Stanfield Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday 26 August 2023 Banner Photo: The Tamaki River bed, transformed This tramp started off different. First, we had to meet at the Girl Guide rooms in Tamatea because of road closures. Second, we were all there early, so left ten minutes before normal time. Third, one tramper desperately needed the… [Read More]
Up and up we went… on yet another vertical mud-fest
Parks Peak, Ruahine FP, Saturday 15 July 2023 Banner Photo: Parks Peak Hut, in a clearing on the ridge line The mornings are getting lighter! It was almost dawn when we met at Park Island. Spring can’t be far away. Simon, Juliet and Geoff kindly drove their 4WD/AWD vehicles which, as it turned out, were… [Read More]
Snowbows near Sunrise
Sunrise Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday 3 July 2023 Banner Photo: The view from the verandah of Sunrise Hut With high winds predicted on the tops, it was decided we would head to Sunrise Hut instead of the planned Longview Hut. Five of us piled into Julian’s 4×4 to head towards the Ruahines. We saw a… [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]
Apiti – our first real tramp after the cyclone
Apiti Track, Makaretu Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday 25 March 2023 Banner Photo: Some tree-fall to negotiate heading down the stream We took two cars, headed off to Norsewood with six trampers, and hit the track around 8.40am. It was a relatively gentle climb to begin with, along a farm fenceline up into the hills. Most… [Read More]
Plan C works out on our maiden 2023 tramp
Sentry Box, Parks Peak Track to Golden Crown Ridge Track, Saturday 14 January 2023. Ruahine FP, Map: BK37 Banner Photo: A whitehead. We saw and heard a flock of them near the Parks Peak track junction. (Mohoua albicilla; Māori: pōpokotea) Plan A was to go to Daphne Hut. This was cancelled due to the likelihood… [Read More]
Our struggle towards the tower that always leaned a little bit further away…
Wharite, Southern Ruahine Range, 16 November 2022 Ten happy trampers whizzed off towards Dannevirke on a cloudy Wednesday morning, Alison behind the wheel and with strict instructions that we had to be back in good time for child-minding the grand-lovelies! We set off at 9.45 following the stream along a lovely track with a few… [Read More]
From Sunrise to Sparrowhawk, we (almost) dodge the downpours
Sunrise to Sparrowhawk Bivvy, Ruahine FP, Saturday 12 November 2022 Banner Photo: Taken from hp1476, looking south to hp1499 The weather during the week leading up to this tramp was rain, more rain and heavy rain on Friday evening with clearing weather for Saturday. Fingers crossed, the weather forecast was correct this time, although with… [Read More]
Key swap on the Ruahine tops
Southern Ruahine Crossing, Saturday 29 October, 2022 Banner Photo: Maharahara in the distance, looking west from Matanginui high point There were various forecasts for the southern Ruahines, from bucketing down rain in the morning, or mid-afternoon, or that night. We chose the night rain forecast, and left Park Island at 7am on the dot. Tramp… [Read More]
Our second option proved a hit
Gold Creek Hut, Ruahine FP, Wednesday 19 October 2022 Banner Photo: The Makaroro River, from near the fenceline entrance to the Ruahine FP It was a beautiful spring morning when eight club members left Napier, collecting Di and Anne at Maraekakaho and then on to meet Sue and Jim Trotter at the start of the… [Read More]
Threatened rain finally arrived, but we beat it
A-Frame to Stanfield Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday 3 September 2022 Banner Photo: At the A-Frame Hut We had a full vanload booked to do this trip. However the deteriorating weather forecast made some members doubtful about the wisdom of proceeding. Our intrepid leader (Campbell) was ever hopeful so in the end only one member pulled… [Read More]
Sneaky winds thwart our attempt at Top Maropea
Sunrise Hut, Ruahine Forest Park, Wednesday, 24 August 2022 Banner Photo: The view east from Sunrise Hut As eight keen trampers headed towards the Ruahines, the still, low-lying cloud which clung to the ranges indicated no wind. However, we were badly wrong! Once we arrived at the car park, we realised that our target, Top… [Read More]
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