Trips Information

 Club Trips and Activities January – March 2025

Feb 1         Wilkies Pools-Kapuni Lodge  Shane Wilson

Sat                  This is a circuit from Dawson Falls, up the stream from Wilkies Pools to pick up a track to the lodge. Then back to Dawson Falls on the RMT. An interesting outing but we will have to look for an alternative if the stream is too full. This is a combined trip with Stratford Tramping Club.

Mod           Approx cost $29

Feb 8 or 9 Kapiti Island  Esther Williams

Sat or Sun     With its amazing birdlife, visiting Kapiti is a magical experience. Final details were not known at Tramper deadline but full information will be available in the February magazine. In the meantime register your interest with Esther.

Easy          Cost to be calculated

Feb 11-12      Rangi Hut-Mania Track  Sally Gray / Toby Ani 022

Tues-Wed      To take in the Rangi Hut-Mania Track circuit, Sally and Toby plan to head to the hut on the Tuesday, overnight there, then walk up to the top of the range and down the Mania track on the Wednesday. They will leave mid-late afternoon on Tuesday, have dinner somewhere on the way, then head up to Rangi Hut for the night.  A driver is needed who is prepared to walk up to Rangi, overnight there and the following day collect the party at the end of the Mania Track. Note that this is a bookable hut.

Mod/fit       Cost to be calculated

Feb 15 or 16 Tongariro Alpine Crossing  Esther Williams

Sat or Sun     A chance to achieve a summer crossing in a superb volcanic landscape. If half way is sufficient, we can ascend to the Red Crater. A 6-8 hour day. 

Fit               Approx cost $36 plus meal $. Driver required. 

Feb 19-22      Tararua Circuit  John Mellsop

Wed-Sat        Following the successful Otaki River trip in February, John plans to return to Otaki hut via Waiopehu hut and a route along Oriwa ridge. The four-day trip will then follow the Otaki and Ohau rivers to complete the circuit. This trip will appeal to those who appreciate off track and river tramping.

Fit               Approx cost $45 including hut fees

Feb 22 or 23 Rangiwahia Bush Reserve  Viv Dawson / Denise Gordon

Sat or Sun     Viv and Denise so enjoy visiting this 53ha reserve that they’re leading another trip back there to see it again. Discover this hidden stand of native virgin bush reserve in the historic settlement of Rangiwahia Village. There are some stunning viewpoints along the way and birdlife is plentiful at certain times of the year.

Easy          Approx cost $22

March 1-2 Pine-pulling  Esther Williams

Sat-Sun         Sixty years ago the club began pulling wilding contorta pines in Tongariro National Park and after all these years we are still out there doing it! The trees are now much scarcer but the work still has to be done. Join this successful conservation project, wander parts of the park you would never otherwise visit, camp out in a beautiful grove of beech trees.

Mod           Free

March 8 Sat, Hipango Park Overland, leaders Cherry and Johnny

March 8 Sat, Pot Luck Meal, leaders Suzanne and Robert

March 9 Sun, Waitahinga Trails, leader Adrian

March 15 or 16 Sat or Sun, Zeke’s Hut, leader Terry

March 22 or 23 Sat or Sun, South Beach, leader John

March 29-30 Sat-Sun, Mangatuturu Hut, leader John

March 29 Sat, Lake Rotokare, leaders Viv and Denise