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...

Sylvester Hut / Lake Lockett camping, Kahurangi NP, 28 Mar 2025

A small but keen group of 5 set off for this adventure after lunch on Friday. By the time we picked up Rob from Motueka, drove over the Takaka Hill and into the Cobb, it was about 4pm. We completed the easy walk up the 4WD track to Sylvester Hut on a...

Sylvester Hut, Iron Hill, Asbestos Cottage, Kahurangi NP, 28 June 2024

9 trampers set out from Richmond at 8am on a cool crisp day. We convened at the lookout to the Cobb Dam before proceeding to the Sylvester Track car park. We walked (to Sylvester hut) variable times.... between 1.5hrs for the fastest of our group and...

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...