Plan A: Half way around a circuit of Rocky Mountain - we drop a car or two at West Wanaka Bridge, then start from the bridge over the Motatapu River (soon after the turning for Diamond Lake). We follow the Motatapu River (sometimes in it) until we meet the Matukituki. We follow the Matukituki River (preferably not in it) until we find the cars.
Plan B: Bendigo Loop. Drive to Logantown, above Bendigo. Follow the DOC loop track, up and down, up and down through the kanuka. Lunch overlooking Lake Dunstan.
My spies report that lupins have overgrown the Motatapu Valley and at least one expedition has been lost there. Unless I have time to reconnoitre on Sunday, it will be plan B.
Leader: Brian Gilbert
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News of Monday walks of Wanaka Walkers.
Meet on lake front near Show Grounds, McDougall Street, usually at 9:30.
Visitors welcome - bring suitable boots, clothes and lunch.
Name badge order
Name Badges
Name badges (for pinning on your rucksack) can be ordered from Martin Unwin for $2, using the form above.
Notice
Have a look at the Safety and Rules pages (see the links above). In particular respect the rules for DoC protected sites - take only photos - do not pick flowers or move/remove historic artifacts
Meeting point
Google now charges to include a map, and their instructions on getting a free API_KEY are too gobbledegooglish for me to bother. The normal meeting place is the lake front near the showgrounds, Lat:-44.6990, Lng:169.1257.