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 bit early so I treated myself to one pipeline loop. We followed one of the old tracks heading up to Te Tihi-o-Kahukura / Castle Rock. One of my favourite tracks in Port Hills!
Upon reaching Summit Road, I had a brief moment of confusion about where to go next, but Fiona quickly put me back on track – for which I’m very grateful, so this didn’t turn into another “the trip leader made a wee navigational error” kind of trip!
We dropped down to Cass Bay via the military base and strolled along the beach towards Lyttelton. We agreed that incorporating a swim at Cass Bay would make the trip perfect – but since no one had brought togs, we just made a mental note to bring them next time.
After a quick refreshing stop at the Lyttelton Market, we headed back to the cars via the Bridle Path. It was a very pleasant day out, and we also had the pleasure of having Simon, who recently moved to Wellington, join us for the trip.
Stats: 16 km, 4h 45min, 1025 m ascent (includes one loop on the pipeline)
Participants: Michal Klajban (leader, scribe, GPX), Mark Nicholls, Simon Barr, James Atlas, Fiona Vetcher, Peter Vetcher
Tramped on 19th April 2025.
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Max elevation: 412 m
Min elevation: 8 m
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