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...

Heartbreak ridge Browning hut circuit, Mt Richmond FP, 5 Mar 2023

This was to be a trip up Heartbreak ridge and on to Totara Saddle, circuit down to Browning hut, but a discussion in the rain at our initial meeting point we decided to make it a shorter trip, especially as heavy showers were predicted from 3pm. So 7...

Waiau Pass, Nelson Lakes NP, 6 Feb 2023

Day 1: Lewis Pass to Ada Pass Hut After driving to Lake Rotorua we had arranged for Trips and Transfers to relocate us to Lewis pass and the start of the St James walkway. We started walking at 12 noon in drizzle and ended at Ada pass hut in the...

Cable Bay walkway, Nelson, 4 Dec 2022

Stunning weather for a beach walk Debbie and I reconnoitred the route 10 days earlier. I thought the August rainstorm might have affected the landscape, and that proved to be the case. Shingle that had washed down the slopes onto the beach had been...