The new track to Packhorse Hut via Tūpari Reserve starts at the Kaituna Valley car park. It’s well signposted from the car park, and there’s a big map as well if you’re still in doubt….
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After the somewhat violent and highly volatile weather last week, all CTC overnight tramps were cancelled, including my planned trip to Top Trent Hut. Since I was really keen to stretch my legs, I put…
Lambing season track access restrictions finished on Friday at Orton Bradley, so I thought it’d be a good opportunity to check out some of the local tracks a couple of days later. I put a…
This was my second attempt to run a Helicopter Hill trip – and the second time it had to be cancelled, so we ended up in the Port Hills instead, aiming to climb Te Tihi-o-Kahukura…
About 15 parents and 15 children gathered at Diamond Harbour Jetty around 9:30 to catch the 9:50 ferry. While the parents settled into conversation, the kids wasted no time forming their own little society and…
I may have mentioned it before, but this walk – along with its endless variations – is one of my favourites in the Port Hills. It’s both civilised and wild, and it offers some of…
This is becoming Elliot’s (my 4-year-old) classic: the Pipeline and down to Lyttelton Market via the Bridle Path. The upper parts of the Pipeline are a really nice scramble for kiddos, and a fun run…
The plan was to meet at 9 AM by the Lyttelton Information Centre. Such a late start sounded a bit too civilised for my taste, so I asked Geoffrey and Igreta if they wanted to meet…
It’s been a while since I led a club trip on the Port Hills. It was organised quite last minute, but still, six of us showed up at the Gondola carpark. I was there a…
It’s been a while since I’ve been on an Easy/Moderate trip, but when Mike Newlove led his trip to Otepatotu Reserve through private land, I couldn’t resist. In general, the CTC provides great opportunities to…