Mt Owen crossover via Lookout Range, Kahurangi National Park, 28 Jan 2024

This trip needed good weather for tops travel and navigation so a decision was made to delay departure for 24 hours from originally planned. This unfortunately meant that two of the registrants and the one reserve missed out due to work commitments and...

Mt. Patriarch, Kahurangi NP, 21 Oct 2023

The drive to Siberia in the Wangapeka was without incident, apart from Brian missing 2 turnoffs. Thankfully he didn’t repeat this during the tramp! The Dart ford was straightforward, water levels having dropped substantially from the high flood 4 days...

Kahurangi for Matariki, Kahurangi NP, 14 July 2023

Seven of us arrived at Flora car park about 11am and were soon underway to Salisbury Lodge. Rain gear was donned and doffed as required by the occasional rain showers, and after about 4 hours walk we arrived at Salisbury Lodge. There were plenty of...

Mt Peel and Balloon hut, Kahurangi NP, 24 Mar 2023

The walk from Trilobite hut to Balloon hut and back is a common weekend walk, dropping down from the Cobb ridge to Lake Peel with Mt. Peel towering over the lake, and up again to the long ridge down to Balloon hut. Not so commonly walked is the route...

Lake Bulmer and Sunrise Peak, Kahurangi NP, 10 Mar 2023

Four trip members met at Andrea’s house and headed for Owen River, picking up Rob (and coffee) at Kohatu. We parked at the start of the Sunrise Peak Route, off the Owen Valley East Road, and followed the track along the Owen River. The route crosses...