Cobb Lakes Camping loop, Kahurangi NP, 14 Feb 2026

Day 1: Car park to Diamond Lake via lake Lockett, 11kms, 6hrs The best weather window was chosen so the trip would go from Saturday to Monday. Astrid did a great job organising the carpooling with twelve people from all over the region meeting at Mrs...

Mount Owen Traverse, Kahurangi NP, 7th February 2026

Mount Own Traverse | 7 February 2026 Day 1 Due to the complicated nature of the start and finish of this trip we used Trips and Transfers to move the 8 of us to the start at Owen Valley East. There were already 6 cars at the start so we thought it...

Mt Luna, Kahurangi NP, 31 Jan 2026

LUNACY Ascent of Mt Luna, Kahurangi National Park | 31 January – 2 February 2026 [Anniversary Weekend] Day 1 [22km, 880m] Our team of intrepid trampers assembled in Richmond, and Tom escorted us to the Rolling River road-end. Thankfully, the notorious...

Wangapeka Track, Kahurangi NP, 27 Dec 2025

After much consternation over the weather and the Dart Ford levels this trip went ahead one day later than planned with 9 trampers setting out from Rolling River at 8.50 for Stone Hut, our first stop on a 5 day adventure through to the West Coast. We...

Matariki long weekend to Fenella Hut, Kahurangi NP, 20 June 2025

The Friday drive to the road end in the Cobb was muddy up the recently regraded road from the power station. Damp and moody weather welcomed the trampers as they set off up the valley heading to a picnic lunch outside Chaffey Hut. We were lucky that...