Monday's Walk 20 July 2026

Colquhoun’s Beach: 7km/2-3hr one way.

Drive to West Wanaka Homestead Bay carpark (22min/19km). The track and farm road from the carpark are an easy walk to a beautiful beach on the shores of Lake Wanaka, with the view out to Mou Waho Island on one side and Mount Alta on the other. The track may be muddy in places.

Fuel contribution: $10.00.

The forecast is partly cloudy (2-6°)

Leader: Chris Kjelgaard (0210 431527)

 

Monday's walk 13th July 2026

There is rain coming this way. To try and escape it, or at least be near the edge, the plan is to drive to Hawea Flat, turn right down Kane Road for 1.5km and park at the end of Hawea Back Road. Plan A is to then do a car shuffle to John's Creek, so we can walk 8km along the quiet gravel road.
Plan B we just walk part way up the road and return to the cars.
Petrol $10
Leader: Brian Gilbert
Only the leader turn up so the walk was cancelled.

Monday's Walk 6 July 2026

As cold southerly showers are forecast for Wanaka and local areas till afternoon, with snow down low on the hills, this Monday’s walk is cancelled. Enjoy a cosy day with a good book and wait for a view of the snow covered hills.

Chris Kjelgaard

Monday's walk 29 June

Fern Burn Track (2 hours/3-4km I way)

Drive 1km on the Mt Aspiring Road past Glendhu Bay, turn left at Motutapu Rd and continue 3km to the carpark on the left. The track follows the true right of the Fern Burn through grassy flats, then shrubland to remnant beech forest (red, silver and mountain beech) in the Stack Conservation Area.

Expect frost and early fog maybe, cow pats and shade in the forest. Sturdy boots – and poles if you like.

Forecast is partly cloudy 2-6°

Fuel contribution: $8

Leader Chris Kjelgaard

 

Monday's walk 22 June 2026

Boundary Creek:

The forecast looks good (sunny 3 - 8°), for a pleasant climb up to an old Musterers track, on the way to Makarora (50 Km 40 min). The 4WD track starts opposite the Boundary Creek campsite on SH6 between Hawea and Makarora and climbs 600m/4km/1 ½ - 2 hours one way, to a viewpoint looking back to the head of Lake Wanaka. We can find a lunch spot above Boundary Creek Gorge and then return the same way. Sturdy footwear will be useful- it's been wet- and poles if you like. There is no water. 

Petrol: $15.00 

Leader: Chris Kjelgaard

 

Monday Walk 15th June

Hi Team The forecast is for rain easing in morning ,clearing in evening 12o to 1o 

Plan A  walk from waterfall creek along the millennium track to Mt Roy up to the graves and return 

Plan B if it’s raining walk from car park to Edgewater for coffee

See at McDougall Street  cat 9.30am with rain coats 

Leader Chris Gibb $2 petrol money

Monday's walk 8th June 2026

Devil's Creek on the road between Tarras and Cromwell - about 12km after the road to Bendigo, there is a small DOC carpark on the left. After a climb to Mt.Oho the track levels off. Lunch is wherever we get fed up of going uphill, then return the same way.
Petrol: $15
Leader: Brian Gilbert