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.

 

                                                                     

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APRIL  2021

 

Thurs April 1

Redwoods Purple Track    Rotorua   A   Mod

Val Wilkinson      072 160 470   021 278 0007     

 

Wed April 7

The Bund   TNP           BJ34/35       TNP       A       Mod    

Bernie Hammersley        377 4081                  027 486 6783

 

Thurs April 8 

 Chateau to Mangatepopo   TNP    A      Mod     van mover please

Helen Tapp            377 2029     021 135 2581

                                                                            

Wed April  14

The Tongariro Crossing    BH  34/35   TNP    A      Mod

Lindsay Brown         021 989 545     van mover please

 

Thurs April 15

Hinemaiaia River and extras     A      Mod

Shirley Rountree   377 1177     027 255 0663

 

Wed April 21

Ngapuketurua     Kaimanawa F Park   BH 36   A     Mod   

Elsie Skelton     376 7332    027 353 3617      permission HeliSika required

 

Thurs April 22

3 Sisters to Tree Trunk Gorge    BH 35   Turangi      A   Mod

Dick Fraser    027 457 9022

 

Wed April 28

Scoria Flat – Lake Surprise-Turoa Mt Rd     BJ34  TNP   B     Mod++

Dave Wilding       378 0650        van mover please

 

Thurs April 29

Whangamata Rd to Kinloch      A     Mod

Donna Gordon      027 9199 191

 

Friday April 30th

Timber Trail Bike Ride    from Piropiro Flats   to  Ongarue    B   Mod

Depart 103 Gillies Ave    7.30am   Plus bike trailer $15pp

Gary Verschaffelt   376 9011

 

MAY 2021

 

Wed May 5

The Dome – Kaimai Ranges   BE36     Mod/hard        B

Jenny Verschaffelt                    027 245 5547                376 9011

 

Thurs May 6.

Zekes Hut     BK 35     Waiouru       B          Mod +  

Gill Tate          378 2626     027 443 0531

 

Wed May 12

Mt Pureora  - Link Rd      BF 34/35   A    Mod         van mover please 

Toby Ani       022 352 8393 

 

Thurs May 13

Waipapa to Maraetai   Waikato River Trails    A    17km mod/hard.  other ‘options’ available

Jan Harding     378 8483     027 441 8298  

                                                                          

TUES May 18 /Wed May 19  

Overnighter at  Te Whare Okioki Hut.   Kaimai Range    BD36   A      Mod  plus $15 Hut fee

Booking by April 14 please   

Bernie Hammersley        377 4081      027 4866 783  

 

Thurs May 20  

 Mt Ngongotaha      DOC  Tracks      A     Mod  

Sarah Bloomer       377 0896    027 693 3709

 

Wed May 26

Tree Trunk Gorge    Kaimanawa F Park   BH35  A   Mod

Claire Furniss      027 446 5641

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Thurs May 27

Ngapuketurua    BH 36  Kaimanawa F Park   A   Mod

Celia and Brian Bockett        377 8589       027 343 4769

 

JUNE  21

 

Wed June 2

Tama Lakes            TNP   BJ  35    A    Mod

Sarah Hart                  377 6159    021 301 530

 

Thurs June 3

Te Iringa and beyond     Kaimanawa F Park   BH 37    A        Mod 

 Peter Smith     378 6267      027 434 3790

 

Wed June 9

Waihaha Hut and return   Pureora   BG34/35    A        Mod

Jean Caulton      021 044 1102

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Thurs June 10

Waihaha Hut and return   Pureora    BG34/35     A   Mod

Lynda Riha    07 219 6837      021 0264 9756

 

Monday June 14  – Trip Planning

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Wed June 16

Urchin   Kaimanawa F Park BH 35     A   Mod

Elsie Skelton     376 7332      027 353 3617

 

Thurs June 17

Tongariro River Trail    Turangi   BH 35   A    Mod

Val Wilkinson       072 160 470     021 278 0007

                                                                          

Wed June 23

Otanewainuku Scenic Reserve/Whataroa Falls   Rotorua  BE 37    B   Mod

Sandy Fletcher     3774081    021 753 393

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Thurs June 24

A Surprise Tramp      A     Mod 

Jan Smith       378 6267       027 434 3790

 

Wed June 30

Martin, Sash n Doors    BH33/34     National Park   A     Mod

Casey Bainbridge                027 378 3431

 

JULY 2021

 

Thurs July 1

Bell Rock    Boundary Stream Reserve.   Tutira    BH 38/ 39    B   Mod 

Carroll Robertson     027 419 6274    377 0471

 

Wed July 7

Mangatepopo – Chataeu    TNP    BH34     A     Mod

Ross Fletcher     378 6670     021 0852 5790

 

Thurs July 8

Eastern Okataina Walkway     Rotorua    BE 35/ BF 36     A   Mod

Lyndsay Benefield      take names for tramp      378 5729      021 100 3245

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Van Recovery Rates:

 A Trips: Up to 280km 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 280 - 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.