BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7dc3d907fa319365be82a69ba4ac764b CATEGORIES:Overnight Trip CREATED:20250707T004341 SUMMARY:Mt Watson & Croesus Knob URL;VALUE=URI:https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1535/mt-watson-croesus-knob?t mpl=component DESCRIPTION:The Mt Watson Route at the southern end of the Paparoa Range makes for an a dventurous two-day ramble. Croesus Knob grants superb views over the West C oast.\nDay 1: Leave cars at the Smoke-ho car park near Blackball. Stroll up the easily-graded miner's track to overnight at the beautifully-sited Ces Clark Hut (bookings essential) now on the Paparoa Track Great Walk. Time: 3 -4 hours.\nDay 2: \nClamber up to Croesus Knob (maybe early for the sunrise ). Head along the tussock tops to Mt Leitch. Visit the locked wildlife bivo uac en route along the ridgetop to Mt Watson (1102m).\nFrom the summit, the route drops 780m down a spur to the Smoke-ho car park. Time: 3-5 hours.\nR ead a very detailed route description (in the reverse direction) from Tiny Tramper: https://tinytramper.com/mt-watson (https://tinytramper.com/mt-wats on)\n (images/uploads/trip_reports/2025/Mt-Watson_Croesus-Knob/Ray_Salisbur y_on_Croesus_Knob_web.jpg)\nTrip Leader : Raymond Salisbury\nPhone : 021 13 5 8739\nEmail : This email address is being protected from spambots. You ne ed JavaScript enabled to view it.\nArea : West Coast\nPanic Date : 07-07-20 25\nEmergency Contact Name : Lynette Salisbuy\nContacts Address : 71 Montre al Road, Toi Toi\nContacts Phone/s : 021 143 9906\nContacts Email Address : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript e nabled to view it.\nPlanned Route : Day 1: Drive to Blackball. From Smoke-h o car park walk into Ces Clark Hut (Paparoa Track) Time: 3-4 hours.Day 2: C limb Croesus Knob, along tops to Mt Leitch. & Mt Watson. Down spur to S moke-ho car park. Time: 3-5 hours. Return to Nelson.\nGrading : Select an a ppropriate grade for the hardest day on your Trip.\nGrade : Medium\nCost : The travel distances are used to calculate 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 val ues (double to include return journey) are correct to be fair to the driver s and participants. IMPORTANT: The rate table needs to have a month and yea r value for cents/kilometre. Trip coordinator is responsible to entering th is information.\nSealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on sealed roa ds to/from the trip) : 0\nUnsealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on unsealed roads to/from trip.) : 0\nSignoff : Default is Programme, please set the Status to either 'Completed' or 'Cancelled' when appropriate. Also enter the number of Visitor and Total numbers on your trip. Thanks. NOTE: W hen the status is Completed or Cancelled the event WON'T appear on the Home page calendars.\nEvent Status : Cancelled\nVisitors : 0\nTotal : 2\n This event was imported from: https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1535 /mt-watson-croesus-knob?tmpl=component X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Mt Watson Route at the southern end of the Paparoa Range makes for a n adventurous two-day ramble. Croesus Knob grants superb views over the Wes t Coast.

Day 1: Leave cars at the Smoke-ho car park near Blackball. Stroll up the easily-graded miner's track to overnight at the beautifully-sited Ces Clark Hut (bookings essential) now on the Pap aroa Track Great Walk. Time: 3-4 hours.

Day 2: 
Clamber up to Croesus Knob (maybe early for the sunrise). Head along the tussock tops to Mt Leitch. Visit the locked wildlife bivouac en route a long the ridgetop to Mt Watson (1102m).
From the summit, the route dro ps 780m down a spur to the Smoke-ho car park. Time: 3-5 hours.

Read a very detailed route description (in the reverse direction) from Tiny Tramp er: https://tinytramper.co m/mt-watson

Ray Salisbury on Croesus K nob web

< td>71 Montreal Road, Toi Toi\n
Trip Leader :
Raymond Salisbury
\n
Phone : 021 135 8739\n
Email : This em ail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled t o view it.\n
Area : West Coast\n
Panic Date : 07- 07-2025\n
Emergency Contact Name : Lynette Salisbuy\n
Contacts Address :
Contacts Phon e/s : 021 143 9906\n
Contacts Email Address : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScr ipt enabled to view it.\n
Planned Route : Day 1: Drive to Blackball. From Smoke-ho car pa rk walk into Ces Clark Hut (Paparoa Track) Time: 3-4 hours.Day 2: Climb Cro esus Knob, along tops to Mt Leitch. & Mt Watson. Down spur to Smoke-ho car park. Time: 3-5 hours. Return to Nelson.\n
G rading : Select an appropriate grade for the hardest day on your T rip.\n
Grade : Medium\n
Cost : The travel distances are used to calcul ate the cost of a trip. The trip co-ordinator will complete these values. H owever, if you know the values, for example by using Google Maps, then by a ll means complete. Make sure the values (double to include return journey) 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 coord inator is responsible to entering this information.\n
Sealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on sealed roads to/f rom the trip) : 0\n
Unsealed km (En ter the number of kms travelled on unsealed roads to/from trip.) : 0\n
Signoff : Default is Programme , please set the Status to either 'Completed' or 'Cancelled' when appropria te. Also enter the number of Visitor and Total numbers on your trip. Thanks . NOTE: When the status is Completed or Cancelled the event WON'T appear on the Home page calendars.\n
Event Status : < /td>Cancelled\n
Visitors : 0\n< /td>
Total : 2\n
This event was imported from: https://live.nelsontrampin gclub.org.nz/events/1535/mt-watson-croesus-knob?tmpl=componentDTSTAMP:20260515T190555 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250906 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250908 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR