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SUMMARY:Cable Bay Walkway
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DESCRIPTION:\nNOTE: change of day to Sunday. Saturday will be the reserve day. Grade is
  medium/fit.\nAssemble at Nelson Cathedral steps at 0930 and drive to Glend
 uan (14km). Low water Nelson is 1351.\nFrom Glenduan, walk along the boulde
 ry beach NE towards Cable Bay. About 1km before Ataata Point, climb up a st
 eep, exposed grassy slope to a low saddle at about 175m. Walk SW along Cabl
 e Bay Walkway back to Glenduan. Sentinel Hill is just NE of the saddle, and
  could be a scenic spot to enjoy a late lunch. Optional side trip to drop d
 own the walkway from the saddle to visit Cable Bay. Optional side trip to c
 limb Drumduan 657m. Do both, it won't be dark until 10pm! ?\nUpdate: the pr
 ogramme coordinator and I walked this route Wednesday afternoon 23 November
  and found the landscape somewhat altered due to recent storm effects. On t
 he positive side, I found the beach walk a little easier due to gravel from
  the recent slips being spread by wave action. On the negative side, the fi
 rst 20m of climb towards the saddle is steeper, and if you don't have a rea
 sonable head for heights you might find it a bit challenging. By sticking t
 o the long grass, the steeper section can be mostly avoided. We both sustai
 ned mild/moderate allergic contact dermatitis from the vegetation. If you s
 uffer readily from this type of allergy, you should consider bringing a sui
 table antihistamine with you, and/or wearing long pants and a long-sleeved 
 shirt. Gloves to prevent grass cuts are also worth considering. A narrow sl
 ip gully from top to bottom has cleft the slope, meaning the climb will tak
 e you about 300m SW of the saddle. If you arrive at the base of the climb a
 nd decide it is not for you, you have the option of returning back along th
 e beach. The beach walk is about 4km, 1.5 hours one way plus breaks. A repo
 rt with photos is posted on the club Facebook page (link is on the right ha
 nd side of the club home page).              Reasonably good weather is req
 uired for this trip to go ahead.\n This event was imported from: https://ww
 w.live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1132/cable-bay-walkway?tmpl=compone
 nt
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">NOTE
 :</span>&nbsp;change of day to Sunday. Saturday will be the reserve day. Gr
 ade is medium/fit.<br />Assemble at Nelson Cathedral steps at 0930 and driv
 e to Glenduan (14km). Low water Nelson is 1351.</p><p>From Glenduan, walk a
 long the bouldery beach NE towards Cable Bay. About 1km before Ataata Point
 , climb up a steep, exposed grassy slope to a low saddle at about 175m. Wal
 k SW along Cable Bay Walkway back to Glenduan. Sentinel Hill is just NE of 
 the saddle, and could be a scenic spot to enjoy a late lunch. Optional side
  trip to drop down the walkway from the saddle to visit Cable Bay. Optional
  side trip to climb Drumduan 657m. Do both, it won't be dark until 10pm! ?<
 /p><p>Update: the programme coordinator and I walked this route Wednesday a
 fternoon 23 November and found the landscape somewhat altered due to recent
  storm effects. On the positive side, I found the beach walk a little easie
 r due to gravel from the recent slips being spread by wave action. On the n
 egative side, the first 20m of climb towards the saddle is steeper, and if 
 you don't have a reasonable head for heights you might find it a bit challe
 nging. By sticking to the long grass, the steeper section can be mostly avo
 ided. We both sustained mild/moderate allergic contact dermatitis from the 
 vegetation. If you suffer readily from this type of allergy, you should con
 sider bringing a suitable antihistamine with you, and/or wearing long pants
  and a long-sleeved shirt. Gloves to prevent grass cuts are also worth cons
 idering. A narrow slip gully from top to bottom has cleft the slope, meanin
 g the climb will take you about 300m SW of the saddle. If you arrive at the
  base of the climb and decide it is not for you, you have the option of ret
 urning back along the beach. The beach walk is about 4km, 1.5 hours one way
  plus breaks. A report with photos is posted on the club Facebook page (lin
 k is on the right hand side of the club home page). &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &n
 bsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Reasonably good weather is required for this trip 
 to go ahead.</p> <a href="https://www.live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events
 /1132/cable-bay-walkway?tmpl=component">This event was imported from: https
 ://www.live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1132/cable-bay-walkway?tmpl=co
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