The annual Ruapehu stay Ohakune Old Coach Road, March 12 2012 The weather forecaster got it right. It was raining. So we went down the mountain seeking some shelter at least. We headed for the Ohakune Old Coach Road (OCR) – and no, Ohakune does not have an Official Cash Rate. It runs from Ohakune… [Read More]
A good workout tramp, but don’t forget the history
Shutes Hut, Saturday March 10 2012 With many away to Mt Ruapehu for the week, only five set out for the day tramp to Shutes along the Taihape Road, just past Gentle Annie. The day started out a bit drizzly but it was mild with no wind, driving along. The turn-off road is no longer… [Read More]
Happy trampers, mission accomplished
A Frame Hut – Standfield Hut – West Branch Tamaki River. Wednesday 29th February 2012 Would you believe it? It’s tramp day and there’s not a cloud in the sky! Quite a change from recent tramping trips. The Ruahine Range stood out against the blue sky as we travelled south down highway 50, turning off… [Read More]
The views from Cattle Ridge, Northern Tararuas
Roaring Stag Hut, Cattle Ridge Hut, Saturday/Sunday, February 25-26 – Map: BN34 Shannon Two old fellas and two girls (young at heart) set off from Putara road-end. The first thing we noticed was new signage for the tracks in the Tararua Range: ‘Welcome to the Mangatainoka Valley’. The bird’s eye map and layout is much… [Read More]
Fresh pastures
Apiti Track/Mangatewainui River, Saturday February 25 – Map BL36 Two carloads of trampers headed south for unknown pastures (or so we thought) inland from Norsewood, accompanied by two Rotary exchange students from Canada and Switzerland. The further south we travelled, the less murky the hills and the higher the spirits became. John Marshall headed off… [Read More]
A great Plan B, to Top Maropea Hut
Saturday February 11 2012 Sunrise, Top Maropea – Map BK36 The La Nina weather pattern this summer affected our tramp this Saturday. The scheduled trip along the tops from Sunrise to Sparrowhawk Bivvy is not going to happen due to the complete clag in the Ruahine ranges. So to Plan B, which is up to… [Read More]
Tolkein’s forest near Manuoha Hut
Saturday-Monday 4-6 February 2012 Five of us planned to complete a three-day circuit in the Urewera National Park. Geoff and I had not done the Mt Manuoha Track, while the three others had done it some time ago (10 years, perhaps). This is a bush walk extraordinaire. Our Waitangi weekend began with the drive up… [Read More]
The missing track on Topo50 in the Ruahines
Saturday, 28th January 2012. Barlows Hut, via Parks Peak Track This is the case of the disappearing track. The scheduled loop tramp is a favourite of the club, and so 21 keen trampers arrived at the end of Wakarara Road, at the Yeomans Historic Mill site. Some opted to ford the Makaroro River in their… [Read More]
Snap, crackle and plop into the Waipawa River
Waipawa River Gorge, Wednesday January 18 2012 This tramp began at the end of North Block Road in the Ruahines. We had checked the water level in the Waipawa River on the way in and it looked ideal. Even so, some chose not to get their feet wet but instead climb to Sunrise Hut and… [Read More]
Manawatu Gorge – slipped away from us
Manawatu Gorge Track, Wednesday December 7 2011 The last tramp for the year was a more social event – a short tramp along the Manawatu Gorge track, followed by lunch at the café. Driving down through the picturesque Central Hawke’s Bay, we arrived at the Ballance bridge car park at the eastern end of the… [Read More]
Te Kooti’s Lookout for lunch
Te Kooti’s Lookout, Saturday, December 3 2011 History: Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki Māori resistance leader Te Kooti sheltered in the upper Mōhaka area between 1871 and 1872. He spent time on the Tataraakina peak at the junction of the Te Hoe and Mōhaka rivers, which is also known as ‘Te Kooti’s Lookout’. We headed… [Read More]
No gale force winds, but no views either
Sparrowhawk Range, Wednesday, November 23, 2011 If we had believed the weather forecast, we would have chosen an alternative trip for the day – but we didn’t. When we got out of the van at Taruarau River Bridge on the Taihape Road, there was hardly any trace of the predicted gale force winds. The sky… [Read More]
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