Mt Lodestone & Mt Arthur Hut, Kahurangi NP, 15 Jan 2023

Loop one – Flora Saddle carpark via Lodestone to Flora Hut (scribe - Jane): Thanks to the careful organisation by Michele, we managed to take off as planned at 9:30am from the Flora carpark. We were lucky to get one of the last parking places. We took...

Kill Devil Track to Riordan’s Hut, Kahurangi NP, 11 Sep 2022

The persistent wet weather of 2022 not only disrupted planned trips, but also impacted trips due to damaged tracks being closed. Such was the fate of the listed Wakamarina Walkthru- the track had been damaged during Nelson’s ‘Flood” storm. After a...

Lodestone, Kahurangi NP, 2 Apr 2022

Weather forecasts notwithstanding, it was a cloudy day supplemented with the odd spot of drizzle as three carloads disgorged into the Flora car park. Aiming for a simple circuit of Loadstone, after the obligatory pep talk from the Obergruppenführer, we...

Gordons Pyramid, Kahurangi NP, 12 Sep 2021

A group of 10 registered for this trip and we proceeded in convoy to Flora Saddle, picking up David en-route. The Graham Valley road was in good order and without snow. In fact there was none visible anywhere from the carpark so we decided not to carry...

Mt Arthur Peak, Kahurangi NP, 14 Nov 2020

With clear blue skies, but with a possibility of wind, 13 trampers set off from the Badminton Hall in Richmond just after 8. We set off tramping from the Flora car park at 9.25, had the usual morning tea at Mt Arthur Hut before heading off along the...