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.
SEPTEMBER
Wed Sept 2:
Western Bays Cycle Track from Waihaha- return BG34/35 Mod (A)
Brian and Celia Bockett 377 8589 027 343 4769
Thurs Sept 3:
Old Coach Road. Ohakune BJ34 (A) Mod
Geraldine Whitton 378 2445 027 241 7537
Sat/Sun Sept 5/6:
Whakapapa – Waihohonu return. TNP BH34, BJ 35 Mod (A) Hut fee
Gary Verschaffelt 376 9011 027 245 5547
Wed Sept 9:
Whirinaki Minginui ( Murapara ) V18 Mod (A)
Dave Wilding 378 0650 027 376 6313
Thurs Sept 10:
Kawakawa Bay Kinloch/Western Bays (A) easy/mod
Lynda Riha 07 219 6837 021 0264 9756
Wed Sept 16:
Mangatepopo up to South Crater Mod (A)
Jenny Verschaffelt 376 9011 027 245 5547
Thurs Sept 17:
Western Okataina Walkway Rotorua (A) Easy/mod
Val Wilkinson 072 160 470 021 278 0007
Wed Sept 23:
Lake Tarawera; water taxi to Hotwater Beach. BE37 BE38 Mod (A) boat fee to be advised
Toby Ani 022 352 8393
Thurs Sept 24:
Chateau to Mahuia Campsite Tongariro National Park. BH34 BJ34 (A) Van Mover Please
Lyndsay Benefield 378 5729 021 100 3245
Wed Sept 30:
Tukino Rd ( Round Mt Track north, off –trail return loop.) TNP BJ35 Mod (A)
Sandy Fletcher 377 4081 021 753 393
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OCTOBER
Thurs Oct 1
Spa Park Taupo. Meet in carpark, own cars.
Carroll Robertson 377 0471 027 419 6274
Thurs Oct 1, Fri 2, Sat 3
Ohakune – Wanganui Bike Ride (wait list only)
Bernie Hammersley 377 4081 027 4866 783
Wed Oct 7
Old Coach Road from Horopito BJ34 Mod (A) van mover please
Sarah Bloomer 377 0896 027 693 3709
Thurs Oct 8
Pillars of Hercules to Tree Trunk Gorge BH35 mod (A)
Peter and Jan Smith 378 6267 027 434 3790
Wed Oct 14
Dawn Chorus. Lions Lodge, Pureora BF34 ( A ) mod
DEPART 5am
Bookings to Jean Caulton 378 2225 021 044 1102
Thurs Oct 15
Yellow Track Redwoods Rotorua (A) Mod
Geraldine Whitton 378 2445 027 241 7537
Wed Oct 21
Te Tuhi to Wairere Falls , Kaimai Ranges BD 36 Mod+ ( A )
Dave Wilding 378 0650 027 376 6313 van mover please
Thurs Oct 22
Pureora Forest Red Shed BF34,35 mod+ ( A )
Gill Tate 378 2626 027 443 0531
Wed Oct 28
Tukino Ramble BJ35 Tongariro National Park. Mod (A)
Bernie Hammersley 377 4081 027 486 6783
Thurs Oct 29
Tongariro River Walk Turangi Mod (A)
Jan and Peter Smith 378 6267 027 434 3790
Friday Oct 30 - Tuesday Nov 3
Taranaki Garden Tour refer to details in newsletter
Bernie Hammersley 377 4081 027 4866 783
NOVEMBER 2020
Wed Nov 4
Martin Sash n Doors BJ34 Mod (A)
Lindsay Brown 021 989 545
Thurs Nov 5
Silica Springs BJ34 Mod (A)
Val Wilkinson 072 160 470 021 278 0007
Friday Nov 6
Coromandel Tramps 5 days (wait list only)
Elsie Skelton 376 7332 027 353 3617
Wed Nov 11
Te Iringa Kaimanawa FP BH34 (A) Mod
Lindsay Brown 021 989 545
Thurs Nov 12
Te Iringa Kaimanawa FP BH34 ( A ) mod+
Shirley Rountree 377 1177 027 255 0663
Wed Nov 18
Mt Pihanga BH35 Mod (A) permission required from farmer
Elsie Skelton 376 7332 027 353 3617
Thurs Nov 18
Tama Lakes from Whakapapa Tongariro National Park. BH34,BJ34 Mod ( A )
Jan Harding 378 8483 027 441 8298
Fri Nov 20 – 22
Wanganui River 3 day Canoeing easy refer details in newsletter
Bernie Hammersley 3774081 0274 866 783
Wed Nov 25
Mangaokewa Trail , Te Kuiti BF33 Mod ( A )
Part of the Te Araroa Trail
Bernie Hammersley 377 4081 0274 866 783
PLAN B Refer details in Newsletter
Thurs Nov 26
Kakepuku Mountain Reserve,Te Awamutu (A) Mod
Haydon Baker 378 8958 021 949 382
Nov 30
TRIP PLANNING MEETING 7pm 103 Gillies Ave
DECEMBER 2020
Wed Dec 2
Hardmans Wander TNP BJ34 Mod+ (A) van mover please
Jenny Verschaffelt 376 9011 027 245 5547
Thurs Dec 3
The Sanctuary – Arahaki Lagoon. Minginui. BG38 Easy (A)
Peter and Jan Smith 3786367 027 434 3790
Wed Dec 9
Skips Hut. Whirinaki Forest Park BG38 Mod ( A )
Ross Fletcher 378 6670 021 0852 5790
Thurs Dec 10
Wood Mills Track. SHW 5 Mamaku Forest Selwyn Scenic Reserve Mod ( A )
Lyndsay Benefield 378 5729 021 100 3245
Wed Dec 16
The Bund – Rangipo Hut – Tukino Rd. TNP BJ34,35 Mod ( A ) van mover please
Jenny Verschaffelt 376 9011 027 245 5547
JANUARY 2021
Wed Jan 6
Scoria Flat – Whakapapa TNP BJ36 Mod ( A ) van mover please
Bernie Hammersley 377 4081 0274 866 783
Wed Jan 13
Tukino Alpine Hut TNP BJ35 ( A ) mod / hard
Bookings to Dave Wilding 378 0650 027 376 6313
Thurs Jan 14
Lake Okareka Walkway ( Blue and Green Lakes ) Rotorua BE37 Easy/Mod ( A )
Sarah Bloomer 377 0896 027 693 3709
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.
