BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:83f65c304d3b59c13ea57f590966e2b1 CATEGORIES:Day Trip CREATED:20240505T050655 SUMMARY:Historic Booths Cottage - easy day walk URL;VALUE=URI:https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/calendar/1406/historic-booths -cottage-easy-day-walk?tmpl=component DESCRIPTION:Glenhope Scenic Reserve, 16km from St Arnaud via Howard valley.\nHistoric B ooth's Cottage was built back in 1933 during the not-so-Great Depression by Sid Booth and Ray Clarke. This was the family home of Sid and Eva Booth an d their son Teddy for over 10 years. The old-timer is situated in a small f orest clearing, above Louis Creek on an old miners’ track. Expect other use rs in the area ... 4WD vehicles, quad bikes, motor bikes and mountain biker s.\nInitially, it takes 30 mins on a clay 4WD track to Louis Creek fossicki ng area. (In 2024 this pine forest had been cleared, and new forestry roads added.) Then, a DOC sign indicates the start of public conservation land, as you enter the native forest. Soon a private dwelling is passed, and even tually the track becomes eroded at the confluence of two streams. Care is n eeded here to cross, reaching a the Jewellers Shop on the far bank. This in cludes the remains of a hut, along with mining tailings. It's a steady clim b then sidle around on a tramping track up to the restored cottage.\nNext, we push on up a broad ridge of open beech. The NZFS had marked the track wi th permolat, and will take about half an hour to reach the 4WD road that dr ops into Lake Rotoroa. By 2024, mountain bikers have made this trail obviou s. Hard work done, we follow the Porika Road past a gold miner’s memorial c airn, and more locked cabins, back down to the car. An easy circuit.\n\n - Time: 1.5 hrs to Booths Historic Hut.\n - Total Time: 5 hours for the loop. Trip Leader : Raymond Salisbury\nPhone : 021 135 8739\nEmail : This email a ddress is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to vie w it.\nArea : Nelson Lakes National Park\nMap Series : Topo50 Map BR24\nPan ic Date : 29-07-2024\nEmergency Contact Name : Lynette Salisbury\nContacts Address : 71 Montreal Road, Nelson 7010\nContacts Phone/s : 021 143 9906\nC ontacts Email Address : This email address is being protected from spambots . You need JavaScript enabled to view it.\nPlanned Route : Drive to remote Howard Valley (between Nelson Lakes). Walk up 4WD track to Booth's Cottage, bush-bash up ridge to join Porika Road. Follow this north around and down to Howard Valley.\nGrading : Select an appropriate grade for the hardest da y on your Trip.\nGrade : Easy\nCost : The travel distances are used to calc ulate the cost of a trip. The trip co-ordinator will complete these values. However, if you know the values, for example by using Google Maps, then by all means complete. Make sure the values (double to include return journey ) are correct to be fair to the drivers and participants. IMPORTANT: The ra te table needs to have a month and year value for cents/kilometre. Trip coo rdinator is responsible to entering this information.\nCost $ : 24\nSealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on sealed roads to/from the trip) : 2 04\nUnsealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on unsealed roads to/fro m trip.) : 6\nSignoff : Default is Programme, please set the Status to eith er 'Completed' or 'Cancelled' when appropriate. Also enter the number of Vi sitor and Total numbers on your trip. Thanks. NOTE: When the status is Comp leted or Cancelled the event WON'T appear on the Home page calendars.\nEven t Status : Completed\nVisitors : 3\nTotal : 8\n This event was imported fro m: https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/calendar/1406/historic-boo ths-cottage-easy-day-walk?tmpl=component X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Glenhope Scenic Reserve, 16km from St Arnaud via Howard valley.

Historic Booth's Cottage was built back in 1933 during the n ot-so-Great Depression by Sid Booth and Ray Clarke. This was the family hom e of Sid and Eva Booth and their son Teddy for over 10 years. The old-timer is situated in a small forest clearing, above Louis Creek on an old miners ’ track. Expect other users in the area ... 4WD vehicles, quad bikes, motor bikes and mountain bikers.

Initially, it takes 30 mins on a clay 4WD track to Louis Creek fossicking area. (In 2024 this pine forest had been c leared, and new forestry roads added.) Then, a DOC sign indicates the start of public conservation land, as you enter the native forest. Soon a privat e dwelling is passed, and eventually the track becomes eroded at the conflu ence of two streams. Care is needed here to cross, reaching a the Jewellers Shop on the far bank. This includes the remains of a hut, along with minin g tailings. It's a steady climb then sidle around on a tramping track up to the restored cottage.

Next, we push on up a broad ridge of open beec h. The NZFS had marked the track with permolat, and will take about half an hour to reach the 4WD road that drops into Lake Rotoroa. By 2024, mountain bikers have made this trail obvious. Hard work done, we follow the Porika Road past a gold miner’s memorial cairn, and more locked cabins, back down to the car. An easy circuit.

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Trip Leader :
Raymond Salis bury
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Phone : 021 135 8739\n
Email : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. \n
Area : Nelson Lakes National Par k\n
Map Series : Topo50 Map BR24\n< /td>
Panic Date : 29-07-2024\n
Emergency Contact Name : Lynette Salisbury\n
Contacts Address : 71 Montreal Roa d, Nelson 7010\n
Contacts Phone/s : 021 143 9906\n
Contacts Email Address : This ema il address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.\n
Planned Rou te : Drive to remote Howard Valley (between Nelson Lakes). Walk up 4WD track to Booth's Cottage, bush-bash up ridge to join Porika Road. Foll ow this north around and down to Howard Valley.\n
Grading : Select an appropriate grade for the hardest day on your Trip.\n
Grade : Easy\n
Cost : The travel distances are used to c alculate the cost of a trip. The trip co-ordinator will complete these valu es. However, if you know the values, for example by using Google Maps, then by all means complete. Make sure the values (double to include return jour ney) are correct to be fair to the drivers and participants. IMPORTANT: The rate table needs to have a month and year value for cents/kilometre. Trip coordinator is responsible to entering this information.\n
Cost $ : 24\n
Sealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on sealed roads to/from the trip) : 204\n
Unsealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on unsealed roads to/from trip.) : 6\n
Signoff : Default is Programme, please set t he Status to either 'Completed' or 'Cancelled' when appropriate. Also enter the number of Visitor and Total numbers on your trip. Thanks. NOTE: When t he status is Completed or Cancelled the event WON'T appear on the Home page calendars.\n
Event Status : Comple ted\n
Visitors : 3\n
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This event was imported from: https://live.nel sontrampingclub.org.nz/events/calendar/1406/historic-booths-cottage-easy-da y-walk?tmpl=componentDTSTAMP:20260814T115901 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240727 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240728 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR