The Hogget, Saturday 6 May 2023 Banner Photo: The group at ‘the yards’, with distinctive ‘Aorangi’ in the centre Why is it called the Hogget? And why is a patch of it called ‘the yards’? It’s something of a mystery, but the lie of the land that our trampers explored gives a few clues. We… [Read More]
May 2023 News
Wilding Pine Update, Tuesday 9 May 2023 Five of us up there today…..before the rain set in. Mark, Sandy and Ed – thanks for your help! Another 860 gone (we are over 10,000 now) – the lakes have dropped a little and we managed to walk around about half the smaller lake today on the… [Read More]
Merry Mackintosh band tracks mystery pathfinders
Mackintosh Hut, Kaweka FP, Wednesday 26 April 2023 Banner Photo: The old slip has grown and is now unstable. A diversion is in place Our merry group set off from Park Island but got snagged up with traffic trying to get onto the motorway, then picked up Lynette and Di at Omahu around 8.20am. There… [Read More]
Ruahine hopes dashed again
Manawatu Gorge, Saturday 22 April, 2023. Banner Photo: At the Whatonga Our original tramp was the Southern Crossing of the Ruahines. Eleven of us set out from Park Island with high hopes but low expectations due to the bad weather forecast for that part of the North Island and uncertainty of the track conditions after… [Read More]
April 2023 News
AGM 4th May 2023 The Napier Tramping Club AGM 4th May at 7.30pm Venue – our usual Cricket Ground Club rooms. We’ll have our regular meeting after the AGM which will be brief. A shared supper will be served after the meeting. Please come and support your club especially as some members are severely affected… [Read More]
The (local) hills are alive with trampers
Taradale Hills – Sugar Loaf, Dolbel Reserve and Otatara Pa Historic Reserve, Saturday 11 March 2023 Tramping in the Kawekas or Ruahines was out, due to flood damage and no road access, so we headed into the Taradale hills. We met at Church Road winery for an 8am start up Sugar Loaf (Pukekura), which is… [Read More]
March 2023 News
Tramp List Amendments and Road Closures Due to the inability to access most of the Ruahine Forest Park and the Kaweka Forest Park, the club is arranging local walks in environs of Napier and Hastings. Go to the tramp registration system for updates. A post on the Ruahine User Group Facebook on 6 March advises:… [Read More]
Racing (and beating) Cyclone Gabrielle
Kiwi Mouth Hut, Kaweka FP, 11-12 February 2023 Banner Photo: From HP 1238 there are a few open clay and scree slopes before reaching the bushline heading down to Kiwi Mouth Hut Alison, Juliet and I arrived at the Lakes car park to find several cars that looked as though they’d been there overnight. Around… [Read More]
The Kaweka J Experience delivers for first-timers
Kaweka J, Kaweka FP, Saturday 11 February 2023 Banner Photo: Taking in the views from Kaweka North Kaweka J was a first for some of us. The zig-zag climb was OK and we took the Trials Spur path up. Taking care not to miss the sign, we followed the path leading off-track down to the Dominie… [Read More]
February 2023 News
Mokai Access to Iron Bark and Colenso Huts Copied from the Ruahine User Group (Private) Facebook Page. Post by Megan Dimonzantos, BCT North Island Mgr (26 January 2023) IMPORTANT TRACK INFO FOR MOKAI AREA (COLENSO, IRONBARK, OTUKOTA) Kia ora team. As you know, the Mokai access to the Ruahine has been successfully reopened. There are… [Read More]
This new-look bivvy’s great, if you’re colour-blind
Black Birch bivvy, Kaweka FP, Wednesday 18 January 2023 Banner Photo: The newly refurbed bivvy Drizzle and cool temperatures greeted us at Little’s Clearing. This was to be the first tramp of the year for most and in some cases the first for a year. Having checked the board for directions, we were off into… [Read More]
January 2023 News
Aranga Hut On Saturday 14 January the tramp was changed to a loop in the Northern Ruahine Range. Sentry Box, to the ridgeline, to Golden Crown Ridge, and to Master’s Shelter. Lynette, Campbell and Geoff also included the side trip to Aranga Hut. They were surprised at the state of the hut, as signage at… [Read More]
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