Dragons Teeth Traverse - Southbound, Kahurangi NP, 30 Dec 2021

DRAGONS TEETH TRAVERSE | Southbound Party 30 December 2021 – 6 January 2022 By Ray Salisbury Day 1: Aorere Valley – Lake Clara After a three-hour drive over Takaka Hill to Bainham, we briefly visited Ray’s Gt-Grandfather’s old home named Armchair Farm,...

Mt Owen Mt Bell and Billies Knob, Kahurangi NP, 26 Feb 2021

Mt Owen 26-28 March – Group A trip report I’ve been wanting to do a nice relaxed 3 day trip up to Granity Pass and Mt Owen for several years. Last year’s attempt was cancelled due to it being the first weekend of lockdown, so I rescheduled the trip for...

Kahurangi Lighthouse, Kahurangi NP, 5 Feb 2021

Kai Moana, Sun, Creek and Ocean Swimming, and a Great time The party gathered at Mangarakau Lodge on Frid 5th the later group of arrivals getting there at 8.30pm. Mindful we needed to be at Big River at about 11am we had a 7.30am departure from the...

Luna Tops, Kahurangi NP, 4 Aug 2020

The 3-day trip was organised for these dates so the vehicle of the Kawatiri Ramblers (KR) party from Westport could be placed at the trackhead for when they emerged from their Lesley-Karamea trip. On Tuesday Pat, Kath and Ian drove from the city to...

Waingaro Forks Hut & Lake Stanley, Kahurangi NP, 30 May 2020

Waingaro Forks Hut - Lake Stanley 30th May to 1st of June 2020 On Saturday morning 3 keen trampers arrived at Uruwhenua car park in Golden Bay at 9.15 and soon were walking up Kill Devils track to the ridge line about 900 m c. Beautiful weather and no...