Kimi-akau Suspension Bridge from Old Lower Shotover Bridge, via Tucker Beach Trail.
Meet 9.30am at the waterfront Carpark opposite McDougall Street.
Drive to the northern end of the Old Shotover Bridge car park.
Walk along the Tucker Beach Trail and then join the Shotover Gorge Trail walking to the new Kimi-akau suspension bridge. Then up the zig zag to find a sunny spot for lunch.
Walking mostly on new cycle trail so conditions underfoot should be perfect.
Approx. 12 K return.
Please have $15 petrol money for your driver.
Coffee at 11th Avenue by Franks, 1/25 Eleventh Ave, Lower Shotover
Leader: Robyn Matheson
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Monday's Walk - 1st September 2025
Meet 9.30 at the waterfront car park opposite McDougall Street.
The weather forecast is not great so we will keep it local and review the weather at the car park.
PLAN A: Sticky Forest Circuit.
PLAN B: Coffee.
Leader: Robyn Matheson.
The weather forecast is not great so we will keep it local and review the weather at the car park.
PLAN A: Sticky Forest Circuit.
PLAN B: Coffee.
Leader: Robyn Matheson.
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Monday's Walk - 25th August 2025
Kelvin Peninsular Trail and Sculpture Trail.
Meet 9.30 am at the waterfront car park opposite McDougall Street.
Drive to Frankton, pass through the Airport roundabout on State Highway 6, turn right before the traffic lights and head to the end of Bridge Street and the carpark above the Kawerau Bridge.
We will follow the Kelvin Peninsular Trail out to the golf course. The loop around the golf course forms the Kelvin Heights Sculpture Trail.
There are 4 sculptures 1. Prescence by Mark Hill, 2. Kelvin Peninsular Goats by Jeff Thompson. 3. Thru Link to Peak by Shane Woolridge (25 tons schist), 4. Wakatipu Kuikui by Mark Hill.
Approx 10k, 2 hours 40 easy walking time
Please have $15 petrol money for your driver.
Leader: Robyn Matheson
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Monday's Walk - Monday 18th August
Rain is forecast for tomorrow and also snow for the passes in the morning.
Given careful consideration of the weather forecast reluctantly there will be no walk tomorrow.
Robyn Matherson
Given careful consideration of the weather forecast reluctantly there will be no walk tomorrow.
Robyn Matherson
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Monday Walk 11th August
Hi Team The weather forecast looks sunny but cool for tomorrow 9o so we are going to walk the long gully loop track starting at the Bannockburn sluicings on Felton road. There is 510 meters of climb in the walk . Meeting 9.30 at McDougall street car park $10 for petrol money
Chris Gibb leader
Sunday, August 3, 2025
Monday walk 4th August 2025
Hi team
Meet at the usual place and time . We are going to walk along the dingleburn road to have lunch on the beach then return by the same route.
Weather forecast is fine sunny and cool
Petrol money $10. Leader Chris Gibb
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Monday's walk 28 July
Hikuwai Alberttown walk.
The walk will be through the Hikuwai forest down to the Outlet and back through Alberttown.
Change of meeting venue to meeting at Glenavon Green skate and bike park at 9.30am.
Leader Gail Marshall
022 6208542
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