Monday’s walk 4 November 2024

Flat Top Hill, Butcher's Dam, Alexandra - the thyme is in flower!

Meeting at the waterfront car park opposite McDougall Street, ready to depart at 9.30 a.m.

Description: A loop track from Butcher's Dam car park that climbs 300 m. through flowering thyme to gain expansive views on the tops where we will have lunch. Total distance will be anywhere between 7.5 km and 13km depending how far along the top we venture.

Weather forecast: Mostly cloudy. Northwesterlies, easing late evening.(Issued 11.10 a.m. Sun 3 Nov.)

Walk leader: Jan Scown (0223 506 605)

Petrol donation: $20 p.p.

Monday walk 28th October

Meeting at usual place

Because of the amount of snow around, Monday walk is on the new track from Coronet Peak Station Road to Arthur's Point return. Forecast 11o with chance of rain in afternoon  $10 leader Chris Gibb 

Monday Walk 21st October

Sawyer burn walk

Meet at the usual place ready to leave at 9.30am

We'll drive to kids bush and walk up the track to the look out at the bush line . We could continue on to the Sawyerburn  hut time allowing . We will return the same way height gain 560m  cost $10 

leader Chris Gibb

Monday walker

Walk 14th October Motatapu  River track

Meet at the usual place to leave at 9.30am

We'll drive to motatapu bridge and access the beginning of the track you must be able to step/climb over the new guard rail to go up the steps. The track is a bit wet and muddy in places so wear sturdy footwear your aren't afraid to get dirty. This is a flat walk of around 12 kms weather is fine16o cloudy in afternooon

Cost $10 Leader Chris Gibb

Monday's walk 7th October 2024

Meeting at 9:30am at McDougall Street car rack.
We will drive to the beginning of the Lindis Hotel road, walk to the hotel ruins, have lunch and return to cars. Forecast high 17 partly cloudy with chance of a shower in afternoon so dress accordingly.
$10 petrol money  leader Chris Gibb. 

Monday’s Walk 30th September

Glendhu Bay Track and Roys Peak Track as far as the grave site.

 

Meet at 9.30am at the waterfront car park opposite McDougall Street.

Description: A 10 km. return walk from the Waterfall Creek car park (to get there take the Mt Aspiring Rd then turn right down Ruby Island Road to Waterfall Ck bridge), along the Glendhu Bay track (a well-formed shared track) to where a left hand shortcut through farmland leads to the Mt Aspiring Rd. 600m further on is the start of the Roys Peak Track (soon to be closed for lambing - 1st of October to 10th of November) where we will climb the zig zag track to the grave site at about 640m, have lunch and return via the same route to the carpark. Roys Peak Track is a bit rough with recent rains. Total estimated time about 4 hours. Forecast is for fine weather with northerlies picking up in the afternoon, 17°/4°C.

 

Walk Leader: Chris Kjelgaard (0210 431527)

Petrol donation: $2 pp.

 

 

Monday's Walk - 23rd September 2024

Sticky Forest Circuit

Meet at 9.30am at the usual at the water front car park opposite McDougall Street.
With a poor weather forecast we will stick close to home yet again!
Drive to Beacon Point Beach Carpark.
We will do a circuit of Sticky Forest and drop down to the Outlet Camp and walk back to the car park.
Approx 3 hours walking. As the tracks will be slippery after the recent rain please wear sturdy footwear and bring poles if you have them.

Leader: Robyn Matheson