Ruataniwha Conservation Park

Gunsight Pass – a nice daywalk from the North to the South Temple, Ruataniwha

Date: March 2025.
Trip type: Tramp (MF).
Location: Ruataniwha Conservation Park.
Author: Sarah Fisher.
Trampers: Matt C and Sarah.

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Gunsight Pass – a nice daywalk from the North to the South Temple, Ruataniwha Conservation Park A day loop hike over Gunsight Pass from the North Temple to the South Temple starting and ending at the DOC Temple Campsite. Matt and I had been thinking about Gunsight Pass for over a year after our trip … Read more

Hanging out in the Hopkins wishing I had a helicopter…

Date: 17 - 27 April 2014.
Trip type: Medium Fit Tramp.
Location: Ruataniwha Conservation Park.
Author: Sharron Came.
Trampers: Sharron Came, David Jewell (DJ) leader, Mike Phethean, Harry Smith.

Easter/Anzac weather featured a cyclone, extensive flooding, high winds and bad Kiwi driving so I was more relieved than surprised when our Thursday night ferry was cancelled. We rebooked for Easter Saturday and enjoyed a warm, sunny Good Friday in Wellington prior to heading south. With our trip shortened by a couple of days and … Read more