Category: Camps

Camp: Arthurs Point

11-15/2/2002. Arthurs Point Camp.
11-14/11/1995. Arthurs Point.
Friday 11/11/1994 – Monday 14/11/1994. Arthurs Point Camp. Combined meals.
8-10/11/1991. Arthur’s Point – Queenstown. $9.50 per person per night.

Thirty-one members of the Taieri Recreational Tramping Club, all above retiring age, proved that age is little handicap to enjoying the great outdoors when they visited Arthurs Point for a weekend of high country tramping on November 8-10.

Arriving at camp on Friday afternoon the group lost little time and explored areas both upstream and downstream of the Shotover Bridge before dark that evening.
Saturday proved the real challenge of the weekend when the party attempted the somewhat daunting tramp to the top of 1747m Ben Lomond.

Several members reached the top of this peak soon after mid-day with fantastic views of the whole Lake Wakatipu area and also peaks in the Southern Alps.

Still seeking excitement in this unique country, Sunday was spent on the high Moke Creek Track, again giving the party almost birds-eye views of this historic countryside.

Credit must go to Wendy and Diana for their camp management over the weekend and also to Ria and Catherine for previewing the weekend tramps. – Mervyn Hartman, Club Publicity Officer. Taieri Herald 26/11/1991.

Leaders:

1995

1994

11/2/1992 Arthurs Point.

8/10/1991

Camp: Naseby Larchview Camping Ground. Naseby Forest.

2000 Fr-Mo, 1995 Fr-Mo
Raylene & Owen Rawcliffe.PO Bx 22, Naseby, Central Otago
$12 pppn for 10+
2 kitchens & ablution blocks.
House 1 has own toilet & Shower.
All beds have bottom sheets & pillowcases on pillows.
Houses 1, 2 & 3 have kitchens.
Chalets have kettles & Toasters, cups & plates only.

Leader:

2000

Friday 28/4-1/5/1996. Naseby.
Friday 28/4/1995 -Monday 1/5/1995. Naseby Larchview Camping Ground. Naseby Forest.
9 campers in residence. 2 stayed out; in for dinner.
10-12/3/1989 Naseby weekend Trip. Cost per member for 2-bed hut accommodation is $6.00 plus petrol and food. Leader: Ria L

1988

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.

Fr-Mo
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