Shingle Slip Knob

Shingle Slip Knob (plane wreck) – Tararua Forest Park

Date: 17-19th February 2023.
Trip type: Glamp(M).
Location: Shingle Slip Knob - Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Emily S.
Trampers: Anne DF (Leader), Emily S, Michael L, Anna S.

Friday This trip was all about the pizza. The plane wreck as well, but mostly the pizza. The pizza can be found at the secret Mill Bakery, just near Holdsworth Road End on Friday nights. We’d pre-ordered bases and had a table for 7pm. The traffic up the Hutt Valley on SH2 was crawling even … Read more

Shingle Slip Knob Plane Wreck

Date: 24-26 November 2017.
Trip type: Medium Tramping.
Location: Shingle Slip Knob, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Tony S.
Trampers: Kerry (leader), Natasha, Holger, Tony S, Simon, Fons, Beth, Mike, Dan.

When I saw that a tramp to the plane wreck at Shingle Slip Knob was planned I was keen and quickly signed up. On my first climb of Mt Holdsworth when I was 12 years old we spotted the wreck in the far distance. Something about the wreck captured my imagination and it had been … Read more