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SUMMARY:Murchison Meanderings
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DESCRIPTION:LABOUR WEEKEND.Drive to Murchison on Saturday morning and base ourselves in
  the town? [Cabins or Camping]. Return to Nelson Monday afternoon/evening.\
 nPossible/probable Day Tramps: Mt Mantell. It has been a long time since th
 e Club visited Mt Mantell due to weather cancellations.\nA 2015 Trip Report
 : https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/?view=article&id=376 (?view=ar
 ticle&id=376)\nHere is another report from Wilderness magaizine:- Start
 ing out from Maruia Saddle Road, the track climbs through the bush towards 
 the tops. The lower part of the track is marked but the forest has been dam
 aged by wind and snow and many markers have been lost.  Higher up, the fore
 st is more stable and the markers are easier to follow along a leading ridg
 e.From the bushline to the summit is about 2km of relatively flat, non-tech
 nical ridge travel and once reached, the summit provides great views. 5.3km
  one-way with about 1000m climb in total. Grade Medium [The track is no lon
 ger mainrtained, so there are missing markers, but we do have a gpx file]\n
 Lake Caslani. This is one of two tarns hidden in the Victoria Forest Park w
 ith access (TBC) off SH 65 south of Murchison. It can also be accessed from
  Matakitaki West Bank Road down the true left of the river to Taylor Stream
  (which starts on Mt Mantell). Approx 10 km? It may be possible to do a car
  swap walk-through? [I checked this out last weekend after getting some bac
 kground information.It was a hard tramp. 6.5km in 5 hours. It was an obstac
 le course the whole way, so I have decided not to go there!! We could climb
  Mt Hope instead on the way south on Saturday morning.See details below]\nO
 ther shorter easy walks are: Six Mile Hydro. "Six Mile Hydro Walkway showca
 ses the historic remains of the Six Mile Hydro Scheme, in the Matakitaki Va
 lley south of Murchison. The scheme was in operation from 1922 to 1975 and 
 during this time provided power to Murchison and homes in the Matakitaki Va
 lley." (From Nelson Trails) 4 km return Easy\nSkyline Walkway: The walkway 
 begins at the car park on the western side of the SH6 Matakitaki River Brid
 ge, just outside of Murchison. The walkway zig-zags up the hillside at a co
 nsistent gradient. The surrounding bush is mainly regenerating, with remnan
 t beech and scattered podocarps towering above. At the top, two lookouts pr
 ovide views over Murchison and the surrounding ranges and valleys."\nEight 
 Mile Track is a short walk to an earthquake-dammed lake, in the Matakitaki 
 Valley south of Murchison. 3.5 km return 1-2 hours. 170m climb.  https://ne
 lsontrails.co.nz/eight-mile-track/ (https://nelsontrails.co.nz/eight-mile-t
 rack/)\n Another possibility on the return trip is Mt Hope: Mt Hope (1244 m
 ) is a peak on the Hope Range, located in Kahurangi National Park, northwes
 t of Kawatiri Junction. An unofficial but well-marked route leads to the su
 mmit from the side of State Highway 6. Refer Nelson Trails: 11-12 kms; 800 
 m climb; Fit.  https://nelsontrails.co.nz/mt-hope/ (https://nelsontrails.co
 .nz/mt-hope/)\n Riverside Camp Ground; Tent sites $20; Cabins $50/person. W
 ebsite: https://www.riversidemurchison.co.nz/accomodation/ (https://www.riv
 ersidemurchison.co.nz/accomodation/)  Kiwi Park Motels and Holiday Park is 
 right in Murchison (walking distance to shops) and seems to have better rat
 es and good share cabins.  https://www.kiwipark.co.nz/ (https://www.kiwipar
 k.co.nz/)\n This event was imported from: https://www.live.nelsontrampingcl
 ub.org.nz/events/1591/murchison-meanderings?tmpl=component
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>LABOUR WEEKEND</strong>.Drive to Murchison on Saturday morning a
 nd base ourselves in the town? [Cabins or Camping]. Return to Nelson Monday
  afternoon/evening.</p><p>Possible/probable Day Tramps: <strong>Mt Mantell.
 &nbsp;</strong>It has been a long time since the Club visited Mt Mantell du
 e to weather cancellations.</p><p>A 2015 Trip Report:&nbsp;<a href="https:/
 /www.live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/?view=article&amp;id=376">https://live.
 nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/?view=article&amp;id=376</a></p><p>Here is anothe
 r report from Wilderness magaizine:-&nbsp;<span style="color: #0000ff;"><em
 >Starting out from Maruia Saddle Road, the track climbs through the bush to
 wards the tops. The lower part of the track is marked but the forest has be
 en damaged by wind and snow and many markers have been lost.&nbsp;&nbsp;</e
 m></span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em>Higher up, the forest is more st
 able and the markers are easier to follow along a leading ridge.From the bu
 shline to the summit is about 2km of relatively flat, non-technical ridge t
 ravel and once reached, the summit provides great views. 5.3km one-way with
  about 1000m climb in total. Grade Medium [</em></span><span style="color: 
 #0000ff;"><em>The track is no longer mainrtained, so there are missing mark
 ers, but we do have a gpx file]</em></span></p><p><strong>Lake Caslani.&nbs
 p;</strong>This is one of two tarns hidden in the Victoria Forest Park with
  access (TBC) off SH 65 south of Murchison. It can also be accessed from Ma
 takitaki West Bank Road down the true left of the river to Taylor Stream (w
 hich starts on Mt Mantell). Approx 10 km? It may be possible to do a car sw
 ap walk-through? [<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000;">
 I checked this out last weekend after getting some background information.I
 t was a hard tramp. 6.5km in 5 hours. It was an obstacle course the whole w
 ay, so I have decided not to go there!! We could climb Mt Hope instead on t
 he way south on Saturday morning.See details below]</span></p><p>Other shor
 ter easy walks are<strong>: Six Mile Hydro. "</strong><span style="color: #
 0000ff;"><em>Six Mile Hydro Walkway showcases the historic remains of the S
 ix Mile Hydro Scheme, in the Matakitaki Valley south of Murchison. The sche
 me was in operation from 1922 to 1975 and during this time provided power t
 o Murchison and homes in the Matakitaki Valley." (From Nelson Trails) 4 km 
 return Easy</em></span></p><p><strong>Skyline Walkway</strong>:&nbsp;<span 
 style="color: #0000ff;"><em>The walkway begins at the car park on the weste
 rn side of the SH6 Matakitaki River Bridge, just outside of Murchison.&nbsp
 ;</em><em>The walkway zig-zags up the hillside at a consistent gradient. Th
 e surrounding bush is mainly regenerating, with remnant beech and scattered
  podocarps towering above. At the top, two lookouts provide views over Murc
 hison and the surrounding ranges and valleys."</em></span></p><p><strong>Ei
 ght Mile Track</strong> is a short walk to an earthquake-dammed lake, in th
 e Matakitaki Valley south of Murchison. 3.5 km return 1-2 hours. 170m climb
 .&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://nelsontrails.co.nz/eight-mile-track/">https:/
 /nelsontrails.co.nz/eight-mile-track/</a></p><p>&nbsp;Another possibility o
 n the return trip is <strong>Mt Hope</strong>:&nbsp;<em><span style="color:
  #0000ff;">Mt Hope (1244 m) is a peak on the Hope Range, located in Kahuran
 gi National Park, northwest of Kawatiri Junction. An unofficial but well-ma
 rked route leads to the summit from the side of State Highway 6.</span></em
 ><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;"> Refer Nelson 
 Trails: 11-12 kms; 800 m climb; Fit.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://nelsontrai
 ls.co.nz/mt-hope/">https://nelsontrails.co.nz/mt-hope/</a></span></span></p
 ><p><strong>&nbsp;Riverside Camp Ground</strong>; Tent sites $20; Cabins $5
 0/person. Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.riversidemurchison.co.nz/accom
 odation/">https://www.riversidemurchison.co.nz/accomodation/</a>&nbsp; <spa
 n style="color: #ff0000;">Kiwi Park Motels and Holiday Park is right in Mur
 chison (walking distance to shops) and seems to have better rates and good 
 share cabins.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kiwipark.co.nz/">https://www.
 kiwipark.co.nz/</a></span></p> <a href="https://www.live.nelsontrampingclub
 .org.nz/events/1591/murchison-meanderings?tmpl=component">This event was im
 ported from: https://www.live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1591/murchis
 on-meanderings?tmpl=component</a>DTSTAMP:20261006T062509
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