Rocks Hut Overnighter, Mt Richmond FP, 17 June 2023

Four trampers were up to an overnighter in the darkest month of the year. Starting at about 09:00, we went up the fence line of the Brook sanctuary in good weather: not too cold, half sunny and half overcast, not too windy. Team of 4 setting off After...

Gordons Pyramid via Hodge Creek, Kahurangi NP, 11 Jun 2023

A beautiful Winters day up in the hills, what a treat. The Mount Arthur carpark was already brimming on our early arrival, the last day before closure for three weeks. My somewhat lackadaisical approach to planning may have listed this as Medium and...

Cullen Creek Crossover / Waikakaho Walkway, Mt Richmond FP, 3 Jun 2023

Once again, the weather looked ‘marginal; for the planned Sunday tramp. With the change to Saturday plus the cancellation of the long weekend trip to the Cobb, suddenly there were two carloads of hikers that would allow the cross-over to happen.After...

Mt Richmond Forest Park Alpine Route, Mt Richmond FP, 23 April 2023

Day 1 – Hacket carpark to Starveall Hut We set off from the Hacket carpark just after 9am on Sunday, having delayed the start of the trip a few days waiting for the rain to stop and river levels to go down. We stopped at Hacket Hut for morning tea,...

Maitland Ridge, Mt Richmond FP, 28 May 2023

It was a decade since my shadow had darkened the door of Red Hills Hut. Thousands of Te Araroa Trail thru-hikers had visited and a new MTB trail had been cut between the hut and Beeby’s Knob nearby. This was developed by the MTB Trails Trust. The...