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Trip reports submitted by club members to the Tararua Tramper.
- Includes trips published in the Tararua Tramper from 2005 March up to and including 2019 November
Trip reports with photos
- 2019-02-01-Southern Crossing Southern Crossing: Otaki Forks, Kime Hut, Tutuwai Hut, Reeves, Woodside Station
- 2018-12-27-Temple-Huxley-circuit Five day circuit Temple Stream, Huxley and Hopkins river with alpine crossing of the Barrier Range
- 2016-04-17-Trip Location Waiohine Road end, up Makaka Stream & a nameless spur to Cone Mound, down to Cone Saddle and out
- 2012-04-05-Moss Pass An easter trip up the Sabine, over Moss Pass, returning down the D'Urville
- 2011-12-03-Pioneer Hut Climbs of Haidinger, Halcombe, Glacier Peak, West Peak, & Lendenfield.
- 2011-05-13-Naxos Island Greece Several day walks on the Naxos, one of islands in the Greek Cyclades group
- 2010-10-22-Tapuaeouenuku Labour weekend climbs of Tapuae-o-Uenuku and Alarm from the Clarence River
- 2010-10-22-Pelorus River-Bryant Range Labour Weekend - Pelorus River to Middy Hut, & Bryant Range to Dew Lakes
- 2010-10-17-Percy Scenic Reserve A trip to unveil a memorial to Peter Jagger in the Percy Scenic Reserve
- 2010-10-02-Mick-Tangata Maunga A 9-hour day trip over two peaks and along ridges
- 2010-08-22-Tararua Lodge Mt Ruapehu University ski week at the TTC lodge.
- 2010-07-01-Cordilleras Blanca And Huayhuash-Peru Eight weeks of climbing and living in the mountains of northern Peru using the town of Huaraz as a base
- 2010-06-26-Tararua Lodge Ruapehu A mid-winter weekend to celebrate the new alterations
- 2010-04-31-Otztal Alps Traverse An alpine ski touring trip to the Otztal alps, central eastern Alps, Europe
- 2010-04-18-Red Rocks A family tramp to Red Rocks, Wellington South Coast.
- 2010-04-02-Mt Owen An easter trip to Mt Owen area with climbs of Mt Owen, Replica, anda visit to Granity Pass.
- 2010-04-01-Renata Forks-Elder Hut-Quoin Ridge A 2-day round trip from Eastern Hutt to Elder Hut via Renata Forks and Quoin Ridge
- 2010-02-20-Utah Ski Fields A ski trip to Utah, USA, to ski the best snow on earth
- 2010-01-22-Rainbow Road-Molesworth A cycle trip from St Arnaud through the Rainbow Valley to Lake Tennyson and on through the Molesworth to Hodder Bridge
- 2010-01-03-Huayna Potosi-Bolivia A guided climb of a 6088m peak in Bolivia
- 2006-06-03-Ski Life Lodge-Family
- 1999-02-07 Tauherenikau Gorge Family Trip
- 1997-Easter-Bridge To Nowhere Family Trip
- 1997-01-Southern Crossing With Children
- 1996-Easter-Queen Charlotte Walkway
- 1996-12-Waiototo Wanderings
- 2009 Patagonian Expedition40th Anniversary The 40th anniversary of: The “New Zealand Patagonian Expedition 1969 (commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Tararua Tramping Club)”
- 2008-09-05-Putara-Cattle Ridge-Pukemoremore A weekend trip n the Northern Tararuas
- 2007-11-15 Middle Crossing A November Middle Crossing
- 2005-09-02 Bannister Circuit
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2019 Trip Reports
- 2019-11-10-Trelissick Park A wet walk through reserves & streets of western Wellington
- 2019-11-06 Up Wharekauhau Stream to Bump 819
- 2019-10-30-Hinakitaka Sream-Mt Mathews Up Hinakitaka Stream to Mathews & back via Corner Creek
- 2019-10-18-South Saddle-Mathews Trips to South Saddle & Mathews
- 2019-10-17-Penn Creek Difficult travel up Penn Creek to Penn Creek Hut
- 2019-09-18-Mt Maunganui Up to Mt Maunganui & along the ridges to Cleartop & down
- 2019-09-03-Ruapehu Pinacles An alpine traverse of the Pinacles
- 2019-08-14-Karori Cemetery A ramble through the Karori Cemetery
- 2019-08-07-Tirotiro Knob Up the disused Penn Creek track, then to Tirotiro Knob
- 2019-08-04-East Harbour Park Monitoring trap lines near Mt Hawtrey
- 2019-07-24-Wellington A walking tour of Art Galleries
- 2019-07-11-Welcome Flats Warden duties & walks at Welcome Flats Hut.
- 2019-07-10-Porirua Harbour Wednesday walkers' annual beach cleanup
- 2019-06-267-Pinnacle A loop along Atiwhakatu & Pinnacle Ridge
- 2019-06-22-Ruapehu A mid-winter weekend at the Tararua Lodge
- 2019-06-15-Tutuwai Hut A loop from Waihine Valley passing Cone & Tutuwai Huts, & Mt Reeves
- 2019-05-29-South Saddle A trip along a new track from South Saddle.
- 2019-05-17-Hector-Renata Ridge A loop from Kime to Renata & past Waiotauru huts
- 2019-05-11-Pinnacle Ridge A weekent trip to Jumbo returning via Pinnacle Ridge
- 2019-05-11-Pinacle Ridge
- 2019-04-28-Otari-Wiltons Bush A day of botanising at Otari-Wilton's Bush
- 2019-04-17-Tarn Ridge Hut To Tarn Ridge Hut in the April School Holidays
- 2019-04-06-Waiopehu Hut A Wellington High School tramping club trip to Waiopehu Hut
- 2019-04-05-Sunrise Hut A tramp up to Sunrise Hut
- 2019-03-30-Rimutaka Incline-Corner Creek A loop over the Rimutaka Incline down the Wairarapa to the coast & Hutt Valley
- 2019-03-30-Kaiparoro-Makakahi River Up a ridge to the Kaiparoro Track and Kaiparoro summit
- 2019-03-17-Perkins Farm A trip through Perkins Farm and surounds
- 2019-03-13-Eastern Hutt Gorge A day trip up the Eastern Hutt Gorge
- 2019-03-06-Otaki Gorge Investigation of routes up the Otaki Gorge
- 2019-03-05-Waiohine Gorge A Waiohine Gorge trip on tubes.
- 2019-02-27-Penn Creek A difficult route to Penn Creek then Table Top
- 2019-02-26-Cow Saddle Up the Ruamahanga, over Cow Saddle & along Blue Range
- 2019-02-23-Corner Creek Difficult travel up Corner Creek to Mt Mathews
- 2019-02-13-Prout Stream A trip to upper Prout Stream
- 2019-02-13-Atiwhakatu Stream A 12 hour day over Baldy & Broken Axe Pinnacles
- 2019-02-12-Otaki Gorge A tubing trip dwn the Otaki Gorge
- 2019-02-09-Waitewaewae-Prout Stream Over Waitewaewae to Prout Stream & to Island Forks Hut
- 2019-02-07-Quoin Ridge Up Quoin Ridge to Alpha Hut, returning on the Marchant
- 2019-02-01-Southern Crossing Southern Crossing: Otaki Forks, Kime Hut, Tutuwai Hut, Reeves, Woodside Station
- 2019-01-30-Graces Stream A hot day trip up Graces Stream
- 2019-01-16-Neill Winchcombe A long day from Otaki Forks over Winchcombe to Walls Whare
- 2019-01-03-Waiohine From Te Matawai, down the Waiohine River then up Carkeek Ridge
2018 Trip Reports
- 2018-12-27-Temple-Huxley-circuit Five day circuit Temple Stream, Huxley and Hopkins river with alpine crossing of the Barrier Range
- 2018-12-19-Waiorongomai A trip to tops above the Waiorongomai River
- 2018-11-16-Angle Knob Hut A visit to Angle Knob Hut then down the Atiwhakatu
- 2018-11-14-Pukeatua A trip from South Mangaone Road to Pukeatua summit
- 2018-11-10-Wairere Stream Ski touring from near the Pinnacles to Wairere Stream
- 2018-11-10-Cow Creek Hut A trip to Cow Creek Hut in rainy misty conditions
- 2018-11-07-Waiohine Peak Along the tops from Mt Dick Lookout to Waiohine
- 2018-11-02-Spooners Hut A night at Jumbo Hut then onto the old Spooner's Hut site
- 2018-10-31-Tangata Stream On & off track circuit around the Tangata Stream catchment
- 2018-10-07-Mc Gregor Biv-Dorset Hut-North King A circuit from The Pines to Dorset Creek, North King & Mitre Flats
- 2018-09-26-Te Au Track-Field Up to & along the ridge above Waikanae to the Lodestar crash site
- 2018-09-23-Mc Kerrow EM Orongorongo, McKerrow, Clay Ridge EM
- 2018-09-22nd-23rd-Kiwi Ranch-Tutuwai Tutuwai from Kiwi Ranch
- 2018-09-21th-23th-Post-AIC Taranaki Post-AIC trip up Mt. Taranaki
- 2018-09-19-Pukeatua Track Travel up and down spurs adjacent to the Pukeatua Track.
- 2018-09-19-Pukeatua MF Pukeatua Track on Waikanae side MF
- 2018-09-19-Northland To Brooklyn Northland to Brooklyn
- 2018-09-19-East Harbour Regional Park EM trip in East Harbour Regional Park
- 2018-09-19-Baring Head And Pencarrow M trip to Baring Head etc
- 2018-09-16-Raumati Escarpment Raumati Escarpment, Mataihuka
- 2018-09-15th-16th-Girdlestone Ruapehu Post-AIC trip
- 2018-09-15-Tapokopoko-The Peak Up Paua Ridge to Tapokopoko & The Peak & down Peak Stream Spur
- 2018-09-15-Remutaka Ridge Tapokopoko - The Peak
- 2018-09-12-Pigeon Bush Working Party Work on the tracks the TTC have cut over the years in Pigeon Bush
- 2018-09-12-Lunch Lunch meeting
- 2018-09-12-Keith George Memorial Park Walking the length of the park through bush and back again
- 2018-09-09-Hawkins Hill To Sinclair Head Etc EM trip to Hawkins Hills and out to WW2 Bunkers at Sinclair Head
- 2018-09-08-Mt Frith Kiwi Ranch to Mt. Frith
- 2018-09-05-Thorndon Old Heritage Walk Around and above Thorndon with Lynne Pomare
- 2018-09-02-Griffins Firebreak-Kaitawa Rd Track York Bay Tracks above York Bay
- 2018-09-01-Mt Reeves Circuit Mt. Reeves and .682
- 2018-09-01-Lupton Hut Mt Ruapehu Lupton Hut
- 2018-08-31-Tongariro Crossing A winter Tongaririo Crossing with nights at Mangatepopo Hut.
- 2018-08-29-Phillips Stream Ridge MF Norbett Creek - Hutt Forks - Phillips Stream - .630 and return
- 2018-08-29-Belmont Regional Park Korokoro Dam etc
- 2018-08-22-Inner Porirua Harbour Beach rubbish cleanup at Porirua Harbour.
- 2018-08-03-Three Kings-Baldy A trip over the Kings and Baldy in drizzle and mist
- 2018-07-25-Tauherenikau-Dobsons A loop walk to the Tauherenikau & up a little-used spur to Dobsons
- 2018-06-27-Whakanui-Cattle Ridge Day trips with off-track travel
- 2018-06-01-Ruapehu Challenging day trips from the TTC lodge, Whakapapa
- 2018-05-26-Waiopehu Hut A muddy loop up Waiopehu Track & down Gable End Ridge.
- 2018-05-06-Corfu Europe A 6 day hike along a mountainous trail.
- 2018-03-28-Mangatarere A trip along farm tracks and through forest on Duntulm farm
- 2018-03-11-Wellington Town Belt Travels through Wellington streets and Town Belt
- 2018-03-03-Oreore Stream Climbing up beside the Oreore Stream to view waterfalls.
- 2018-02-28-Mangahoe-Taramea Ridge A loop from Mangahao 2 Dam up Macs Track & past Burn Hut
- 2018-02-28-Centennial Reserve-Seatoun A trip on hilly tracks of South Wellington
- 2018-02-23-Middle Spur-Hector Forks A difficult circuit along ridges and flooded rivers
- 2018-02-07-Totara Creek Spur Over Gentle Annie & up Totara Creek Spur to Holdsworth Track
- 2018-01-31-Atiwhakatu Watercourse To Jumbo then off-track down the Atiwhakatu watercourse
- 2018-01-28-Pinnacle-Donnelly Flat A loop over Pinnacle and nearby knobs
- 2018-01-27-Isabelle Creek Tough travel around High Ridge & Isabelle Creek
- 2018-01-24-Miri Hut Up Loop Road to Miro Hut returning on Scrub Hill Road
- 2018-01-21-Khandallah Park A botanising on the Northern Walkway
- 2018-01-20-Ohau-Mangahao A 3 day trip up the Ohau to Te Matawai & Mangahao
- 2018-01-17-Mukamukaiti To the top of Mukamukaiti Stream & down Tapokopoko and Paua Ridge
- 2018-01-13-East Holdsworth Off-track travel from Atiwhakatu Track to near Mt Holdsworth
- 2018-01-10-Tauherenikau Gorge A cold gorge trip down the flooding Tauherenikau river.
For earlier trip reports see the full trip list
