Sarah Tramps NZ

Tag: Kahurangi National Park

  • Lake Sylvester & Lake Lockett Loop: A 2-day tramp in Kahurangi National Park

    Lake Sylvester & Lake Lockett Loop: A 2-day tramp in Kahurangi National Park

    The Lake Sylvester & Lake Lockett Loop is a fantastic two-day tramping adventure in Kahurangi National Park on the Lockett Range featuring seven alpine lakes, open ridgelines, beech forest and some enjoyable scrambling. If you like trip with diverse terrain and alpine lakes, then this is your trip. There’s absolutely no shortage of lakes here…

  • Matiri Range: Finding the Needle in the Haystack on the 1000 Acre Plateau

    Matiri Range: Finding the Needle in the Haystack on the 1000 Acre Plateau

    An epic 5 day traverse from Wangapeka over the Matiri Range to the Haystack, Needle and 1000 Acre Plateau. Involves plenty of travel off track, time above bushline and a challenging bush bash. Tony assured me that I would be able to find the Needle in the Haystack easily – he wasn’t wrong but our…

  • Mt Owen – and some thoughts on trundling*

    Mt Owen – and some thoughts on trundling*

    Mt Owen – and some thoughts on trundling* A 3 day hike to the summit of Mt Owen via Bulmer Lake in Kahurangi National Park. *Ref “The Art, History And Ethics Of Trundling” Below me, Tony jumped as a rock went whizzing past him at head height, missing him by a few inches. He looked up…