Category: Camps

Camp: Waimate

7-10/5/1999. Waimate Camp. Leader: Nelson T

On Friday March 7 36 members left Mosgiel by cars for Waimate and most had arrived at Hunter Hills Lodge, (a former Nurses Home)  by 1.00 p.m. After unloading, an interesting walk was made around Waimate. There are several lovely and very impressive churches for such a small community.

On Saturday we all walked from the lodge up a bush track to the top of Mt John (466m) and inspected the White Horse (clydesdale) on the side of the hill. There was an impressive view of Waimate and surrounding area. We then walked down the gravel access road, had lunch on the way and continued to a T junction on the Strawberry Trail. The group then split into two, with some taking the right fork and after about 8km arriving back at the lodge. The remainder, who had taken the left fork, had to walk over 16km and returned to the lodge much later.

Sunday, we all went to Gunns bush and about three quarters of the group opted to do a local native bush walk. The others climbed to the top of Mt Studholm (1085m) and arrived back at the lodge late in the day.

The first group at mid-day drove to Kelsey’s Bush, had lunch, did several small bush walks and were back at the lodge by mid afternoon. We had a happy hour each night and on Sunday a pot-luck dinner to celebrate Mothers Day.

President Les Smith thanked Secretary Nelson Taiaroa for arranging the comfortable accommodation &c and after a successful weekend everyone headed for Mosgiel and home.

– From Taieri Herald

Kurow Holiday Park.

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Contact: Allison Winsley. 03-436 0725

strong>Nicol Lodge: 1 bunk room 25. Own pillow cases & sleeping bags, 1 bunkroom 8.
Kitchen: pots, pans, kitchen utensils, knives, forks, microwaves
lounge: Heaters & open fires supplied.
toilets & showers under one roof. $13 pppn.
Also motels, tourist flats, cabins, powered sites, hot showers, laundry.

Day trips from Kurow:

1. Deep Stream to Fishermans Bend.
Round trip near Aviemore Dam through rocky gorges and over tussocky hills. Easy. 4 hrs approx.

2. Chinamans Hut, Dansey Pass area.
1.5-2 hrs. Walk up Otekaieke Creek from car park (1 hr from Kurow) to historic stone hut. Return via 4WD track. Option of climbing Cone (1300m). Medium to Cone. Easy round trip.

3. Mt Dryburgh. 922m. Above Nth Bank of Lake Waitaki.
Moderately easy climb with marvellous views of Waitaki Valley and lakes. Begins 20 min drive from Kurow up Haka Valley.

Mt Sutton and/or Lake Dumbell from Ohau Skifield.
1999m. Moderate to easy with great views. 1.5 hrs from Kurow.

Mt Kohurau. 2010m.
From carpark above via skifield road to Lodge (1 hr) and tors (?) (1/2 hr) then via 4WD track to ridge line (1.5 hrs) along ridge to summit (1 hr) with views of Haka Valley and Waitaki Valley and summit views of Maniototo to Remarkables, Mt Aspiring, Mt Cook and Lake Pukaki. Medium.

4. Ben Lomond. 1052m. via Maerewhenua Gold Diggings.
A climb iva 4WD track and through tussock slopes in Dansey Passs area with views of Nth Otago downlands and the Kakanui Mt backdrop. Easy to Medium.

5. Dome Hills/Pisgar Downs.
Tramp the tussock hills of the Kakanui Mountains from Livingstone with option of going to tops for view of Manitoto. Med to Easy depending on duration and stamina. 1 hr drive from Kurow.

6. Mt Bitterness. 1929m. on the St Mary Range.
20 mins to Awakino Skifield car park, then 4WD track and tussock and scree. Medium.

Easy: up to 4 hrs, mainly on tracks.
Medium: up to 8 hrs. Reasonable fitness.
– John Hore.

Oamaru Gardens Camp

Friday 3/5/1996 to Sunday 5/5/1996.  Oamaru Gardens Camp. Combined meals. Camp organisers: Margaret, Bev M, Bev H.
Seventeen members attended this camp at the Oamaru Gardens Camp.
2- and 4-berth Huts were used and these were adequate.
We were given the use of one kitchen and facilties, but the lack of an oven was a bit inconvenient.
Cist was $11.00 pppn plus $5.00 to supplement Club stock.

1991

Camp: Armstrong, Dunback

Friday 15/9/1995 – 17/9/1995. Camp Armstrong. Dunback. Combined meals. Camp mothers: Molly and Bev.
13-17/3/1994. Weekend Camp at Camp Armstrong .
Arrived at camp before lunch on Friday. 12 people..
Sorted out accommodation, had lunch and ready to go by 1.00 p.m..
The afternoon tramp was through Mr John Prebble’s property to the Caves. Very good tramp in ideal conditions of about 3 hours..
On Saturday we left Camp at 9.00 a.m. for Allan Rutherford’s property, up past the old Woolshed and then on up the valley, crossing the creek several times, quite swollen with the overnight heavy rain. Had lunch and returned to the woolshed by a different route and missing the problem of fording the creeks which had posed a problem on the way up. Arrived back at Camp at 3.30 p.m. Social hour and tea. A bit cool but good tramping conditions.
Sunday’s trip started 9.00 a.m. and was from Mr L Still’s property up to the Microwave Station which entailed continuous climbing for about 1.5 hours. Had morning tea and returned to camp for lunch. Cleaned up toilets, showers, rooms &c and left Camp about 1.30 p.m. for home. Beautiful day after light frost. – (Unsigned written report.)
13-17/3/1994
Friday 27 – Sunday 29/3/1992. Camp Armstrong, Dunback. Combined meals. Get own breakfast. 14 attended.