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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TTC TRAMP PROGRAM 

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MARCH 2024

 

Wed March 6 Taranaki Falls – Wairere Stream Loop TNP Mod ( A ) Leader to be advised

 

Thur March 7 Kinloch Stream Waterwheel/Otaketake Loop Mod ( A ) Leader to be advised

 

Wed March 13 Turoa Spurt: A more robust Ramble through a Unique Geological Area Mod ( B ) Sarah Hart 021 850 146

 

Thurs March 14 Pillars of Hercules Car Park , walk downstream & return. KFP Mod ( A ) Leader to be advised

 

Wed March 20 Mt Tihia SouthWest of Turangi Mod ( A ) Sandy Fletcher 021 753 393

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Thurs March 21 Old Karangahake Hall to Waihi Mod ( B ) bring a torch Donna Gordon 027 919 9191 van mover please

 

Wed March 27 Mt Pureora from Link Rd & out on Timber Trail Mod ( A ) Elsie Skelton 027 353 3617                        

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Thur March 28 Silica Rapids and Whakapanui Track TNP Mod ( A ) Carroll Robertson 027 419 6274

 

APRIL 2024

 

Wed April 3 Taumarunui Hikurangi Mod ( B ) ( permission required )

Elsie Skelton 027 353 3617

 

Thur April 4 Mt Urchin Kaimanawa Forest Park Mod+ ( A )

Donna Gordon 027 919 9191

 

Wed April 10 Mangaehuehu Hut  Tongariro National Park  Mod+/Hard  (B)

Dave Wilding      027 376 6313     text is best

 

Thur April 11 Maraetai Dam to Waipapa Waikato River Trails Mod and Easy option ( A )   Donna Gordon 027 919 9191 van mover please

                                                           

Wed April 17 Te Tuhi Falls     Wairere       Kaimai Ranges         Mod      ( B )

Dave Wilding    027 376 6313     txt is best       van mover please

 

Thurs April 18 Waihaha to Waihora   Mod     ( A )      plus water taxi cost. Please book ASAP  Donna Gordon       027  919 9191 

                                                            

Wed April 24 Turoa Spurt.  A Ramble through a Unique Geological Area   TNP  Mod   ( B )

Sarah Hart   021 850 146   NB if weather is unsuitable, tramp postponed until May 1.

 

Thurs April 25 Meet at the Hub 8am

 

MAY

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Wed May 1 Lake Okaro Rainbow Mountain     Rotorua     Mod  ( A ) 

Leader to be advised 

   

Thur  May  2  Wairere Stream up and back           TNP        Mod    ( A )

Carroll Robertson      027 419 6274

 

Wed May 8  Mokaihaha Fungi Walk   Mamakus    Mod     ( B )

Elsie Skelton     027 353 3617

   

Thur May 9 Rainbow Mountain       Rotorua

David Morgan        027 471  4609

 

May 10-13    Bike/Tramp Waihi   Elsie Skelton

See Forthcoming trips below

 

Wed May 15  Lake Tarawera  water taxi to hot pools, walk back to vehicle   Mod/Mod+    (A)

Sally Aitken      027 755 6524     water taxi approx. $35

 

Thurs May 16   Taranaki Falls    Tama Lakes TNP        Mod+      ( A )

Donna Gordon        027 919 9191

 

Thurs May 16    TTC AGM      7pm      Harrier Clubs Rooms   

 

Wed  May  22  Fort Rd Track     Whirinaki    Minginui           Mod    ( A )

Jean Caulton       021 044 1102

 

Thur May 23 Maungatautari Southern Enclosure       Mod    ( A )

Gill Tate        027 443 0531      plus entry fee

 

Wed May29 Okataketake  Trail to  Kinloch  .     Mod         ( A )

 David Morgan     027 4714 609

                                                           

Thur May 30 Pureora Red Shed   return        Mod        ( A )

Lynda Riha    021 026 49756

 

JUNE 

 

Wed June 5   Te Iringa   KFP                      Mod   ( A )  

Jean Caulton              021 044 1102

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Thurs  June  6 Lake Okataina to Whakaponga Trig   Mod   Shorter option     ( A )

Lyndsay Benefield       021   100 3245

 

Wed June 12   Mt Ngongotaha  Rotorua        Mod        ( A )    

Jill Wilding        027 740 4433

 

Thur June 13  Redwoods   Rotorua          Mod       ( A )

Brian and Celia Bockett     027 343 4769

 

Wed June 19     Whangamata Rd – Kawakawa Bay --Caves thru to Kinloch   Mod+    ( A )       Sarah Hart    021 850 146   van mover please

 

Thurs June 20   Bell Rock  SH5 Waitara Rd  Mod  ( B )   Donna Gordon  0279199191

 

Wed June 26     Blue Lakes n Lake Okareka  Mod ( A ) names to Jill Wilding 02774033

 

Thurs June 27   Bell Rock    SH 5    Waitara Rd        mod+    ( B ) 

Donna Gordon        0279199191

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JULY

Wed July 3     Waiorongomai  near  Te Aroha  Mod  ( B )

Elsie Skelton     027 353 3617

 

Thurs July 4   Lake Tarawera Trail      Mod     ( A )

Carroll Robertson      027 419 6274

 

Wed July 10    Jone's Landing to Little Waipa Camp Ground   Mod    ( A )

Claire Furniss     027 446 5641     van mover please

 

Thurs July 11   Whirinaki Falls Track    Arohaki Lagoon         mod      ( A )

Donna Gordon           027 919 9191

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FORTHCOMING ADVENTURES

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Waihi Bike and Tramp   10 to 13th May

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Accommodation: Tasman Top 10 Holiday Park Units book your own –

Phone  07 863 5504

Food:  Sort your own but will have dinner at the Waihi Beach RSA one night and or the Surf Shack for pancakes another night.

Plus: Bike Trailer Cost $10.00 per day approx

Plus: Van Mileage

Day 1

Leave 8.00

Drive to Matamata 

Ride Matamata to Te Aroha (33kms)

Drive to Waihi Beach

Swim and or Walk to Waihi Beach Trig

Day 2

Ride through Golden Valley and up to 268 Ngatitangata

to the start of Homunga Track (17kms)

Walk Homunga Track back to Waihi Beach (12kms)

Day 3

Ride to Dickie’s Flat  (20km)

Walk up to the Karangahake Trig

Back through Tunnels track to Dickie’s Flat

Drive back to Waihi Beach

Swim and or Walk Beach or bike    to Bowentown Heads

Day 4

Drive to Katikati end of the Tuahu Track and walk over to the Matamata side

Drive home to Taupo.

Phone Elsie 0273533617 (only 1 place left at time of publishing this)

                                                                                     

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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.