Cobb Valley

Peel and Lockett Traverse

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Date: Easter 2022.
Trip type: Tramp: Medium Fit.
Location: Kahurangi National Park.
Author: Mathew Denys.
Trampers: Tereza (leader), Stephen, Mathew.

I cannot emphasise how nice this tarn was (just up from Fenella Hut)

As is tradition when heading to the South Island, our trip began with a delayed ferry. Unfortunately this meant that our original plan of completing the Dragon’s Teeth crossing was rendered infeasible, so we took the time before our rescheduled crossing to brainstorm an alternative. Wanting to stay within the Kahurangi National Park, we formed … Read more

Tablelands – Cobb Valley (combined EM and M trip – Kahurangi National Park)

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Date: 1 - 5 April 2021.
Trip type: Tramp: Medium.
Location: Kahurangi National Park.
Author: Jane.
Trampers: Catherine (leader), Charlotte, Dan, Danton, Grace, Jamie, Jane, Robyn.

Thursday 1 April: Our Easter weekend’s tramping began with a late ferry crossing to Picton, where we stayed in a bunkroom at Sequoia Lodge Backpackers. Friday 2 April: Next morning we drove to Kahurangi National Park, with stops at Pelorus Bridge and Motueka. We arrived at Cobb Reservoir roadend in the early afternoon and set … Read more

Fenella Hut on Anniversary Weekend

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Date: 16-19 January 2015.
Trip type: Easy Medium Tramp.
Location: Trilobite road-end, Kahurangi National Park.
Author: Joe Harbridge.
Trampers: Meena Kadri and Mike Gilbert (co-leaders), Jo Fink, Joe Harbridge, Lisa, Ilske, and David.

Friday night, waiting for the Ferry to load, there was a palpable sense of excitement for the upcoming adventure in the Kahurangi National Park. Would we see the reclusive South Island Kokako? Could Mike survive the trip with only six cans of V? And what exactly was going on in the back of the van … Read more