This year’s away week is Te Anau 18th to 22nd November.
Accommodation
Te Anau Top 10 - there is a choice of Motels and powered sites for caravans, etc. Please ring them (03 249 8538) to book your own accommodation for four nights. They are not holding any accommodation for us, but let them know that you are with the Wanaka Walkers. There are other Motels a short drive away if that is what you prefer.
Self cater or eat out at local restaurants to suit yourself. We will meet each night at about 5pm for drinks and nibbles in the Park Communal area. We will eat out together on the Thursday evening
Walks
What we do will depend on the weather. Possible walks are:-
- Gertrude Saddle: Considered the best day walk in New Zealand and is virtually a must provided there are suitable weather conditions.
- The Divide to Key Summit or Earland Falls: This is the start of the Routeburn Track.
- Hidden Falls: an easy but long day walk (18km return) option to the first hut on the Hollyford Valley Track and the spectacular Hidden Falls.
- Lake Marian: a comfortable half day walk - perhaps include the Lake Gunn nature walk to round out a day.
- Shallow Bay Hut: an easy 4-hour return option to the rarely visited but well sited Shallow Bay Hut on the shores of Lake Manapouri, just off the Kepler Track. Another excellent half day option.
- Hope Arm Hut circuit: a 6-8 hour walk to the Hope Arm Hut on Lake Manapouri. Requires a ferry crossing over the Waiau River
- Control Gate to Brod Bay: flat part of day 1 on the Kepler Track (or Ferry to Brod Bay and walk back to Te Anau.
Meeting
First meeting at 5pm on Monday 18th November for drinks and nibbles and briefing
Previous Trips
For reference, previous trips (that I know about) were| 2000 | 21..23 Nov | Haast |
| 2001 | 13..16 | Twizel |
| 2002 | 12..15 | Te Anau |
| 2003 | 11..14 | Glenorchy |
| 2004 | 26..29 Oct | Stewart Island |
| 2005 | 14..17 | Omarama |
| 2006 | 14..17 | Haast |
| 2007 | 20..23 | Catlins |
| 2008 | Te Anau | |
| 2009 | 17..20 | Glenorchy |
| 2010 | 16..19 | Twizel |
| 2011 | 2..11 | Fox Glacier |
| 2012 | Dunedin | |
| 2013 | 18..22 | Timaru |
| 2014 | 10..14 | Akaroa |
| 2015 | 16..20 | Te Anau |
| 2016 | 21..25 | Haast |
| 2017 | 20..24 | Catlins |
| 2018 | 19..23 | Glenorchy |
| 2019 | 18..22 | Oamaru |
| 2020 | 23..27 | Geraldine |
| 2021 | 22..26 | Fox Glacier |
| 2022 | 21..25 | Omarama |
| 2023 | 27 Nov..1 Dec | Dunedin |
