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Totara Flats Hut

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Date: 24-25 August 2019.
Trip type: Easy-Medium .
Location: Totara Flats, Tararua Ranges.
Author: Gina.
Trampers: James (leader), Gina, Meredith, Merete, Paul, Claire and Elizabeth.

Totara Creek Hut

The Totara Flats tramping crew was a mixture of more experienced trampers and complete newbies (myself included!). The tramp was graded an easy-medium trip, with around 4-5 hours walking to our destination of Totara Flats hut. After a very early and groggy start to Saturday morning for some of us, we met at Wellington Train … Read more

Snow Cone

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Date: 17-19 August 2018.
Trip type: Medium Tramping.
Location: Holdsworth to Waiohine, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Aimee.
Trampers: Uta (leader), Juan, Sarah, Andy, Ken and Aimee.

Despite the miserable forecast for Saturday, I was looking forward to Uta’s Medium ‘Holdsworth to Waiohine’ trip in the Tararuas. Not only is Uta a most excellent leader, but the company promised to be top-notch. In particular, I was looking forward to being reunited with my snowcraft buddy Juan who (when I wasn’t clinging to … Read more

Big Day Out: Jumbo-Holdsworth in pictures

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Date: 16 June 2018.
Trip type: Medium Tramping.
Location: Jumbo-Holdsworth, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Aimee.
Trampers: Aimee (leader), Sumudu, Jan, Dan, George, Jess, Caryl, Julia, Holly, Matt.

Group times (approximately): 8:00am Holdsworth Carpark – 9:00am slip – 9:50am Atiwhakatu Hut – 12:00pm Jumbo Hut – 3:00pm Powell Hut – 6.00pm Holdsworth Carpark.

Neill Forks via Makaka Spur

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Date: 18-20 August 2017.
Trip type: Medium-Fit Tramping.
Location: Neill Forks Hut, Tararua Ranges.
Author: Fiona.
Trampers: Illona (leader), Amanda, Tony, Jessie, Tereza, Fiona.

We set of from Waiohine Gorge road end on Friday night for Cone hut. Our original plan was to navigate to Jak Flats biv North of Mid-Waiohine hut but the heavy rain and wind forecast for Sunday wasn’t conducive to tops travel so we reshuffled it to Neill Forks via some navigation up from the … Read more