https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-tramping-and-mountainneering-club+tawa Items tagged with Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club and Tawa. https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/sunrise-hut-ruahine-forest-park-2/ On Friday evening the five of us met at the traditional WTMC meet up point at Wellington Train Station for a weekend getaway to Ruahine Forest Park, located in Hawke’s Bay. We were joined by the Medium-Fit group, who were travelling in the van with us. Our group was a mix of new and more ... Read more tawa places sport wcnhosted Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/sunrise-hut-ruahine-forest-park-2/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2024-12-27T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/te-matawai-hut-tararua-forest-park-2/ Summary:• Mud, mud and more mud!!!• Approximately 40 km over 2 days, including a side trip towards Pukematawai on the Tararua main range to get some views!• Te Matawai Hut is an 18 bunk non-bookable hut in the north part of Tararua Forest Park. Saturday 25 May 2024: 17.9 km As there were just two ... Read more tawa places sport wcnhosted Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/te-matawai-hut-tararua-forest-park-2/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2024-06-03T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/awatere-hut-ruahine-forest-park/ On Friday evening, eight of us met at the traditional WTMC meet up point at Platform 9 at Wellington Train Station for a weekend getaway to Ruahine Forest Park, located in the Hawke’s Bay. We were joined by three other members in the club van, who were attempting a medium trip. Several of the group ... Read more tawa places sport wcnhosted Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/awatere-hut-ruahine-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2024-06-03T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/te-matawai-hut-tararua-forest-park/ This was my first club trip in a couple of years. I loved some of the changes and enjoyed how some things stayed the same. One change was I had never been on a trip before where on Saturday morning we stopped for baked goods and coffee – the goat curry pie was a winner. ... Read more tawa places sport wcnhosted Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/te-matawai-hut-tararua-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2023-09-29T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/mini-sk-turned-section-of-the-ta/ Day 1: Poads Rd to Te Matawai Hut (31st Dec) Poads rd to Waiopehu: 5hWaiopehu to Te Matawai: 4h We met at 8am at Ōtaki Forks, left a car there and drove up to Poads Road. It was 9am and already pretty hot when we started heading up Waiopehu track, which was suspiciously dry. After ... Read more tawa places sport wcnhosted Sat, 07 Jan 2023 23:49:45 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/mini-sk-turned-section-of-the-ta/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2023-01-07T23:49:45Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/te-matawai-hut-2/ Saturday 5th March – Enjoying the sun along the tops We had an awesome trip away to Te Matawai Hut in the Tararuas. I had never been into the Poads Road entrance of the Tararuas before so was keen to see some new tracks. Six of us (across a Medium, and Medium-Fit group) set off ... Read more tawa places sport wcnhosted Mon, 28 Mar 2022 19:52:56 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/te-matawai-hut-2/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2022-03-28T19:52:56Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/maketawa-hut/ Having done the drive up to Taranaki on Friday night (as is traditional), we and the Easy-Medium group all stayed at Konini Lodge at Dawson Falls visitor centre. It’s a great facility with cooking equipment, hot showers, decent bunk rooms and the rest; although in my experience it’s always been cold – consider yourself warned. ... Read more tawa places sport wcnhosted Wed, 26 May 2021 00:22:03 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/maketawa-hut/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2021-05-26T00:22:03Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/te-matawai-hut/ On the Saturday morning at 7.30 am six still half-asleep but excited punters met at the train station and set off in the van making our way slowly to the Poads Road end to start our walk. The beauty about leaving at an early time on a Saturday morning is that there is no traffic ... Read more tawa places sport wcnhosted Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:47:33 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/te-matawai-hut/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2021-03-15T00:47:33Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand