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Cullens Creek or Plan B
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Grade: Event Status: Completed |
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Saturday 27 November 2021 Cost: $18
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Trip Leader: Graeme Ferrier
Contact: Graeme Ferrier
Email: Phone: 022 162 1676 |
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Description |
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Plan A: Waikakaho/Cullens' Creek Plan B:Saddle Hill from Maungatapu Saddle. Cullens Creek is the site of gold ming in the late 1880's when up to 1000 miners worked the diggings. A small township developed with 3 pubs; 5 bakeries; 2 billiard saloons, a bank and a Courthouse. Only signs remain to mark the village. It is a 3 hour walk up and over Waikakaho Saddle to the 'Village Clearing' which was the centre of activity once the mining moved from alluvial to quarts crushing. Then return. [DOC has a warning that the track was damged during last July's strom; but the MTB site says that it is passable. We shall see]
Plan B. Saddle Hill from Maungatpu Saddle. This old road is accessible from Pelorus Bridge and while rough and slow it does save the steep slog up from the Maitai Dam. The Saddle is at 780m and from there, there is a marked track up and over the first "Double"(1168 m) then after a short descent up again to the second "Double" or Saddle Hill (1217 m) where there are radio mast and great views back over Nelson and Tasman Bay. Return the same way perhaps in time for a coffee at Pelorus or Rai Valley? |
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Registration |
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Registrations are now closed
Number Registered: 4 , Trip Capacity: 15, Waiting List Space: 0
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