Arthur’s Pass day trips, Arthurs Pass National Park, 7 April 2023

Day 1 - Yumi Six people heading off to Arthur's Pass for the Easter holiday with good weather. There was bumper to bumper traffic going towards Greymouth. We started walking the Otira Valley Track after lunch. The DoC sign says 1 hour to footbridge but...

Arthur's Pass Easter day trips, Arthur's Pass NP, 15 Apr 2022

Two carloads of punters drove down to Arthurs Pass on Good Friday. We regrouped for lunch at Moana after driving divergent routes to get there! We then made our way to Te Kinga for a short walk up to a lookout point over Lake Brunner the bush and...

Three Passes plus Two, Arthur's Pass NP, 5 Mar 2021

Our planned route was on part of the classic Arthur's Pass Three Passes route over Harman, Whitehorn and Browning passes before leaving the standard route and crossing two extra passes to exit back on Highway 73. The five of us, two from NTC and three...

Easter, Arthurs Pass NP, 14-17 April 2017

Trips based at Christchurch Tramping Club Hut, Arthurs Pass National Park Generally there were several groups out at any one time doing different things so someone from each group has contributed to the following account. Friday 14th April 2017 | Cave...

Arthurs Pass Trip A – Arthurs Pass NP, 1-6 Jan 2012

[ Bealey Spur – Avoca River – Wilberforce River – White Col – Barker Hut – Waimakiriri River ] Leader: Ruth Hesselyn. Obeisant Followers: Brian Renwick, Mike Drake, Carole Crocker, Pat Holland, Marijke Boers (scribe). Dear fellow & would-be-intrepid...