Sunday 24th January 2021
This trip is often done as an “over-nighter” but is also popular as a “one-dayer”. Either way, it is an enjoyable part of the country to tramp in and is very popular with all ages. From Hamilton, we drive to Thames and up the Kauaeranga Valley to the end of the road. With just our day packs, it should take about 2.5 hours to reach the hut and a further half hour to the dramatic and rocky twin peaks of the Pinnacles (759 metres). Most tracks in this area are remnants of the hey-day of kauri milling in the 1920’s. Pinnacles Hut (80 bunks) is the largest mountain hut in the country. After lunch, we will head down to our van via the slightly longer Billygoat Walk and a crossing of the Kauaeranga River, where the bridge has recently been swept away in a flood. The grading of this trip will be “top-end of easy and into moderate” due to the slightly more rugged return section of the walk. We have plenty of time to do the walk and there will be lots of stops.
You may enjoy a welcome swim at the end so bring a towel and togs.
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Allan Wickens
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027 950 9546
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E/M
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Senior members |
$20 - 25 |
Senior non-members |
$25 - 30 |
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| Driver: |
Jocelyn Widmer |
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