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Kahurangi National Park
Grade: Medium
Event Status: Cancelled Hits : 1321
To Sunday 27 April 2025 - 16:00
Cost: $20
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Description
Over ANZAC weekend, join the Nelson Tramping Club's quest to celebrate this hut's 50th birthday. Salisbury Lodge was built in 1975 by the Forest Service, and was named after Thomas Salisbury who discovered the Mt Arthur Tableland in 1863, and started the gold rush there.
Friday: Meet up at Badminton Hall, Gladstone Rd, Richmond. Time: 9am.
From Flora carpark, tramp along Flora track, over Salisbury Open to stay at Salisbury Lodge (22 bunks)
Saturday: From the Lodge, Ray Salisbury will take tours to the stalactite caves, Bishops Cave, a miner's grave in Cundy Creek, a water race near Balloon Hut, and the summit of Mt Peel.
Sunday: Return by same route to Flora carpark.
Registration It is IMPORTANT that "You contact the Trip Leader before registering" for a trip. Especially if you are new to the club or a non-club member (Visitor). The Leader will need to be confident that you have the experience, fitness and the correct gear to complete the trip successfully. :-)CLUB MEMBERS must LOGIN HERE to register so that your details auto-populate the registration fields. You can edit these auto-populated fields but they aren't saved for later use. To permanently change them, edit them HERE." PLease register couples separately if both are attending.VISITORS can register using their email address which will be used to send you trip registration confirmation details and the ability to cancel the trip registration. Please register each person attending separately.