Friday, 12 January 2018 at 4:00 PM to Sunday, 14 January 2018 at 9:00 PM
Organiser: Hayley Landreth
Difficulty: Medium Fit
The trip involved some large hills and sections of off track navigation so a certain level of fitness and experience is required.
Transport:
leaving 5pm on Friday 12th January from VUW Hunter carpark.
If you have a car and are willing to drive please let me know ASAP - (you will be re-imbursed for petrol money) otherwise we will have to hire a car, which will bring the price of the trip up.
Gear:
The standard overnight stuff, as detailed on http://new.vuwtc.org.nz/gear-list
Route:
Friday - Driving to Poads Road end (about 1h 30 from Wellington) and walking into Waiopehu hut. (4 h)
Saturday - heading to Carkeek via Arete. (11 h)
Sunday - returning to Ohau road end.
The times listed are DoC times, so we may be a bit faster, but no guarantees. Route may change based on weather, etc.
More about Carkeek Hut here http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/wellington-kapiti/places/tararua-forest-park/things-to-do/huts/carkeek-hut/
$20.00
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