Mt Egmont Alpine Club - News and Calendar

Mt Egmont Alpine Club

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Sunday 24th August - Short Notice Bike Ride Eltham
Meet at Sattler's 10am
Local Contact: Al Barkla 027 618 9002

Sunday 31st August - NP Walkways
Barry has lead a number of walks in the last year or two, linking various walkways through New Plymouth.
Local Contact: Jan Fleming 027 418 2429

Wednesday 3rd September - Club Evening
John and Helen Cooper will show pictures of their adventurous five day tramp in March in the Ailsa Mountains, an area between the Greenstone and Caples valleys. John and Helens presentations are always exceptional - come and enjoy. 7.30pm

Friday 12th to Sunday 14th September - Taupo Weekend
Instead of Ohakune we decided to try Taupo for walkways, cycleways, hot pools and whatever else takes your fancy. Probably stay at a motorcamp with cabin and motorhome options.
Expressions of interest to Marilyn Finer 027 668 8999

Saturday 20th September - Annual Dinner, The Hawera Club
Meet & mingle from 6pm, dinner at 6.45.

Sunday 21st September - Rotokare Hi Hi Count
A good level of fitness and ability to negotiate traplines to spot these cute little birds with binoculars and assist Rotokare with their count. For more information contact Andrea 021 0215 7900

Sunday 28th September - Day Tramp Pouakai Hut
A club walk to inspect the newest hut on the mountain, just opened this month. A 4-5 hour return trip. Leaving Clubrooms 8am.

Wednesday 1st October - Club Evening
Alan Rodgers - The Inca Trail. This is a less traveled destination that Alan has been fortunate enough to experience this year. 7.30pm.

Sunday 5th October - Pukeiti Day Walk
There are heaps of options, easy trails to view the rhododendron peak season, or a walk to the trig or the overnight hut. And of course concluding with lunch at Founders Cafe. Departing clubrooms at 9am.

Saturday 11th October - Tahurangi Lodge EAC TAC shared dinner from 4pm.
Overnight stay on offer, bring pillowcase, sleeping bag and a contribution to dinner and pre-dinner snacks. For access code and further information contact:
David Sattler 027 209 9375 by 3rd October

Sunday 19th October - New Plymouth Mystery Walks with Barry G
Meet at Brooklands Zoo gates at 9.30am
Walk 1 - a bit of bush, a few alley ways, street walking, a prayer or 2, school time, care for tennis? lakes and magnolias... bit of a mix
Walk 2 - keep to the true left, a steady climb, ovine delights, a grassy climb, a style in sight, deathly silence, sheltered from the wind.
Food time at noon. Leaving clubrooms at 8.30am
Contact: Jan Fleming 027 418 2429

Wednesday 5th November - Club Evening
An Arctic adventure with Bev Prankerd. Bev flew to Svaalbard for a fabulous Arctic experience, and then on to Iceland. 7.30pm

Sunday 9th November - Maketawa Hut
Change of plan from the Kokowai due to lack of parking at North Egmont. Walk starting at Stratford Mountain House carpark now.
Leaving clubrooms at 8am.
Leader: Kathryn Jones 027 711 2357

Sunday 23rd November - Lucy's Gully
There are lots of options here from a walk to the trig via the Waiomuku Track, or a one way tramp along the Davies track to the Patuha Trig, down to Lucy's Gully, car shuttle required. Leaving clubrooms 8am.

Sunday 30th November - Alan Rogers Property
Two options on Alans farm at the end of Kawhaiti Road, a ridge line bush walk and/or farm walk which has quite a lot of native bush which Alan traps. A reasonable level of fitness required and is weather dependent. Leaving clubrooms 8am
Contact: Jim Finer 027 444 9190

Saturday 6th December - Christmas BBQ at the Barkla's
Irene and Al have kindly offered their home again for our BBQ, 6pm onwards at 16a Larlin Drive, Hawera.

Tarere road - sunday 30th november

2/12/2025

With a deteriorating weather forecast, we set off from the top of Ball Road to walk Okie’s Ridge and return via Alan Rogers farm.
Thanks to Fiona & Hugh McColl for access through their farm and a cut track along the ridge where they maintain a trap line.
It is a lovely walk mostly on the bush covered ridge but at times, along an old benched bridle path that dates back to the early day of breaking in the hill country.
We made it to Tarere Trig before lunch and then started our return route through the open Dept of Conservation tops that gave great views of South Taranaki.
From there, we entered Alan Rogers property and arrived back to his house just beating the forecast rain. Perfect timing for our 14 km tramp.

Those taking part were Kathryn Jones, Michelle Meyer, John & Helen Cooper, Al Barkla, Jacob Maddren, Alan Rogers, Bruce & Jim Finer.

lucy's gully - sunday 23rd november

2/12/2025

np walks - sunday 19th october

20/10/2025

Sunday 19 October a group of 8 met Barry Greenbrook at Brooklands Zoo for another mystery walk. We began and finished in Brooklands Park, rambling through pockets of bush joined up by little right of ways, passing Highlands school, Brooklands Church and the Bowl, an hour and a half ramble. Back to the cars to Cumberland St bridge where we started out on Te Henui. Some of us did a short walk by the river, the rest headed uphill and skirted around the old Te Henui cemetery. And as usual we debriefed over an enjoyable lunch at Stumble Inn.

pukeiti - sunday 5th October

20/10/2025

Our club trip today was to Pukeiti. The forecast was for rain but we arrived in sunshine. We split into two groups, the faster group did a circuit to Piwakawaka Family Hut, to Pouakai summit, returning via a very muddy Summit track. The other group did a return trip to the Hut on a well surfaced track, the clean option. And of course we enjoyed a great lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. 10 of us enjoyed a great day out.

pouakai hut - sunday 28 september 2025

29/9/2025

Six of us walked up the Mangorei Road track on Sunday to visit the new Pouakai Hut. It's an impressive structure sleeping 34 people. Interestingly it has been built to withstand winds up to 300km!

taupo weekend - 12-14 september

29/9/2025

Taupo weekend - Saturday morning bike ride to Huka Falls and some went on further up. All arrived back at camp, wet. Yummy evening meal. Sunday morning - walk around the Opepe historic reserve and a visit to the site of a plane crash. And of course, finished off with coffee and lunch. (Marilyn)

We extended the Taupo weekend to ride the Whakarewarewa Forest Loop on Monday with Al Barkla. Great ride, nothing hard. 35 or 38km depending on if you believe strava or the bike. Awesome day, late lunch and then a foot soak in a hot tub with a beer at the Good George. All on site at the Waipa Forest Camp. (Rae)

eltham bike ride - sunday 24th august

25/8/2025

Nine of us enjoyed the club e-bike ride today. The sun was out with a cool breeze, we did a 39km circuit taking in Rawhitiroa, Pukengahu and out to the Mangamingi Valley. The saddle was tackled then back to Eltham our starting point. There was no spills or crashes so a successful mission in my book. We finished off with lunch at Shaky Pear cafe.

sunday 3rd august - kiwi outfall to ohawe

14/8/2025

kaupokonui hunters bivvy & tarns - sunday 22nd june 2025

23/6/2025

A great mid-winter day spent tarn hunting in the Kaupokonui Bivvy area. Eight keen participants, all three tarns located. The lower [largest] tarn provided a sunny if slightly damp lunch spot, and was a favourite for ducks. Wet feet all round!

Enchanted Walk - Saturday 24th may 2025

26/5/2025

The Leisurely Tramp.
Nine of us enjoyed a leisurely tramp on Saturday in our awesome National Park. We did a circuit taking us from Dawson Falls up towards the Plateau to Jacksons Lookout and then onto the Enchanted Walk. This led us down to the lower RMT taking us to the Waingongoro Hut for lunch. From here it was up to the Ridge Track back down to Dawson Falls with a debrief at the Kaponga Hotel ending a fantastic day out on the hill. Thanks to Kathryn who co-lead the day.