Rogue Ridge, Kaweka FP, Saturday March 12 2016 Feature image is the newly maintained track up Rogue Ridge which has received a chainsaw haircut courtesy of DoC. Just five of us – John, Jude, Juliet, Rosemary and Ali – left for Kuripaponga in John’s new car at 7am, started walking at 8.20 and got back… [Read More]
New adventures of the Magnificent Seven
Cameron Hut, Kaweka FP, Wednesday March 2, 2016 We were promised clearing weather in the afternoon for our trip up the Ngaruroro River, but that was not to be. We began from the water gauge at Kuripapago on the Napier-Taihape road. The DoC campsite was cluttered with some impressive mobile homes and caravans as we… [Read More]
A great fungi expedition
Whirinaki Forest Park, Upper Whirinaki Circuit Saturday February 27 2016 Eight trampers travelled by van halfway up the Napier-Taupo highway, turned into Waipunga Road and followed the logging roads to the Plateau car park. Everyone set off up the Upper Whirinaki Hut track, climbing to the summit then dropping down to the junction of the… [Read More]
Colenso spurred us on
Colenso Spur, Sparrowhawk Biv, Gold Creek. Saturday, February 13, 2016. Map: BK36/37 Three-way split report: Jude’s report: The day looked promising, with brilliant blue sky and sunshine. Three fisher folk set out with hopes of landing a trout or two and making it to Barlows for lunch. The more ambitious group of six were intent… [Read More]
Triple-day outing by the the Triple J Team
Manuoha Hut, Sandy Bay Hut, Urewera Forest Park Saturday – Monday, 6-8 Febraury 2016 Map: BG40 Waikaremoana Three of us (all names starting with J and hence the title) headed out of Napier at 7am on Saturday morning in John’s new car. It handled the trip to Lake Waikeremoana with no problems at all. The… [Read More]
Apiti and Downiti
Mangatewainui Stream via the Apiti Track, Wednesday, 3 February 2016 Map: BL36 For more pix, please see our Facebook page. After several scorching Hawke’s Bay summer days, we awoke to find low cloud cover. With a full vanload of 12, we drove southwards from Church Road to Norsewood. In places, the cloud was interspersed with… [Read More]
A training tramp in the Kaweka Ranges
Kiwi Saddle Hut, Saturday January 30 2016 Map: BJ37 Kuripapango This was meant to be a joint tramp with Heretaunga Tramping Club, but for two of us it morphed into a Napier Tramping Club fitness test tramp, doing a Kaweka Range circuit. We did plan to meet with Heretaunga Tramping Club at Kiwi Saddle Hut…. [Read More]
Right this time, reaching Te Waka trig
Te Waka Trig, Local. Wednesday January 20, 2016 Kelvin parked the van next to the woolshed on Potter Road. Three of our group decided to stay low and do their own thing. On a tramp to the trig last year, the group became slightly misplaced. So this time we needed to work out the best… [Read More]
River walking and swimming
Dead Dog Hut, Ruahine FP, Map BK37 (Tikokino) Saturday January 16, 2016 The first tramp for 2016, and into new territory for all of us. Some of the older club members have been to Dead Dog Hut, from the tops off the No Man’s track, but not from the Herricks Hut track. This was many… [Read More]
A change of plan
Back Ridge Hut, Kaweka FP. Sat/Sun 12-13 December 2015. Map: BJ37 We planned to go to Rocks Ahead on our first day, and then back out on the second day, starting from Makahu Saddle car park on Kaweka Road. All the elements were good and we reached Kaweka J in two hours (with our overnight… [Read More]
Foiled again
Sunrise Hut to Sparrowhawk Biv, Ruahine FP, Saturday December 5, 2015 Map: BK36 We were foiled again. For the second time in a few months, we have tried to get beyond Sunrise Hut, but the strong winds made getting along the ridge line to Armstrong Saddle impossible. Yes, the banner pix is one of the… [Read More]
What a beach (sic)
Mangakuri Beach to Aramoana Beach, Wednesday November 25 2015. This trip replaced the tramp to Kiritaki Hut, via the farmland. The change was due to a high level of tree damage on the track. The beach walk was a fantastic alternative. No trip report but photos taken by Keith Moretta.
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