TAUPO TRAMPING CLUB
New Zealand
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.
APRIL 2022
Wed April 6
Mt Tama Tongariro National Park ( from Desert Rd return) Mod ( A )
Names to: Claire Furniss 027 446 5641
Thurs April 7
Blyth Hut Tongariro National Park Mod ( A )
Dick Fraser 027 457 9022
Sunday April 10 –Wed April 13
Tiritiri Matangi Island
Jean Caulton 021 044 1102 (wait list only)
Wed April 13 No Tramp ( van not available )
Thurs April 14
Waihaha Rd to Waihaha River carpark Western Bays Mod ( A )
Donna Gordon 027 919 9191 ( Van mover please)
Wednesday April 20
Castle Rock Kaimanawa Forest Park BJ35 Mod (A)
Toby Ani 022 352 8393
Thurs April 21
Lower Tama Lake Tongariro National Park Mod ( A )
Jan Harding 378 8483 027 441 8298
April 27, 28, 29
Tukino Rd to Scoria Flat. 3 Day Southern Traverse TNP Mod / Hard
Tukino Rd to Mangaehaehu Hut , Mangaturuturu Hut, Scoria Flat
Hut fees & transport $20. Van mover please
Dave Wilding 378 0650 027 376 6313
Thurs April 28
Silica Rapids & Whakapapanui Track. Tongariro National Park Mod ( A )
Carroll Robertson 377 0471 027 419 6274
Wed May 4
Te Iringa – Poronui Station BH 37 Kaimanawa Forest Park Mod/Hard ( A )
Casey Bainbridge 027 378 3431 ( permit acquired, names required a week ahead please )
van mover please
Thurs May 5
Lake Tarawera to Hot Water Beach ( water taxi out) Rotorua Mod ( A )
Gill Tate 378 2626 027 443 0531
Wed May 11
Mangatepopo, Pukekaikiore to Chateau TNP Mod/Hard (A)
Elsie Skelton 027 353 3617 376 7332 van mover please
Thurs May 12
Wairere Stream up and back Tongariro National Park Mod ( A )
Celia and Brian Bockett 377 8589 027 343 4769
Wed May 18
Waiorongomai Kaimai Forest Park BC35 Mod (A)
Elsie Skelton 027 353 3617 376 7332
Thurs May 19
Arapuni River Walk Waikato Mod ( A )
Sarah Bloomer 377 0896 027 693 3709
Thurs19 May AGM 7pm Taupo Harrier Clubrooms
May Sat 21,Sun 22
Bike Riding
Day 1 Te Aroha to Paeroa 22km. Paeroa to Waihi 24km
Day 2 Omakaroa to Tauranga return 44 km
Depart ; Storey Place Carpark . Load bikes 8am . Easy . Motel accom Waihi Beach.
Bernie Hammersley 027 4866 783 377 4081
Wed May 25
Whirinaki Minginui BG 38 Mod ( B )
Sarah Hart 377 6159 021 850 146
Thurs May 26
Chateau to Mangatepopo Tongariro National Park Mod+ ( A ) ( van mover please )
Lyndsay Benefield 378 5729 021 100 3245
Wed June 1
Waimungu Valley/Rainbow Mt etc BF 37 ( A ) easy/mod ( a Medley of walks )
Claire Furniss 027 446 5641
Thurs June 2
Taranaki Falls Tongariro National Park Mod ( A )
Donna Gordon 027 919 9191
Wed June 8
Urchin Kaimanawa Forest Park BH35 Mod ( A )
Jean Caulton 021 044 1102
Thurs June 9
Vern’s Clearing, Whirinaki Murupara Mod ( A )
Leader to be advised
Wed June 15
Mangatepopo Valley – Red Crater , return . TNP Mod ( A )
Sandy Fletcher 3774081 021 753 393 ( crampons available if required)
Thurs June 16
Desert Rd to Ohinepango Springs Tongariro National Park Mod ( A )
Leader to be advised
June Fri 17
Bike Ride ; From Storey Place carpark to Aritiatia via Rakanui Road and return via easy trails.
Depart 9am no cost approx. 30km
Bernie Hammersley 377 4081 027 4866 783
Wed June 22
Mt Edgecombe Bay of Plenty Mod (B) permit required
Dave Wilding 378 0650 027 740 4433
Thurs June 23
Purple Track Redwoods Rotorua Mod ( A )
Val Wilkinson 072 160 470 021 278 0007
Wed June 29
Old Survey Track/ Mt Tihia BH 35 Easy/Mod ( A )
Ross Fletcher 378 6670 021 085 25790
Thurs June 30
Tongariro River Trails Turangi Mod ( A )
Lynda Riha 072 196 837 021 026 49756
Wed July 6
Scoria Flat, Whakapapaiti Hut, Chateau. TNP BJ34 Mod ( A )
Sandy Fletcher 377 4081 021 753 393
Thurs July 7
Waikato River Trails Mangakino to Whakamaru Mod ( A )
Donna Gordon 027 919 9191
Thurs July 14
Lake Rotopounamu and Mosquito Hill Mod ( A )
Dick Fraser 027 457 9022
Van Recovery Rates:
A Trips: Up to 260km 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 260 - 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.
