Gable End Ridge

Te Matawai Hut – Tararua Forest Park

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Date: 19-20 August 2023.
Trip type: Tramp(M).
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Illona K.
Trampers: Peter J (leader), Jessie, Thomas A, Calum S, Jeanna, Heather H, Illona K .

This was my first club trip in a couple of years. I loved some of the changes and enjoyed how some things stayed the same. One change was I had never been on a trip before where on Saturday morning we stopped for baked goods and coffee – the goat curry pie was a winner. … Read more

Mud and sun at Te Matawai

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Date: 29-30 June 2019.
Trip type: Medium.
Location: Te Matawai Hut, Tararua Ranges.
Author: Dan.
Trampers: Dan, Byron, Pieter, Bart, Michael, Katie, Rosanne, James and Tash (leader).

Tararua Ranges

On Saturday we set off in the van from the railway station just after 6am. We arrived at the Poads Road end carpark south east of Levin at about 8am and were greeted by a local, very friendly chicken, and made to feel welcome. Most of us had the pleasure of sampling the especially ripe … Read more

Waiopehu Sludge

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Date: 10-11 June 2017.
Trip type: Easy-Medium Tramping.
Location: Waiopehu Hut, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Jonathan.
Trampers: Jonathan, Jessica, Sahana, Clinton, Rueben, Helen, Anne (leader).

Our tramp got underway at around 10:15am from Poads Road, with a 15 minute slog through a muddy field, then a steep uphill for about three quarters of an hour. After that, we followed a rolling ridge along a fairly good track, with some tricky patches of the famous Tararua sludge/mud (which Clinton simply plowed … Read more