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.
JUNE
Wed 3:
The Dome, Kaimai Ranges B36 (A) Mod +
Jenny Verschaffelt 376 9011 027 245 5547 OR Dave Wilding 378 0650
Thurs 4:
Pureora Field Base-Red Shed- Mt Pureora return BF34, 35 Mod + (A)
Jan Harding 378 8483 027 441 8298
Wed 10:
Ngapuketurua Kaimanawa Ranges BH36 (A) Mod
Elsie Skelton 376 7332 027 3533617 NB. Permission required
Thurs 11 :
Ngapuketurua Kaimanawa Ranges BH36 (A) Mod
Celia and Brian Bockett 377 8589 027 343 4769 NB. Permission required
Wed 17:
Scoria Flat - Whakapapaiti BJ36 (A) Mod Van mover please
Jean Caulton 378 2225
Thurs 18:
Hinemaiaia Caves BH36 (A) Mod
Richmond Orr 378 7722
Wed 24:
Mt Ruapaehu Wairere Stream-Saddle Cone- Chateau BH34 BJ34
Bernie Hammersley 377 4081 027 486 6783
Thurs 25:
W2K Track from Kinloch and return. (A) easy/mod
Lynda Riha 07 219 6837 021 0264 9756
JULY
Wed 1:
Martin Sash and Doors. National Park BJ34 (A) easy/mod
Elsie Skelton 376 7332 027 353 3617
Thurs 2:
Waikato River Trails (A) easy/mod
Dick Fraser 377 4516 027 457 9022
Wed July 8:
Falls and beyond Kaimai Range Mod (B)
Bernie Hammersley 377 4081 027 486 6783
Thurs July 9:
Rainbow Mountain Rotorua BF37 Easy (A)
Helen Tapp 377 2029 021 135 2581
Wed July 15:
O2K off KawaKawa Rd return. Mod (A)
Sarah Hart 377 6159 021 301 530
Thurs July 16:
Tongariro River Trails Turangi (A) Mod
Peter and Jan Smith 378 6267 027 434 3790
4.
Wed July 22:
Bell Rock Boundary Stream Reserve BH38,39 Mod (B)
Bernie Hammersley 07 3774081 027 486 6783
Thurs July 23:
Vern’s Clearing V 18 Minginui (Murapara) V18 (A) Mod
Gill Tate 378 2626 027 443 0531
Wed July 29:
Whakapapa – Mangatapopo via Taranaki Falls. Tongariro National Park. Mod (A)
Ross Fletcher 378 6670 021 205 9159
Thurs July 30:
Woody’s Tongue Kaimanawa FP BH37 Mod (A)
Richmond Orr 378 7722
AUGUST
Wed Aug 5:
Cascade Track (as far as poss, then return) Kaimanawa FP BH34 Mod (A)
Dave Wilding 378 0650 027 376 631
Thurs Aug 6:
Blue and Green Lakes Rotorua Lakes BE37 Easy (A)
Jan and Peter Smith 378 6267 027 434 3790
Wed Aug 12:
Urchin Kaimanawa FP BH35 (A) Mod+
Lindsay Brown 021 989 545
Thurs Aug 13:
Whirinaki Mt Bike Track Minginui ( Murupara) (A) Easy/Mod
Dick Fraser 377 4516 027 457 9022
Wed Aug 19:
Tama Lakes from Whakapapa . Tongariro National Park BH34, BJ34. Mod (A)
Jenny Verschaffelt 376 9011 027 245 5547
Thurs Aug 20:
Waihaha Hut BG34/35 (A) Mod
Sarah Bloomer 377 0896 027 693 3709
Wed Aug 26:
Old Survey Rd/Lake Rotopounamu TNP BH35 Mod (A)
Ross Fletcher 378 6670 021 205 9159
5.
Thurs Aug 27:
Te Waihou Walkway Putaruru (A) Easy
Shirley Rountree 377 1177 027 255 0663
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 027 376 631
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
6.
OCTOBER
Thurs Oct 1:
Ridge Track Wairere Stream Loop Tongariro National Park. BH34 BJ34 (A) Mod
Carroll Robertson 377 0471 027 419 6274
Wed Oct 7:
Old Coach Rd from Horopito BJ34 Mod (A)
Sarah Bloomer 377 0896 027 693 3709
Thurs Oct 8:
Tree Trust Trail Rotorua + local walk (A) Easy
Jan McLennan 377 1227
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.
