BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31acc9df7e01c10e7dfab95c758959bc CATEGORIES:Extended Trip CREATED:20260412T081540 SUMMARY:Kaihoka Lakes Farm, Golden Bay, Day walks URL;VALUE=URI:https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/upcoming-events-report/1594/k aihoka-lakes-farm,-golden-bay,-day-walks?tmpl=component DESCRIPTION:Stay at Kaihoka Farm stay Homestead. Do day walks in the surounding hills. Very close to Wharariki Beach, 25min drive from Collingwood. There are vari ous tramping options that differ in length and difficulty. We have booked t he Homestead on Kaihoka Farm. Sleeps 16, in various bedrooms and 2 lounges. Good place to stay and be cosy at night while days are getting shorter. Se lf catering, kitchen available. I have not stayed and walked there, but the Waimea Club have. So, I trust there are enough long walks ;)We ll leave Fr iday morning, to make to most of it. Even if we can't check in by lunchtime , we can go walking. Also, we ll walk on Sunday before driving home in the late afternoon, early evening. Those having to work on Friday can still dri ve over after work and join us in the evening. Please indicate what time yo u can leave on Friday when you register. There is also an option to walk th e nearby Puponga/Wharariki Beach track as a crossover on Friday or Sunday. About 10km, 4hrs or much more, depending on beach time. Extensions possible , e.g Greenhills loop. We might get wet feet at some stage, so bring spare shoes or trekking sandals. Low tide at Wharariki is at 2.37pm on Friday, 3. 24pm Saturday, and 4.12pm Sunday.Price is $25 pp per night. Or less, depend ing on numbers. Bring sleeping bags and towels. There is a fully equipped k itchen. 2 lounge areas, a shower and bath. Once you register, you are commi tted to pay, because we have to pay for the homestead .more info here:https ://kaihokafarmstay.co.nz/Latest plan:Friday: Leave by 9am (or after work, f or the 2nd group).Drive to Puponga and Wharariki. Cross over (or car shuffl e and all start at Puponga) Hilltop walk. Undulating 10km, fab views, 10km, 4 - 5 hrs depending on extras and beach/pup time.Most likely wet feet at t he Wharariki end, river crossing before the beach. Low tide at 14.37.Drive to Kaihoka Farm, walk 40min OW to beach, if enough time left.Saturday: Walk on farm tracks up Mt Lunar, explore  rock formations (half day).Lunch at f arm house, then option to explore the bluffs of the neighbours farm in sear ch of a Hudson Bomber crashed in 1941, (I got their permission to walk ther e) and/or walk the scenic Kaihoka lakes and/or back to beach for sunset...w hatever time allows. Joyce, the farm owner will tell us about all options o n Friday night.Sunday: Drive to Collingwood and climb Mt Burnett on a 4WD T rack, 641m, about 4.5 hrs return. Great views.Then home (after a stop at th e Mussel Inn?)\n \n  This event was imported from: https://live.nelsontramp ingclub.org.nz/events/upcoming-events-report/1594/kaihoka-lakes-farm,-golde n-bay,-day-walks?tmpl=component X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Stay at Kaihoka Farm stay Homestead. Do day walks in the surounding hills. Very close to Wharariki Beach, 25min drive from Collingwood. There are vari ous tramping options that differ in length and difficulty. We have booked t he Homestead on Kaihoka Farm. Sleeps 16, in various bedrooms and 2 lounges. Good place to stay and be cosy at night while days are getting shorter. Se lf catering, kitchen available. I have not stayed and walked there, but the Waimea Club have. So, I trust there are enough long walks ;)We ll leave Fr iday morning, to make to most of it. Even if we can't check in by lunchtime , we can go walking. Also, we ll walk on Sunday before driving home in the late afternoon, early evening. Those having to work on Friday can still dri ve over after work and join us in the evening. Please indicate what time yo u can leave on Friday when you register. There is also an option to walk th e nearby Puponga/Wharariki Beach track as a crossover on Friday or Sunday. About 10km, 4hrs or much more, depending on beach time. Extensions possible , e.g Greenhills loop. We might get wet feet at some stage, so bring spare shoes or trekking sandals. Low tide at Wharariki is at 2.37pm on Friday, 3. 24pm Saturday, and 4.12pm Sunday.Price is $25 pp per night. Or less, depend ing on numbers. Bring sleeping bags and towels. There is a fully equipped k itchen. 2 lounge areas, a shower and bath. Once you register, you are commi tted to pay, because we have to pay for the homestead .more info here:https ://kaihokafarmstay.co.nz/Latest plan:Friday: Leave by 9am (or after work, f or the 2nd group).Drive to Puponga and Wharariki. Cross over (or car shuffl e and all start at Puponga) Hilltop walk. Undulating 10km, fab views, 10km, 4 - 5 hrs depending on extras and beach/pup time.Most likely wet feet at t he Wharariki end, river crossing before the beach. Low tide at 14.37.Drive to Kaihoka Farm, walk 40min OW to beach, if enough time left.Saturday: Walk on farm tracks up Mt Lunar, explore  rock formations (half day).Lunch at f arm house, then option to explore the bluffs of the neighbours farm in sear ch of a Hudson Bomber crashed in 1941, (I got their permission to walk ther e) and/or walk the scenic Kaihoka lakes and/or back to beach for sunset...w hatever time allows. Joyce, the farm owner will tell us about all options o n Friday night.Sunday: Drive to Collingwood and climb Mt Burnett on a 4WD T rack, 641m, about 4.5 hrs return. Great views.Then home (after a stop at th e Mussel Inn?)
 
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