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Ridge Track – Kaitoke Regional Park 

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Date: Sunday, 20th November 2022.
Trip type: Day Trip: Easy.
Location: Ridge Track - Kaitoke Regional Park, Upper Hutt.
Author: Jacqui.
Trampers: Jacqui, Jennifer, Kirsten, Andre and Kate.

The five of us met at Wellington Train Station at 9am on Sunday morning and drove out to Kaitoke Regional Park. The Park is located in the foothills of the Tararua Ranges. The plan was to drive out to the Te Marua entrance of the Park (5km north of Upper Hutt) and walk the main … Read more

Te Puia Lodge: a beginners guide to leading tramps

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Date: 1-4 June 2018 (Queen's Birthday Weekend).
Trip type: Easy Tramping.
Location: Te Puia Lodge, Kaweka Forest Park.
Author: Juan.
Trampers: Juan (leader), Cindy, Aoife, and Mauro.

The Te Puia Lodge is an Easy-ish tramp located in the Kaweka Ranges. It was my first tramp as a team leader, and it was a pain in the ass, literally, but I will get to that later on. This guide is structured as follows. Chapter 1 describes the first day and our long drive … Read more