Sunrise Hut to Waipawa Forks Hut, Waipawa River back to car park, Wednesday 26 February 2020 Banner Pix: Waipawa Forks Hut A glorious, sunny day greeted our five trampers at the car park to Sunrise Hut. After a briefing, we agreed that Vic would explore the area around Triple X Hut while the four others… [Read More]
We find a road to nowhere, and a hut camouflaged as a dump
Banner pic: A-Frame Hut… in a terrible state East Tamaki Road, A-Frame Hut, Stanfield Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday 22 February 2020 We arrived at the car park 8.40am to find it pleasantly cooler (17C) than Napier’s 23C the previous night. In cloudy weather, we made a two-hour climb to A-Frame Hut. It was a pleasant… [Read More]
Whirinaki five-dayer: The long and the shorts of it
Whirinaki FP Circuit. 17-21 February 2020. Banner Pix: The five of us at Upper Te Hoe Trampers: Bruce Hodgson (Tramp Organiser), Robyn Smith, Lynette Morgan and Phil Enticott did this five-day tramp and Colin Jones tramped in from the finish end to meet us on the penultimate day. Each has written a story about a… [Read More]
It is a hard climb, but worth it
Sparrowhawk Biv, Ruahine FP, Wednesday 12 February 2020 Map: BK36 Banner Pix: The slip near the top of the track to Sparrowhawk Biv. Hawke’s Bay has been experiencing high temperatures for several weeks, but today’s forecast was for 24C in the hills. The club tramp calendar is set in advance every six months, so this… [Read More]
High winds force change of direction
Smith Stream Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday 8 February 2020 Banner Pix: Lunch outside Smith Stream Hut Nine of us left Park Island at 7am heading for Sunrise Hut-66-Waipawa River. On arrival at the car park, we joined up with Phil and his friend Hale. As it was very windy and quite cool, we knew going… [Read More]
February 2020 News
Contents: Sparrowhawk Bivouac: Help needed for renovations Update on details below. Rob Brown has got Toka Biv to do first, not sure if we will get time for Sparrowhawk in Feb or not now with not much in the way of people stepping forward for a work party, but at the very least will get… [Read More]
The highest peak beckons for Cherie, Denise and Sue
Kaweka J, Kaweka FP, Wednesday 29 January 2020. Map: BJ37 Banner Pix: Kaweka J, now just a waratah standard, with additional prayer flags. Fifteen of us set off from Park Island at 7.30am, most with the Kaweka J summit in their sights. It is the highest peak in the Kaweka Range (1724m). The weather was… [Read More]
Time to cool off in the Mangatutunui
Middle Hill – Whetu, Kaweka FP, Saturday 25 January 2020 We left Park Island at 7am on a foggy morning with a full vanload – 12 trampers in all, including five “newbies”. Initially it was thought that John Dobbs would be the lone male but he was joined by Geoff and Barry. The foggy conditions… [Read More]
We hunted in vain for a derelict hut – then found our own photo of it
Awatere Hut and Happy Daze Hut from Moorcock Saddle, Ruahine FP. Wednesday 15 January 2020. Map: BL36 Banner Pix: Lunch at Happy Daze Hut What a beautiful day to go tramping in the Ruahines. Fourteen of us set off for the day’s adventure. We drove the Kashmir Road route to Moorcock Saddle entryway. This road… [Read More]
Phil gets a seal of disapproval
Pourere to Maungakuri Beach Saturday 11 January 2020. Banner Pix: Phil between the seal and the deep blue sea Ten of us set off from Park Island on a wonderful hot day, meandered toward Havelock and Middle Road, and down to Pourere. Doug offered to drop us off by the portable toilets so we missed… [Read More]
January 2020 News
Contents: Happy New Year to all our readers. Sparrowhawk Bivouac – Renovation Help Iron Gate Hut – WoW Rodent Control Results Ruahine User Group. October 2019 Minutes Sparrowhawk Bivouac: Help needed for renovations Update on details below. Rob Brown confirms that this is still on. See his reply below to our request for an update… [Read More]
The final adventure of 2019
Top Gorge Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday 14 December, 2019. Banner Pix: Lunch at Top Gorge Hut From the Ruahine Ranges car park, it was a windy tramp to Longview Hut – which made the adventure more challenging. Many were pleased to be out of the wind at Longview Hut. There was one other tramper in… [Read More]
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