Conical Hill, Hope Range, 18 Aug 2019

Kate did a great job of organising a day trip up Conical Hill in the Hope Range including arranging perfect weather, and then ended up with a nasty cold and sadly couldn’t join us. Fortunately there were enough experienced members in the group that the...

Cowin Spur, Kahurangi National Park - 28 May 2019

Leader: Richard Walker Oh, it was good to be back in this part of the country again. Five of us hardy souls set of at a sparrows fart for the Baton valley and the clear sky gave us hope that our one day fine weather window was going to happen as...

Tableland Circuit, Kahurangi NP, 25 May 2019

It is approximately 10.00 AM when our small team of 7 are ready to depart from Flora carpark and venture into Kahurangi’s Tablelands Circuit. The weather is forecasted to be chilly but we are well equipped and prepared to brave the 28 km route. We...

Asbestos Cottage–Tableland circuit, Kahurangi Nat Park - 2-4 Feb 2019

Leader: Lawrie Halkett With just a party of two, is that a party? Kelvin and Lawrie made it to the Flora car park, while there were still some parking spaces! It was a leisurely walk under bright blue skies to Asbestos Cottage. We stopped at Flora Hut...

Tableland Historical Exploration, Kahurangi NP, 20 Jan 2018

Leader: Mark Graesser The brief talk in the car park at Richmond from Mark Graesser on a fine Saturday morning, indicated that this was not going to be an ordinary tramp. Our first stop was at the base of Graham Valley which, for many decades, was the...