TRIP PROGRAMME
Changes to tramps will be notified on the club website and the club secretary will email these if advised in time. The trip coordinator should also be advised of proposed changes or additions to the programme or if a tramp doesn’t happen because of bad weather, poor numbers etc. Tramp descriptions, maps and downloadable GPS data for most tramps, but not all, are located on the club website.
Start times for tramps are 7.30 am on Wednesday and 8.00 am on Thursday, unless noted otherwise under the particular tramp. The van will leave promptly at the appointed time. The letter in brackets, for example. (A), relates to the van recovery rate.
Fitness/Trip Grading
Easy: A tramp on fairly level formed tracks, duration 4+ hours, and where there is usually the option of returning by the same track.
Moderate: A tramp of 4 – 6 hours, often on less well formed tracks or on off-track routes, can involve river crossings or short sections of steep terrain.
Fit: Can be over 6 hours duration, tramping on either formed tracks or off track routes, river crossings, steep terrain, snow conditions or high altitudes.
JANUARY 2020
Wed 8
Turoa Ski Field to Mountain Road via Rock Garden and Blythe Hut Tongariro NP BJ34 Mt Ruapehu Mod (B)
Bernie Hammersley 377 4081 027 486 6783
Wed 15:
7am start
Mt Hikorangi ( Tauramanui) BG 33 Ongarue (B) Mod+
Elsie Skelton 376 7332
Thurs 16:
Waihaha ; part of cycle trail, Glen track to lake, swim.BG 34/35.(A) Easy
Shirley Rountree 377 1177
Wed 22:
Hinemaia Caves and Landbridge. KaimanawaFP BH36/37 (A) Mod
Richmond Orr 378 7722
Thurs 23:
W2K Track from Kinloch and return. (A) Mod
Pauline Quinn 027 478 1150
Wed 29:
Mt Te Aroha BC35 (B) Mod/hard
Elsie Skelton 376 7332
Thurs 30:
Otanewainuku Trig & the Falls Loop. Rotorua BD37/38 (A) Mod
Dick Fraser 377 4516 027 457 9022
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FEBRUARY 2020
Wed 5:
Ohakune Mt Rd - Mangaehuehue Hut TNP BJ34 (A) Mod
Sandy Fletcher 377 4081 021 753 393 txt ok
Thurs 6 Waitangi Day – no tramp
Wed 12:
Bund, Rangipo Hut, Tukino Rd. TNP BJ34/35 (A) Mod Van mover please
Jenny Verschaffelt 376 9011 027 245 5547
Thurs 13:
Desert Road to Ohinepango Springs BJ35 (A) Mod
Jonette Taylor 376 7510
Wed 19:
Te Iringa and Beyond Kaimanawa FP BH34 (A) Mod
Peter Smith 378 6267 027 434 3790
Thur 20:
Waipakahi River BH35 (A) Mod
Gill Tate 378 2626 027 443 0531
Wed 26:
Lake Waihora to Waihaha Hut to Western Bay Rd. Pureora FP BG 34/35 (A) Mod + 25km
Lindsay Brown 021 989 545 Van mover, please
Thur 27:
Western Okataina Walkway. BE37/38 (A) Mod
Val Wilkinson 072 160 470 021 278 0007
MARCH 2020
Monday 2nd 7pm Trip planning meeting Sandy Fletcher 377 4081 021753393
Wed 4: Depart 7am
Otawa-Otanewainuku Ridgeline Te Puke BD37/38 (B) Mod + Van mover please
Bernie Hammersley 377 4081 027 486 6783
Thurs 5:
Redwoods Rotorua BE37 (A) Mod
Lynda Riha 07 219 6837 021 0264 9756
Wed 11:
Mt Te Heu Heu / Crater Lake TNP BJ34 (A) Mod/Hard ( use Sky Waka approx. $50 )
Lynne King 374 8418 027 526 7289
Thurs 12:
Tama Lakes TNP BH34BJ34 (A) Mod
Jan Harding 378 8483 027 441 8298
Wed 18:
Urchin – Umakarikari Loop Kaimanawa FP BH35 (A) Mod +
Jenny Verschaffelt 376 9011 027 245 5547
Thur 19:
Woody’s Tongue – Kaimanawa Forest Park. BH37 (A) Mod
Richmond Orr 378 7722
Wed 25:
Mt Tama from Desert Rd TNP BJ35 Mod + (A)
Lynne King 374 8418 027 526 7289
Thurs 26:
Rainbow Mountain Rotorua BF37 (A) Mod
Helen Tapp 377 2029 021 135 2581
NB- also 4pm depart for ‘Taranaki tramps'
Sandy Fletcher 021 753 393
APRIL 2020
Wed 1 :
Depart 7am
Ohakune Mt Rd–Mangatururu Hut - Lake Surprise. Option to continue to Scoria Flat
TNP BJ 34 (B) Mod / Hard
Dave Wilding 378 0650
Thurs 2:
Depart 7.30
Zeke’s Hut Waiouru BK35 (B) Mod+
Gill Tate 3782626 027 443 0531
Van Recovery Rates:
A Trips: Up to 300km round-trip – minimum rate is equivalent of seven persons @ $10/per person ($70), with same cost for Turangi and Taupo members no matter where pick-up might be.
B Trips: Between 300 - 375km round-trip – minimum rate is equivalent of seven persons @ $15 ($105) with the same cost for Turangi and Taupo members no matter where pick-up might be.
C Trips: Over 375km round-trip – no minimum number of passengers and at $0.70 per km. Trip leader calculates cost as total km X $0.70 and divides total cost by number of participants to get individual contributions.
