Oct 17 2007
Poplar Hut, Mt John, Mount Allan. Extension to Pulpit Rock.
No. 9 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Poplar Hut. Mt John. N Strang. Year Round.”
No. 52 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Mt Allen, Wenita Year Round”
No. 71 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Mt John. (Cowie & Wenita) Year Round”
Location: 17 km.
Closed lambing Oct-Nov.
Contacts:
– Wenita permit. Require 6 weeks notice, but less from us.
– Silver Peaks Station, Seek permission
14 km round trip.
– Wenita permit. Require 6 weeks notice, but less from us.
– Silver Peaks Station, Seek permission
14 km round trip.
Longer option: 24 km via Pulpit Rock. 5-8 hours. Climbing all the way.
Take lots of water. Cross Big Stream. Up steep vehicle track. About 50 minutes.
Turn right at T junction. After one minute, you see track on left coming up from Poplar Hut.
Descend down 10 minutes.
From Poplar Hut, climb vehicle track 1-1.5 hours to top. Gate marked PRIVATE.
Cross over gate, follow fence to next gate. Keep fence on left.
Follow vehicle track down and round hill to next gate before climbing up to Mt Allan.
Good vehicle track all the way.
Keep forest on right till you rejoin Pulpit Rock track.
Turn right down Long Ridge to Big Stream.
Take lots of water. Cross Big Stream. Up steep vehicle track. About 50 minutes.
Turn right at T junction. After one minute, you see track on left coming up from Poplar Hut.
Descend down 10 minutes.
From Poplar Hut, climb vehicle track 1-1.5 hours to top. Gate marked PRIVATE.
Cross over gate, follow fence to next gate. Keep fence on left.
Follow vehicle track down and round hill to next gate before climbing up to Mt Allan.
Good vehicle track all the way.
Keep forest on right till you rejoin Pulpit Rock track.
Turn right down Long Ridge to Big Stream.
17/10/2007. Trampers. Mount Allan, Mount John. Medium. Leaders: George, Abe.
11/5/2005. Both. Poplar Hut with option do Mount Allan and Mount John. Leaders: Peter and Wendy, Eleanor W, Lesley S, Anne R.
Silver Peaks from Mount Allan
On ridge Nth for Mt Allen. Deep Gully. Identifiable: Dorothy S, Bob H, Graham
30/3/2005. Both. Poplar Hut with option of Mount Allan and Mount John. Leaders: Wendy and Peter,Barbara M, Eleanor.
16/4/2003. Trampers. Poplar Hut, Mount John, Mount Allan. Medium. Leaders: Irene, Barbara McC.
Silver Peaks from Mount Allan
24/1/2001. Mount John. Leaders: Ria, Barbara McC, Irene.
26/1/2000. Mount John, Poplar Hut. Leaders: Nelson and Dot, Donny
14/4/1999. Mount Allan area. Leaders: Jack R, Doug J, Colleen.
18/11/1998. Poplar Hut – Mount John. Leaders: Ian, Ria L, Catherine.
20/5/1998. Poplar Hut, Mount John. Leaders: Jack R, Sabina.
3/5/1995. Poplar Hut, Mount John and Mount Allen. Medium+. Leaders: Bob H, George, Eric.
28/9/1994. Mount John and Mount Allan. Medium or Easy. Leaders: George, Joyce, Nancy, Eric.
23/9/1992 Poplar, Big Mount Allan. Average+. Leaders: Les and Margaret, Barbara McC, Evelyn M.
4/4/1990. Poplar Hut to Mount John. Interesting trampin in Silverpeaks area. Harder tramp for some but a shorter walk available for others. Leaders: Bob, Judith, Dave, George
4/10/1989 Poplar Hut to Mount John. Average+. Forest and tussock tramp. Leaders: Bob H, Jack M, Mavis
Hi guys,
nice photos, really interested on doing a trip to basically where your top photo is taken. Silver peaks from mt allen?
Could i please have some infomation on how to get access,
many thanks
rhys
Hi, Rhys.
Thanks for your query.
Mt Allen and Mt John are off limits to us at the moment due to Wenita Forests logging in the area.
In the past, however, we have driven in on the Taioma Road to Big Stream and walked up through the forest and on to Pulpit Rock, on the track you see in the photo, although that was not our purpose on the day the photo was taken.
If you are interested in Pulpit Rock, (seen on the skyline on the right in the photo you referred to), the regular track access is from Mountain Road, accessed from Waitai via Double Hill Road. (DoC have marked the track as from Mountain Road to Jubilee Hut.) If you carry on across from there a bit, you can see from that end the track you see in the photo.
Just ask if you have any further questions.
Cheers
– Ian Fleming, Sec. Taieri Recreational Tramping Club.