Waiopehu Track

Te Matawai Hut – Tararua Forest Park

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Date: 19-20 August 2023.
Trip type: Tramp(M).
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Illona K.
Trampers: Peter J (leader), Jessie, Thomas A, Calum S, Jeanna, Heather H, Illona K .

This was my first club trip in a couple of years. I loved some of the changes and enjoyed how some things stayed the same. One change was I had never been on a trip before where on Saturday morning we stopped for baked goods and coffee – the goat curry pie was a winner. … Read more

‘Puggy-licious’ Waiopehu – Tararua Forest Park

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Date: 19-20 August 2023.
Trip type: Tramp(EM).
Location: Poads Road end, Kapiti - Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Jane .
Trampers: Jane (leader), Frances, Noel, Philippa, Rose, Sam.

We gathered at platform 9 on Saturday morning at 8 am and headed out to Poads Road end via a coffee stop at Paekākāriki. Our tramp began at 10 am and we spent the first 15 minutes or so trudging through very muddy paddocks to the start of the actual track. We took the most … Read more

Mud and sun at Te Matawai

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Date: 29-30 June 2019.
Trip type: Medium.
Location: Te Matawai Hut, Tararua Ranges.
Author: Dan.
Trampers: Dan, Byron, Pieter, Bart, Michael, Katie, Rosanne, James and Tash (leader).

Tararua Ranges

On Saturday we set off in the van from the railway station just after 6am. We arrived at the Poads Road end carpark south east of Levin at about 8am and were greeted by a local, very friendly chicken, and made to feel welcome. Most of us had the pleasure of sampling the especially ripe … Read more