Lake Waikaremoana

Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk

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Date: 31 May - 3 June 2018 (Queens Birthday Weekend).
Trip type: Tramp (EM).
Location: Te Urewera.
Author: Richard.
Trampers: Richard (leader), Karen, Dan, Ken, Rohan, Viola, Megan, Ian, Jane, David.

It had been three years since the last club trip on this Great Walk. As huts had to be booked months in advance to secure accommodation over a holiday weekend, it was a long time in the planning, but there were sufficient numbers of people interested to ensure we could fill a van. In the … Read more

Lake Waikaremoana

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Date: 2-6 April 2015.
Trip type: Easy-Medium Tramp.
Location: Te Urewera National Park.
Author: Henry Fisher.
Trampers: Sonja Mitchell, Elizabeth Cretney, Marie Smith, Claude Schitter, Teall Crossen, Edel Sinnott, Paul Crozier, Garth Ireland, Lisa Tong, Jane Latchem & Henry Fisher.

INTRODUCTION This tramp was over the Easter four-day weekend, and the huts were booked out so we decided to camp each night. As such, we had big and heavy bags with the tents and food we needed, and so I tried to organise the trip to have easier days to suit the Easy-Medium (EM) listing. … Read more