” and enjoy the glorious day.

We met a number of others on the day – but not Scottish comedian Billy Connolly, who was apparently on some other Route 66. Never mind!

The homeward trip was extended by some with a loop round the Swamp Track which is always worth the effort. This track passes through some very nice mature forest with lots of young trees establishing themselves. All trampers were back at the van by about 4.30 pm, feeling well satisfied with their day’s tramp – although some were more tired and scratched than others.

Trampers: Dorothy Sole, John Marshall, Tony Pluymer (visitor), Keith Moretta, Les O’Shea, John Burrell and reporter Ken Ross

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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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