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CREATED:20250106T033222
SUMMARY:Dew Lakes and Saddle Hill Route loop
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1490/dew-lakes-and-saddle
 -hill-route-loop?tmpl=component
DESCRIPTION:Please note that we have modified the route from the original description s
 o that we will now go up from the Maitai Dam carpark to the Dew Lakes, then
  along the ridge, over Maungatapu and down to the Maungatapu Saddle before 
 taking the route up to the top of point 1168 (the 'First Double'). From the
 re we take the track down the ridge to the west to point BDL3 and forestry 
 roads back past the caretaker's cottage to the carpark. We did the walk yes
 terday (3 Feb) and it took us just over 6 hours (excluding breaks) at a bri
 sk pace. There are steep climbs up to the Dew Lakes, up Maungatapu and up t
 o point 1168, and the descents from the last 2 are steep, rooty and slipper
 y, as is the bottom part of the ridge after BDL3. The total ascent was abou
 t 1300m and we need to keep up a good pace to get back. Consequently, we ha
 ve changed the trip grading from 'medium' to 'fit'. However, there are opti
 ons for those who don't want to do the whole walk to go to Dew Lakes and re
 turn the same way, or to walk to the Maungatapu Saddle and return down the 
 Maungatapu Track to the dam.\nMeet at Maitai Dam carpark before the gate (s
 o we don't have to worry about being locked in) at 08:00.\nOriginal descrip
 tion: From Maitai dam caretaker's cottage carpark along Maungatapu Track to
  saddle then north along Saddle Hill route to point 1168. From there follow
  track west down to forestry road and back to carpark.\n This event was imp
 orted from: https://www.live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1490/dew-lake
 s-and-saddle-hill-route-loop?tmpl=component
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Please note that we have modified the route from the original descriptio
 n so that we will now go up from the Maitai Dam carpark to the Dew Lakes, t
 hen along the ridge, over Maungatapu and down to the Maungatapu Saddle befo
 re taking the route up to the top of point 1168 (the 'First Double'). From 
 there we take the track down the ridge to the west to point BDL3 and forest
 ry roads back past the caretaker's cottage to the carpark. We did the walk 
 yesterday (3 Feb) and it took us just over 6 hours (excluding breaks) at a 
 brisk pace. There are steep climbs up to the Dew Lakes, up Maungatapu and u
 p to point 1168, and the descents from the last 2 are steep, rooty and slip
 pery, as is the bottom part of the ridge after BDL3. The total ascent was a
 bout 1300m and we need to keep up a good pace to get back. Consequently, we
  have changed the trip grading from 'medium' to 'fit'. However, there are o
 ptions for those who don't want to do the whole walk to go to Dew Lakes and
  return the same way, or to walk to the Maungatapu Saddle and return down t
 he Maungatapu Track to the dam.</p><p>Meet at Maitai Dam carpark <span styl
 e="text-decoration: underline;">before</span> the gate (so we don't have to
  worry about being locked in) at 08:00.</p><p>Original description: From Ma
 itai dam caretaker's cottage carpark along Maungatapu Track to saddle then 
 north along Saddle Hill route to point 1168. From there follow track west d
 own to forestry road and back to carpark.</p> <a href="https://www.live.nel
 sontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1490/dew-lakes-and-saddle-hill-route-loop?tmp
 l=component">This event was imported from: https://www.live.nelsontrampingc
 lub.org.nz/events/1490/dew-lakes-and-saddle-hill-route-loop?tmpl=component<
 /a>DTSTAMP:20260420T070215
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250224
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