Anyone wishing to join with the club on a trip can do so by phoning the trip leader and requesting to go along. Go to the programme page and you'll find contact information for each trip.
The Wakamarina Track is an old goldminer's trail. It crosses the Richmond Range from the Wairau Valley to the Wakamarina Valley. In the mid 1860's around 2800 miners tried their luck in the valley. The plan is to tramp from the Butcher's Flat car park (about 15km inland from Canvastown off SH6) to Devils Creek Hut (2hrs) and possibly lunch. On the return there is a 2 hour side loop track (Doom Loop) that follows an old water race that fed water to a quartz crushing battery down the valley. History buffs can get more information online from DOC. Depending on the weather and time, there is the possibility of a swim at Pelorus Bridge (or coffeee) which is less than 10 minutes away.
Depart Trafalgar Steps at 8.30am
