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Merrie Range: Lake Roe-Lake St Patrick-Centre Pass
Thread started 7 September 2010yesterday
by Yarmoss.
No replies.
Im looking for information on the Merrie Range from Tamatea Peak North to Lake Saint Patrick and West to Centre Pass. Does anyone know if it is possible to take a ridgeline route North to these places?
Moirs Guide South and Google searches have listed ways over Tamtea to Lake Roe ...
North West Circuit Jan 2011
Thread started 3 September 20104 days ago
by GlennG.
3 replies.
After a 2 year absence from tramping in NZ. We took a break to take our daughter on the Overland Track in Tassie. My wife and I are planning to do the Northwest Circuit from 02Jan-11Jan2011. To make room for more food, I was hoping to leave the tent at ...
Thanks for that, we aren't exactly gourmet travellors...porridge and rice is our staples. We intend getting the watertaxi from Freshwater. ...
Maitland - South Temple
Thread started 23 February 201023 February
by pythagnz.
3 replies.
Hi, I am looking to do a 4 day trip in the Lake Ohau area and was wondering whether this was feasible:
Day 1: Freehold Creek to Lake Dumb-bell
Day 2: Lake-Dumb-bell to Maitland Hut, maybe via Snowy Gorge Hut
Day 3: Maitland Hut to South Temple Hut
Day 4: South Temple Hut to ...
Hi
Crossed from the Watson to South Temple Summer 2009 - we
bypassed the waterfall / gorge on the TR ...
Lewis pass, MT technical
Thread started 12 July 201012 July
by sikaddiction.
10 replies.
Hey guys, Im new to this wicked site and was wondering if someone could help.
I will be doing a trip around the south in mid jan with my partner amie.
We will be spanding a few night in the lewis pass area and have a few questions.
Is there and safe parking ...
cheers lew.
Walk the South Island
Thread started 1 September 20101 September
by boulderrich.
3 replies.
I'm looking to walk the South Island from North to South, just wondering if anyone else has done similar and what existing routes there are?
Any help will be gratefully received.
Cheers madpom, more than I'd hoped for, just starting my planning, so really useful stuff
Tramp early September
Thread started 31 August 201031 August
by biabo.
1 reply.
Any ideas for a nice 4+ (up to 10 days) tramp early September? No restrictions! West Coast and Fiordland are suitable areas.
Cheers
The Hollyford is a good one walk in and walk out 10 days.I did this one in March i only ...
Horace walker hut, Cassel flat hut. Southwestland.
Thread started 27 August 201027 August
by lostone.
No replies.
Hi all, Im looking at doing a route from Horace walker hut, along the top of the Regina, then along the Karangarua range, down Cassel hill to Cassel flat hut.
The time of year will be Feb-March and we are all pretty experienced in the hills.
Has anyone done this? comments and ...
Full day tramp - Te Anau
Thread started 24 August 201024 August
by fingersnz.
4 replies.
If you had one day to get your novice girlfriend interested in tramping, which track would you take her to?
Conditions: Must depart and return to Te Anau within 1 day (ie. leave in the morning, return in evening). You have a car as a mode of transport. You both have ...
Actually, you can get around the intier Kepler in one day if you start at about 6am, back at the ...
Borland / Green Lake in Winter
Thread started 23 August 201023 August
by dussex.
2 replies.
Hi guys,
I am planning on going tramping in the Borland next w-e and was wondering if any of oyu has already done it. I would eitehr try and climb Mt Cuthbert or if teh Borland Rd is in good condition try to reach the tops above Green lake via Borland ...
We used to tramp in there way back in the 1970s. I haven't been there recently but it is great ...
Kaimai Mamaku - Advice needed
Thread started 29 July 201029 July
by pennystove.
6 replies.
Hi people, I am keen to do some of the tracks in the Kaimai Mamaku probably from K Gorge into Dickeys and on from there or from the Top of Lindemann as a start point. I am new to tramping but fit. How many days would it take to reach ...
Im thinking Lindemann as a start and return as have family there. I might do a few of the loops ...
Ruahine Parkmaps
Thread started 9 May 20109 May
by fruitbat.
4 replies.
I have a couple of new Ruahine Parkmaps if anyone wants one. I think they are out of print now. You would need to check the huts are still there before setting out as the maps were printed in 1995. Good for planning though.
If there's no more left, might be able to print off what you want from here...
http://www.topomap.co.nz/TopoMap?v=1&x=0.5318309020147259&y=0.43419141801739286&z=98.18912796682203
Rees and Dart track
Thread started 19 August 201019 August
by lgwaddel.
9 replies.
I will doing the Rees and Dart tracks in April 2011 does anybody have some realy good info for me
Lindsay
Don't go stumbling out in the dark looking for the privy at 25 Mile Hut. You'll likely end up falling ...
Cass-Lagoon Circuit, what is the best direction?
Thread started 19 August 201019 August
by ncog..
No replies.
Hey there,
I'm doing the Cass-Lagoon Circuit over this weekend (2 days) with the University of Canterbury Tramping club.
We are planning on doing the route anti-clockwise as in the Tramping Club newsletter it says "Do the loop anti-clockwise to ensure you are going gently downhill for most of the time" ...
Track suggestion winter
Thread started 27 July 201027 July
by walker_dk.
7 replies.
Hi!
After many hours spent looking around the internet I still haven’t found a suitable destination, so I hope someone in here can give me some ideas on where to go tramping. So my question is: Can you recommend a tramp that meets most of the following criteria:
- Can be walked ...
Yep, DoC says Moa Park Hut is now a shelter, not for accommodation.
I think it had benches around the edges ...
An Aussie on the Te Araroa
Thread started 4 August 20104 August
by pjg084.
2 replies.
Hi All -
Exciting news - well for me anyway - I will be starting the Te Araroa on November 1st. For those that are interested, I have created a wee blog to publicise my progress - the URL is below.
I've been emailing with Honora as she has previously done ...
Good luck Paul, I am hoping to do the South island section of Te Araroa at the end of 2011 ...
Mitre Peak, Mt Christina, Black Peak
Thread started 23 May 200923 May 2009
by Token Aussie.
7 replies.
I live in Australia but on a recent trip to NZ, these 3 peaks really grabbed my attention. Can anyone tell me if there are tramping/scrambling routes on these 3 which don't require ropes? If so, any tips on where I can track down route descriptions would be greatly appreciated. ...
Here's more information about Mitre Peak:
http://southernalps.wordpress.com/2010/04/25/mitre-peak-m1683/
Weekend Hiking
Thread started 28 July 201028 July
by Nimarta.
2 replies.
Hi there.. I live in Hamilton and keen to do a day hike in Waikato or Coramandel region. I am ok doing it on any weekend in July-August (with a good weather).
Anyone track suggestions? and anyone keen to join?
Thanks :-)
Challenging Day Hike on the South Island
Thread started 28 July 201028 July
by NewHampTramp.
1 reply.
I am an exchange student at Otago and was hoping to go on a challenging day tramp this weekend. I would love to get into some snow, and maybe bag a peak above 2000 meters. Any suggestions for a medium-hard to hard hike on the south island?
Perhaps 'Dragonfly Pk' near to South Albert Burn Saddle. Thare's a footbridge just upstream of Cameron Flat, bridges near to ...
Out of the ordinary
Thread started 26 July 201026 July
by Julafreak.
2 replies.
Hi folks,
I'm from Malaysia. Im planning an epic (by my standards) trip to NZ sometime next year and stumbled upon this wonderful forum. I'd prefer not to put on a large sun hat, floral shirts, and camera at the ready doing cheeky touristy stuff. Im wondering which peaks in NZ ...
There are hundreds of moutains and there are dozens of clubs. What resources will you have on hand and have ...
mid-Sept tramping in Upper SI?
Thread started 22 July 201022 July
by Hogsnort.
7 replies.
Hi All,
A friend and I want to walk in the Upper SI (Kahurangi, Nelson Lakes, but N of Arthur's Pass) mid-Feb without the need of ice axes & crampons (and we do not want to be buried in an avalanche either!). We are familiar with Adelaide Tarn, Lonely Lake, Cobb ...
Hi People,
Thanks for the comments. Yes the Thousand Acre Plateau is a beautiful place. It looks like we will spend ...
Leatham and The Branch Valleys
Thread started 3 June 20103 June
by kanangra.
5 replies.
I have been looking at this area for my next trip over. I see that there is 4WD access part way up both valleys. Also I hear there is an infestation of pine in both. Do people here have any experience with either they would like to impart?
K.
If you think leatherwood is hard to bash through, then you want to try sub alpine stunted pine - you'll ...
Turoa - Whakapapa
Thread started 19 July 201019 July
by mrfizz.
3 replies.
Greetings - Keen to do a overnight trip across from the Ohakune mountain road to Whakapapa (1 night at Wakapapaiti). Anyone been through recently - keen to know track conditions - much snow and ice? Did the Northern circ a month ago - was a fair bit of snow and ...
At the moment the ice and snow that was on it a couple weeks ago has gone and people were ...
Okuru and Ngatau River Valleys
Thread started 26 November 200926 November
by two tails.
7 replies.
I'm planing a return tramp up the Okuru and Ngatau river valleys in Feb. The topos show some sort of track up the Okuru valley at least and I was wondering if anyone has done this. Difficulty? Much bush-bashing? Depth of river crossings? Is the Franklin hut private or DOC? ...
Hmm...short days, valleys that don't see the sun for months. Not sure about that! Maybe pmcke has been to Fiordland ...
Anne River Hut - StJames Walkway
Thread started 6 July 20106 July
by pmcke.
15 replies.
Just got this email via FMC
URGENT: Anne River Hut on the St James Walkway (Lewis Pass BT23 E1560113 N5310544) has been completely destroyed by fire over weekend. This was a key hut on this route, it is now 30km between major huts (13 hours+). The Anne Cullers Hut (4 bunks) still ...
Hi everyone again,
I need to clear up an error I made:
I mixed up the report about the chimney fire in ...
Travers Sabine in October
Thread started 11 July 201011 July
by pjg084.
1 reply.
Hi Trampers -
Wondering. Anybody done the Travers Sabine in mid to late October? If so, what's it usually like above the Upper Travers hut at that time of year?
Cheers,
Paul
Hi Paul.I was in the Travers valley last October around Labour weekend.Around the upper valley there was still quite a ...
Croesus Track access from Blackball end - advice?
Thread started 4 July 20104 July
by Pedro1964.
4 replies.
Hey all.
I'm intending to take my son to the Ces Clarke Memorial hut for a night or two these school holidays and hopefully grab a vista from Croesus Knob. We're going in from the Blackball end via the Smoke Ho Creek carpark and I'd like to know what the ...
I was there in early March this year and the road was fine, unless the winter has damaged it since ...
Kaimai-Mamaku Ranges
Thread started 18 February 201018 February
by Haqii.
7 replies.
October Track Report.
http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/parks-and-recreation/plan-and-prepare/tauranga-track-report.pdf
A DOC brochure to download with a lot of good info about the Kaimais and surrounding area.
http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/bay-of-plenty/kaimai-to-coast-brochure.pdf
Dome Forest and Mt. Auckland Walkways
Thread started 10 June 201010 June
by Briar.
3 replies.
Has anyone done the tracks to the top of Mt. Auckland and the Dome near Warkworth? I am thinking of taking a group there but would like to know what the tracks are like.
Reply to actual question - tracks are ok - few bits where you have to hold on to roots etc ...
Kaimanawas- Cascade-Oamaru river via Maungaorangi
Thread started 21 April 201021 April
by bmackz.
8 replies.
Has anyone done this recently. Does the alleged track exist at all? Is it just a marked route?
bmackz... Do you want to update the track notes at http://www.tramper.co.nz/?2900
Aussie to Tramp NZ South Island
Thread started 23 May 201023 May
by grantp.
8 replies.
Hi there, first I would like to praise this site, very useful info for people like myself wanting to go tramping in NZ with no knowledge of the area. And also I must praise NZ DoC, so many cool huts! We don't have cool stuff like huts and swing bridges ...
Maybe you could phone ahead and have them also turn the heat up at the hot pools and ensure your ...
Pack Horse Hut: How do these tracks to it compare?
Thread started 27 May 201027 May
by Mariku.
1 reply.
Hi everyone,
the Trailbabies are going to the Pack Horse Hut soon!
Can anyone tell me a bit more about these two tracks to it and how they compare?
The track from Kaituna Valley is around 1 hour and goes from 40 to 440 m altitude. The track from Gebbie's Pass is around ...
I would like to add the following questions in case someone can answer them:
a) Is there a significant difference between ...
Tracks in South Island
Thread started 22 May 201022 May
by kieranpalmer.
3 replies.
Hey guys, i was just looking for a 2-3 day tramp close-ish to Christchurch, any ideas?
Or even just go from one of the road ends to the summit and then down to another part of ...
Ideas for a winter trip down South?
Thread started 13 May 201013 May
by JohnF.
No replies.
Hi all,
Have a week to do a trip somewhere in the South island in June, and am looking for ideas. Already done a fair amount of stuff in Arthurs pass, so looking south from there or maybe Lewis pass area.
Have some Iceaxe+crampon experience, but would prefer to avoid difficult terrain.
Was ...
Wagon Creek via Tiropahi River track?
Thread started 6 May 20106 May
by Pedro1964.
No replies.
Hey all :)
New here and hope someone can help me with guidance on the logistics of getting into Wagon Creek on the coast via the Tiropahi River track. I'd be going in for a couple of nights come the spring / summer.
Thanks in advance :)
Pete
Rees and Dart Tracks
Thread started 26 April 201026 April
by lgwaddel.
4 replies.
Well guys this is my next Tramp any info would be great IE:best time to do it,where to stay as i will have a car,etc
Lindsay
Best time!
If you were to choose the road taken because it seems easiest you will not learn nearly as ...
Karamea Loop Trips
Thread started 28 April 201028 April
by Ancient Tramper.
1 reply.
Can anyone suggest a 4 or 5 day loop from Karamea, starting with or on the Wangapeka Track? 8 hr days max, huts all the way? (note the moniker...!)
There seem to be heaps of huts and tracks up there, but info on linking them together is a bit scarce.
On my website are a few trips starting at Karamea. www.freewebs.com/hellmission/
You could go up the gorge to Greys Hut about ...
Tramps near(ish) Christchurch :)
Thread started 25 April 201025 April
by Ham_the_tramper.
3 replies.
Hello :)
Myself and three/four friends are looking for a tramp suitable and safe to do in June no more than 200km from Chch. Anyone have any suggestions? Our experience level is only moderate and river crossing and traversing alpine passes at this time of year is porobably a no-no for ...
Carroll Hut on the Kelly Tops requires nothing but walking uphill. Bob's Camp Biv/Pinchgut Hut should be OK depending how ...
My Hollyford trip
Thread started 3 April 20103 April
by lgwaddel.
11 replies.
Well what a trip i had the worst weather since 1994 and i survived it.The front hit me at Martins Bay in 4 hours we had 250mm rain and wind gusts up to 200kph i have never seen weather like this in my life and it was a bit of ...
I think it was in NZ, only used it twice and DOCs don't get hacked. Still waiting to see about ...
Ivory Lake
Thread started 21 January 201021 January
by uubeem.
5 replies.
Could anyone give me some info about the route to Ivory Lake. Planning to go via Dickies Spur and Sawtooth Ridge, but have heard there may be a few problems at the Tusk, can anyone enlighten me. Also what travel on Sawtooth Ridge is like.
We went up the Waitaha March 09. Not to bad to Moonbeam. We were troubled more by flooded side creeks ...
Hut to Hut options to meet up with parents & baby
Thread started 3 December 20093 December
by wilhelmina.
7 replies.
Hi,
I am expecting a baby early in the new year and my husband and I are really keen to explore NZ trails once the baby is old enough to be looked after by its grandparents for the day. I hear that NZ trails have great hut to hut options and ...
Saw a photo in a National Geographic. The Amazonian Indian woman had the entire household effects on her back in ...
Lockett Range
Thread started 1 February 20101 February
by RedRobin.
3 replies.
Looking for info on the traverse of the Lockett Range starting from South of Waingaro Peak through to Mt Benson (I've been up onto the range from Diamond Lake and headed South East).
Can you camp at the first large tarn just North of 1390?
Any other water from here?
Cheers Rob
Just about to put up a post on the Dragon's Teeth route and the low route as this information is ...
Flora Carpark Kahurangi N.P
Thread started 30 March 201030 March
by john dutchie.
4 replies.
I'm going to be using the Flora carpark in a few weeks and never being there before i have a couple of questions.Firstly how safe would it be to leave my car there for 4 or 5 days and i hear its quite steep to get a car up there.I ...
Thanks for the info guys, its very reasuring.We had a car broken into a few years ago when we were ...
Whirinaki Plateau Road Access
Thread started 31 March 201031 March
by simmo.
2 replies.
Hi Everybody. Just joined the site although I have been following it for a while now. Found it a great source of info.
I was wondering if anybody had been into the Whirinaki Plateau Road end recently as I am thinking taking a youth group into there during the school holidays. ...
Thanks for the info. I'm of the same opinion as you about the hunters so not too concerned about that ...
Tahurangi Mt Ruapehu - How hard is it??
Thread started 13 March 200813 March 2008
by CraigNZ.
18 replies.
Hiya All
Im planning to climb Tahurangi from Turoa ski field, end of summer climb. Anyone done it before?? Any hints?? How hard is it?? Ive done taranaki a couple of times but the difficulty level of Tahurangi seems a bit of a mystery to me as it is all dependant ...
The doom and gloom forecasted with the weather early last week collided in time with my visit to the north ...
Hillary Trail
Thread started 27 March 201027 March
by Matthew.
No replies.
Anybody heard of this? It's a 4 day/70km walk in the Waitakere Ranges that opened January this year. How cool to have such a long track right by Auckland.
http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/index.cfm?6C0A62BC-14C2-3D2D-B9D2-7947C7126971
Discovery Stream, Sudden Valley
Thread started 23 January 201023 January
by risdonro.
1 reply.
Has anyone done this trip lately ?
We went for a look last weekend and as we headed up the NW branch of the Discovery we were confronted by 2 waterfalls. We managed to scramble up the middle and eventually out to the open valley but it was a bit hairy. ...
I wrote a description of our trip and some comments on other routes. It can be found at:
http://www.tramper.co.nz/?4858
When Frank and ...
Tararuas destination Maungahuka Sept 09 Wise?
Thread started 26 August 200926 August 2009
by monkeysh1ne.
9 replies.
Hi all
Sorry if this topic has already been covered elsewhere - I get little time to read through these forums (much as I'd like to!)
I'm planning a trip to Maungahuka in mid Sept and just wondered if anyone could comment on conditions at this time of year (ie., from past ...
Sounds like the weather we just ran the Southern Crossing (Tararua mountain race) in. Wouldn't have been sat 13th by ...
Waitawheta Tramway
Thread started 18 February 201018 February
by jaybeedubya.
2 replies.
Hi all,
My partner and I are reasonably new to overnight tramping (she has only done the pinnacles and I have done a few more i.e Able Tasman, Pouakai Range, Mangatainoka hot springs). we are planning on tramping into the Waitawheta hut along the Waitawheta tramway from franklin Road on ...
Cheers for the reply,
We had a good tramp, nice and flat and the crossings were not to much of ...
Crossing the Waiohine at Mid Waiohine Hut
Thread started 7 March 20107 March
by davidm.
2 replies.
I'm planning a solo round trip from Holdsworth via Mid Waiohine and Mangahuka and wondered whether anyone could tell me if there's a bridge of any description across the Waiohine below Mid Waiohine Hut. Never happy about crossing rivers and streams solo. Thanks. David.
Thanks, Bigpaul, that's great!
West edge of Tongariro National Park
Thread started 7 February 20107 February
by Bill Doty.
24 replies.
My 35 year son and I will tramping around the North Island for 2 weeks in the latter part of April. Most hikes seem straight-forward (The Pinnacles, Te Aroha,etc.) but I am thinking of something a little creative in Tongariro and I would like to talk with someone knowledgeable about ...
KatAttack: Thank you very much for your input. My mind is finally set on what to do re Tongariro. I ...