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CREATED:20220818T004453
SUMMARY:Mole Tops (Two Options)
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DESCRIPTION:Mole Tops has been one of the more popular extended tramps. This version of
 fers a variation on previous tramps.\nOption One: Do the Tops as a walkthru
  with one group starting at Lake Rotoroa (1.25 hrs) with a water taxi ride 
 (say 30 minutes to load unload) ($60/person extra cost) to D'Urville Hut th
 en a 2.5 hour walk to Tiraumea Hut (6 bunks) for the night. The second grou
 p would drive 2and a bit  hours to the Matakitaki Farm Car Park via the Man
 gles  and TutakiValley. It is then a 4.5 - 5 hours climb up Watson Creek to
  the bushline camping site (old hut site).\nDay 2. Meet on the Tops near th
 e highest tarn to camp for the night. Explore the two basins as time permit
 s.Then the reverse tramp for each group.\nDay 3 Walk back to cars and head 
 home.\nOption Two: Complete the smaller loop walking in via Jameson Ridge a
 nd up Mole Saddle instead of down. Camp near the high tarn. Day 2 Explore t
 he tops before descending to the campsite at the treeline on Watson's Creek
 . Day 3 walk back to cars and return to Nelson. [There is an alternative tr
 ack up (or down)  Mole Creek that is quite hard work and includes  2-3km of
  rock hopping and wet feet. Not too bad in hot weather? Jameson Ridge is a 
 straight-forward shady walk through beech trees)\nPLEASE TELL THE LEADER YO
 UR PREFERENCE. The alternative is to go as one goup UP Watsons Creek, acros
 s the Tops and OUT Jameson Ridge as per usual.\n \n This event was imported
  from: https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1126/mole-tops-two-opt
 ions?tmpl=component
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Mole Tops has been one of the more popular extended tramps. This version
  offers a variation on previous tramps.</p><p><strong><span style="text-dec
 oration: underline;">Option One</span>:</strong> Do the Tops as a walkthru 
 with one group starting at Lake Rotoroa (1.25 hrs) with a water taxi ride (
 say 30 minutes to load unload) (<strong>$60/person extra cost)</strong>&nbs
 p;<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem; caret-color: auto;">t
 o D'Urville Hut&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 1
 rem; caret-color: auto;">then a 2.5 hour walk to Tiraumea Hut (6 bunks) for
  the night. The second group would drive 2and a bit&nbsp; hours to the Mata
 kitaki Farm Car Park via the Mangles&nbsp; and TutakiValley. It is then a 4
 .5 - 5 hours climb up Watson Creek to the bushline camping site (old hut si
 te).</span></p><p>Day 2. Meet on the Tops near the highest tarn to camp for
  the night. Explore the two basins as time permits.Then the reverse tramp f
 or each group.</p><p>Day 3 Walk back to cars and head home.</p><p><span sty
 le="text-decoration: line-through;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: u
 nderline;">Option Two: </span></strong>Complete the smaller loop walking in
  via Jameson Ridge and up Mole Saddle instead of down. Camp near the high t
 arn. Day 2 Explore the tops before descending to the campsite at the treeli
 ne on Watson's Creek. Day 3 walk back to cars and return to Nelson. [There 
 is an alternative track up (or down)&nbsp; Mole Creek that is quite hard wo
 rk and includes&nbsp; 2-3km of rock hopping and wet feet. Not too bad in ho
 t weather? Jameson Ridge is a straight-forward shady walk through beech tre
 es)</span></p><p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">PLEASE TELL T
 HE LEADER YOUR PREFERENCE. The alternative is to go as one goup UP Watsons 
 Creek, across the Tops and OUT Jameson Ridge as per usual.</span></p><p>&nb
 sp;</p> <a href="https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1126/mole-to
 ps-two-options?tmpl=component">This event was imported from: https://live.n
 elsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1126/mole-tops-two-options?tmpl=component</
 a>DTSTAMP:20260714T134043
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230131
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