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SUMMARY:Wangapeka Track
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DESCRIPTION:4 day Kahurangi adventure.\nWangapeka - 4 days, 3 nights. If we get suffici
 ent numbers registered we could consider a cross-over trip.\nDay 1.\nArrang
 e family and friends to drop us at Rolling River Jtn. Walk to Stone Hut (10
  bunks) 6 hrs. Travel is along the Wangapeka river, crossing it twice via b
 ridges. There wil be some unbridged side streams. Elevation gain 350M.\nDay
  2 \nAn early start as this is our biggest day. Walk to Taipo Hut 16 bunks 
 19KM 7.5Hrs Climb to Wangapeka Saddle (1009M) then descend along the Karame
 a river to Helicopter Flat. It is preferable to cross the the Karamea river
  prior to Helicopter flat to avoid a longer slower route but avoids crossin
 g the river. Lunch at Helicopter Flat (4 hrs) then follows the Karamea rive
 r, sidles through bush and drops down to Taipo footbridge. The route climbs
  steadily beside the Taipo River and after several KM reaches Taipo Hut (3.
 5hrs from Helicopter Flat). \nDay 3\nWalk to Manunui Hut  (10 bunks) 7hrs 1
 1.2KM. Climb to Little Wanganui Saddle (1087M), then drop steeply to the Li
 ttle Wanganui River. Cross a swing bridge and sidle around a gorge thrn dow
 n to the Wanganui River. Some side rivers need to be crossed and may not be
  possible in heavy rain. There are several shelters if this is not possible
  Little Wanganui Gorge Shelter 2 bunks, and Stag Flat shelter 2 bunks\nDay 
 4. Walk out along river flats to Little Wanganui trail carpark where and dr
 ive back to Nelson.\n Need to arrange transport back from the West Coast - 
 or if there are sufficient numbers then a cross over could be done.\nTrek E
 xpress would pick us up from the trail head on the Little Wanganui and retu
 rn us to Nelson for $163 per person. If we use cars the transport cost woul
 d be $70 pp\n.\nTrip Leader : Kath Ballantine\nPhone : 027 931 5689\nEmail 
 : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript 
 enabled to view it.\nArea : Kahurangi National Park\nPanic Date : 21-04-202
 5\nGrading : Select an appropriate grade for the hardest day on your Trip.\
 nGrade : Fit\nCost : The travel distances are used to calculate the cost of
  a trip. The trip co-ordinator will complete these values. However, if you 
 know the values, for example by using Google Maps, then by all means comple
 te. Make sure the values (double to include return journey) are correct to 
 be fair to the drivers and participants. IMPORTANT: The rate table needs to
  have a month and year value for cents/kilometre. Trip coordinator is respo
 nsible to entering this information.\nSealed km (Enter the number of kms tr
 avelled on sealed roads to/from the trip) : 0\nUnsealed km (Enter the numbe
 r of kms travelled on unsealed roads to/from trip.) : 0\nSignoff : Default 
 is Programme, please set the Status to either 'Completed' or 'Cancelled' wh
 en appropriate. Also enter the number of Visitor and Total numbers on your 
 trip. Thanks. NOTE: When the status is Completed or Cancelled the event WON
 'T appear on the Home page calendars.\nEvent Status : Cancelled\nVisitors :
  0\nTotal : 0\n This event was imported from: https://www.live.nelsontrampi
 ngclub.org.nz/events/calendar/1465/wangapeka-track?tmpl=component
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>4 day Kahurangi adventure.</p><p>Wangapeka - 4 days, 3 nights. If we get
  sufficient numbers registered we could consider a cross-over trip.</p><p>D
 ay 1.</p><p>Arrange family and friends to drop us at Rolling River Jtn. Wal
 k to Stone Hut (10 bunks) 6 hrs. Travel is along the Wangapeka river, cross
 ing it twice via bridges. There wil be some unbridged side streams. Elevati
 on gain 350M.</p><p>Day 2&nbsp;</p><p>An early start as this is our biggest
  day. Walk to Taipo Hut 16 bunks 19KM 7.5Hrs Climb to Wangapeka Saddle (100
 9M) then descend along the Karamea river to Helicopter Flat. It is preferab
 le to cross the the Karamea river prior to Helicopter flat to avoid a longe
 r slower route but avoids crossing the river. Lunch at Helicopter Flat (4 h
 rs) then follows the Karamea river, sidles through bush and drops down to T
 aipo footbridge. The route climbs steadily beside the Taipo River and after
  several KM reaches Taipo Hut&nbsp;<span>(3.5hrs from Helicopter Flat).&nbs
 p;</span></p><p>Day 3</p><p>Walk to Manunui Hut&nbsp; (10 bunks) 7hrs 11.2K
 M. Climb to Little Wanganui Saddle (1087M), then drop steeply to the Little
  Wanganui River. Cross a swing bridge and sidle around a gorge thrn down to
  the Wanganui River. Some side rivers need to be crossed and may not be pos
 sible in heavy rain. There are several shelters if this is not possible Lit
 tle Wanganui Gorge Shelter 2 bunks, and Stag Flat shelter 2 bunks</p><p>Day
  4. Walk out along river flats to Little Wanganui trail carpark where and d
 rive back to Nelson.</p><p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: inherit; font-si
 ze: 1rem; caret-color: auto;">Need to arrange transport back from the West 
 Coast - or if there are sufficient numbers then a cross over could be done.
 </span></p><p>Trek Express would pick us up from the trail head on the Litt
 le Wanganui and return us to Nelson for $163 per person. If we use cars the
  transport cost would be $70 pp</p><p>.</p><table border='0'><tr><td class=
 'label'>Trip Leader : </td><td><div class="jev_cfuser_profile"><div class="
 jev_cfuser_name">Kath Ballantine</div></div>\n</td></tr><tr><td class='labe
 l'>Phone : </td><td>027 931 5689\n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Email : <
 /td><td><joomla-hidden-mail  is-link="1" is-email="0" first="a2F0aC5iYWxsYW
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 e="" >This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScr
 ipt enabled to view it.</joomla-hidden-mail>\n</td></tr><tr><td class='labe
 l'>Area : </td><td>Kahurangi National Park\n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'
 >Panic Date : </td><td>21-04-2025\n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Grading 
 : </td><td>Select an appropriate grade for the hardest day on your Trip.\n<
 /td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Grade : </td><td>Fit\n</td></tr><tr><td clas
 s='label'>Cost : </td><td>The travel distances are used to calculate the co
 st of a trip. The trip co-ordinator will complete these values. However, if
  you know the values, for example by using Google Maps, then by all means c
 omplete. Make sure the values (double to include return journey) are correc
 t to be fair to the drivers and participants. IMPORTANT: The rate table nee
 ds to have a month and year value for cents/kilometre. Trip coordinator is 
 responsible to entering this information.\n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'>
 Sealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on sealed roads to/from the tr
 ip) : </td><td>0\n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Unsealed km (Enter the nu
 mber of kms travelled on unsealed roads to/from trip.) : </td><td>0\n</td><
 /tr><tr><td class='label'>Signoff : </td><td>Default is Programme, please s
 et the Status to either 'Completed' or 'Cancelled' when appropriate. Also e
 nter the number of Visitor and Total numbers on your trip. Thanks. NOTE: Wh
 en the status is Completed or Cancelled the event WON'T appear on the Home 
 page calendars.\n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Event Status : </td><td>Ca
 ncelled\n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Visitors : </td><td>0\n</td></tr><
 tr><td class='label'>Total : </td><td>0\n</td></tr></table> <a href="https:
 //www.live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/calendar/1465/wangapeka-track?t
 mpl=component">This event was imported from: https://www.live.nelsontrampin
 gclub.org.nz/events/calendar/1465/wangapeka-track?tmpl=component</a>DTSTAMP:20260813T091857
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