TRIP PROGRAMME
DUE TO THE CURRENT LEVEL 4 ALERT ALL TRIPS/EVENTS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL AT LEAST THE END OF APRIL.
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.
MARCH 2020
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
Wed 8:
Bell Rock Boundary Stream Reserve BH38, 39 Mod (A) ( 258km)
Bernie Hammersley 3784081 027 486 6783
Thurs 9th:
Old Coach Rd Ohakune BJ34 (A) Mod
Jonette Taylor 376 7510 027 348 3012
Wed 15:
Skips Hut , Whangatawhia (GB38, 39 (B) Mod
Ross Fletcher 378 6670 021 0852 5790
Thurs 16:
A Rotorua Trail ( to be advised) plus the Tree Trust Trail ( A ) Mod
Jan McLennan 377 1227
Wed 22:
Te Iringa – Oamaru Hut – Poronui Station. BG38, 39 (B) Mod+ Van mover please. Permission required Jenny Verschaffelt 376 9011 027 245 5547
Anzac Weeknd, 25, 26, 27
Wanganui Area, walking, tramping - to be advised Bernie Hammersley 377 4081
Thurs 23:
Ridge Track/Wairere Stream Loop BH34, BJ34 (A) Mod
Carol Robertson 377 0471 027 419 6274
Wed 29:
Tree Trunk Gorge BH35 (A) Mod ( to Pillars of Hercules, and return )
Leader to be advised
Thurs 30:
Tukino Bund with guide, Hugh BJ35 (A) Mod
Jan Smith 378 6267 027 434 3790
MAY
Wed 6:
Turoa Mt Rd – Mangaturuturu Hut – Horopito. BJ34 (B) Mod
Ross Fletcher 378 6670 021 0852 5790
Thur 7:
Te Waihou Walkway Putaruru (A) Easy
Shirley Rountree 377 1177 027 255 0663
AGM 7pm Harriers Club Rooms POSTPONED
Fri 8, Sat 9, Sun 10:
Tairua Depart 8am Walk Sailor’s Grave Bay to Otara Bay and back 2-3 hrs.
Sat- Broken hills mine area- approx. 3hrs (bring a torch), several options here. Then Mt Pauanui approx. 2.5 hours.
Sunday- Mt Paku- approx. 1.5 hours. Cost $10/night/p + travel + meals.
Gill Tate 3782626 0274430531
Wed 13:
Lake Tarawera /Hotwater Beach Rotorua. Water taxi fee. (A) BE37 Mod
Toby Ani 022 352 8393
Thurs 14:
Waihohonu Springs BJ35 (A) Easy
Val Wilkinson 072 160 470 021 278 0007
Wed 20:
Pureoras, Red Hut- Mt Pureora return BF34,35 (A) Mod
Claire Furniss 027 446 5641
Thurs 21:
Mt Ngongotaha Rotorua (A) easy/mod
Geraldine Whitton. 378 2445 027 241 7537
Monday 25th Trip Planning
Wed 27:
Turoa Rd- Blyth Hut -,Mangaeheuheu RETURN TNP BF34, 35 (A) Mod +
Sandy Fletcher 377 4081 021 753 393
Thurs 28:
Eastern Okataina Walkway Rotorua (A) Mod
Peter Smith 378 6267 027 434 3790
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
Elsie Skelton 376 7332 027 353 3617
Thurs 2:
Waikato River Trails (A) easy/mod
Dick Fraser 377 4516 027 457 9022
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.
