292 JULY 2022 by Walking New Zealand Ltd

RECREATION WALKING and CYCLING TRAILS

JULY 2022 ISSUE NO 292

New Zealand Walk:

Autumn walks in McClaren Falls Park

New Zealand Walks:

Tantalizing

Taranaki

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CONTENTS

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2 Banks Track 3 Contents 6 New Zealand Walks: Tantalizing Taranaki 10 New Zealand Walk: Autumn walks in McClaren Falls Park 13 New Zealand Guided Walks: Not all who wander are lost 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walking Access Commission: Call to protect access on stewardship land 21 Tour: Walk the Queen Charlotte Track staying on the ship Sweet Georgia 22 New Zealand Walks: Oxford Forest walking tracks 24 My Favourite Walk: Coopers Creek to Ryde Falls 26 Overseas Walks: Walking through history in Ireland 33 Books: I will make you Passionate about Exercise - Build your Immunity Day by Day - Grape Expectations 34 High Achiever: Celia Wade -Brown the outdoor explorer 36 New Zealand Walk/Cycle Trail: River Road to Clive over a great Hawkes Bay landscape 40 Need to Know: How to use a distress beacon 42 Shared Pathway: Lake Dinstan Cycle Trail awarded Great Ride status 44 High Achiever: Bridging the gaps up in the North 43 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Australia 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Pak A Roo Jackets 52 Real Meals Cover: A beautiful summers day having a lunch break at the tarns on the Key Summit Track, Fiordland. Photo by Jenny Tod, Christchurch.

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Luxury Kimberley Walk

Celebrating 30 years of Great Walks

The 2022/23 season marks the 30th anniversary of New Zealand’s Great Walks. Formed in 1992, the Great Walks were established as a means of managing and conserving the most popular tracks in New Zealand. While some tracks continue to be immensely popular with visitors, there are many ways to enjoy them if you have a bit of flexibility around where and when you go. So get out there and hike or bike, walk or run, or even paddle around our most treasured parts of the country – the choice is yours. Above: Image by Miles Holden

Walk into Luxury’s new Kimberley Walk is a luxurylodge based adventure allowing guests to discover the Kimberley by air and on foot over four days. It features day hikes and swimming oppor tunities at Mitchell Falls to the gorges of the El Questro Wilderness Area. Guests return each day to the luxury comfor t of El Questro Homestead on this all-inclusive experience. The Kimberley Walk is the fourth in Walk into Luxury’s collection of Signature Walks, which includes the Cape to Cape Walk in Margaret River (one of the Great Walks of Australia). The Kimberley Walk combines accommodation, food and wine and luxury touches with the best day walks in the remote Kimberley region.

Streets for People update

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) are currently working with 15 councils across the motu to plan and scope projects as part of the Streets for People programme 2021-24, that aims to help create healthier futures by putting people and place at the heart of New Zealand streets. Throughout May and June 2022, the 15 successful councils will work with the NZTA team to build capability so they are better prepared to partner with their communities to move quickly and easily to accelerate street-changes for walking and cycling. In June and July, each council will present their proposal to NZTA. The final leading cohort of councils and the successful projects will be announced later this year. Streets for People builds on the solid learnings and experiences from the Innovating Streets for People programme, established by NZTA in 2018.

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225kms of urban cycleways delivered

The Urban Cycleway Programme ran from 2015 – 2019 delivering 225km of urban cycleways, accounting for 60% of the total kms built in New Zealand since 2014. In total 50 projects were completed across the country including Te Rewa Rewa Bridge, Coast walkway and cycleway, New Plymouth, the Heathcote Expressway, Christchurch and the Northwestern Cycleway in Auckland. The recently released Urban Cycleway Programme Review has pulled together all the lessons learnt throughout the programme and provides details of what is needed for an optimal infrastructure investment programme including a network level approach and national and local leadership. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Three cycle projects approved in Christchurch

Christchurch City Council has approved three projects that will make it easier and safer for people to get into the central city by bike. The first project involves creating a separated cycle lane on each side of Antigua Street, from St Asaph Street to Moorhouse Avenue, where it will link into the Quarryman’s Trail major cycleway route. There is already a two-way cycle lane on Antigua Street between Tuam and St Asaph streets. New traffic calming measures and a 30km per hour speed limit will also be put in place on Antigua Street. The second project involves making changes to the Antigua Street footbridge to ease the existing bottleneck that constrains the flow of pedestrians and cyclists, creating safety issues. The third project will see changes made to Worcester Street, between Fitzgerald Avenue and Manchester Street, so that people using the Rapanui Shag Rock major cycleway route can get in and out of the central city easier. That section of Worcester Street will become a 30km per hour shared-road, with sharrows, and a speed hump to slow-down motorists. Council Head of Transport and Waste Management Lynette Ellis says the three projects are part of the Council’s push to improve the safety and accessibility of cycle connections within the central city. Work on the Antigua Street cycle lanes and footbridge will begin in late 2022, while work on the Worcester Street changes will begin in September 2022.

Designing excellent urban streets for New Zealand

Urban streets play a big role in supporting vibrant, safe, healthy and inclusive city life by creating safe, attractive spaces for people. NZ Transport Agency is developing an Aotearoa Urban Street Guide to provide a national framework and high-level principles for excellence in multi-modal street design for urban spaces. The guide will provide an overarching direction for New Zealand by supporting existing good practice internationally; complementing best practice design guidelines for walking, cycling and public transport; and supporting work already underway by local authorities. NZ Transport Agency is working with the transport sector and national/local government to develop content One of the key actions within the Road to Zero road safety strategy’s road infrastructure and speed focus area is a review of infrastructure standards and guidelines, updating them to reflect current best practice and filling gaps where they exist. This guide is an important part of supporting this action.

Signage to be improved

After the article written by Judy Eva on the Waikanae River Loop Walk, the Kapiti District Council is now in the process on increasing the signage there.

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Tantalizing Taranaki By Phillip Donnell

aunga Taranaki (2518m) stands like a lonely sentinel defiantly guarding the region to which he gives his name (meaning “barren mountain”). Mao-

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ri say he was banished from the company of his fellows in the centre of the North Island for having an illicit affair with the graceful Pihanga, wife of the proud and jealous Tongariro. This distinctive symmetrical andesite cone dominates the countryside. He’s the latest of a series of volcanoes in a single line from Moturoa south to Kaitake and Pouakai, both now much-eroded remnants of much larger peaks. Since Mount Taranaki’s most recent activity happened as late as 1620, he is more correctly deemed a dormant rather than extinct volcano, and is well-known for rapidly-changing moods and weather conditions. Egmont National Park covers a circular area of 33,527ha extending for a radius of 10km from the summit. It is the obvious and unavoidable focus of any walking excursion into the region. However, Taranaki also boasts three marine reserves, iron sand beaches fringed with great surf, wonderful lakes, spectacular parks and gardens, and fantastic museums and galleries. A network of walking tracks links these features and offers

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a unique perspective of Taranaki’s legendary landscape. Footsteps Walking Club’s Tantalizing Taranaki day-walks excursion (27 November – 3 December 2022) is an opportunity to go and enjoy much of what Taranaki has to offer, including all the key points of historical interest and natural beauty. Whether exploring the alpine splendour of the mountain tracks, imbibing the emerald swards of rolling farmland, or meandering a path along the dynamic littoral, discovering Taranaki by foot will give you an experience like no other. Begin with the best of New Plymouth, including tooth-like Paritutu Rock, the award-winning coastal walkway (with the unusual Rewa Rewa Bridge), reflections in Lake Mangamahoe, the famous Pukekura Park (beautifully floodlit at night), and the Te Henui, Tupare or Huatoki trails through picturesque urban valleys. Venture northwards to the Whitecliffs Walkway, where the ebony sand contrasts with its pristine ivory backdrop. The Three Sisters play with their Elephant at Tongaporatu. At 74m, Mount Damper Falls is the highest single-drop waterfall in the North Island and has become a “must see” for travellers. You are now ready to “hit the mountain” in four bite-size sections – first its northern flank, then eastern, southern and western slopes. From the North Egmont Visitor Centre, the very fit and adventurous could attempt a summit climb. An out-and-back jaunt from Mangorei Road to the famous Ruahumoko Tarn is another demanding workout. Most, however, will settle for less strenuous options such as one of the Ngatoro, Veronica, Maketawa or Tahurangi loops, perhaps combined with the Connett Walk or Holly Hut Track Lookout. Eastern delights emanate from the Stratford Plateau. Mangonui Gorge channels you inexorably to the mountain’s sole skifield. Above: Mt Taranaki in all her glory. from the north Below left: Paratutu Rock. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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The Enchanted - Waingongoro combo crosses one of the deepest fern-lined canyons in the park. Kamahi, Patea and York Loops can all be traversed in a day, and in the evening you can climb through the predator-proof fence at Lake Rotokare to spot kiwi. The southern slopes of Egmont have a somewhat different origin. When the volcano was active, material thrown up from the crater fell back into it, blocking the main outlet. The forces within, lacking the power to blow out the plug, es-

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caped through the side to form the subsidiary Fantham’s Peak (1968m), named after Fanny Fantham, who in 1887 was the first woman to climb it. You can do the same in five to six hours return. Alternatively, shorter walks from the Dawson Falls roadend are equally breath-taking. Konini Dell, Hooker Shelter, Hasties Hill and Kapuni Circuit are worthwhile, but the pick of the bunch is the Wilkies Pool Loop. Several towns dot the South Taranaki Bight: Patea, Hawera, Manaia, Opunake, Okato and Oakura, These afford convenient café pauses as you explore the western periphery. Long and challenging trails trend upwards from the park boundary to Waiaua Gorge, Kahui Hut and Bell’s Falls. Alternatively, the dramatic coastline is best sampled via the Ohawe to Waihi Beach Coastal Walkway, taking you past the fortified pa where Maori first lived, cliffs made of 3-million-year old soft papa rock, a wide range of sea life in numerous rock pools, Rangatapu Marae, and the remnants of a pioneer tram trail. Cape Egmont lighthouse and Parihaka are worth a visit.

In 2017 Taranaki was voted by “Lonely Planet” as the second best region in the entire world to visit. They were impressed by the huge variety of attractions in what is a relatively compact area. You will be impressed too. Why not come and join us next summer for a week of walking which is not only good for body, soul and spirit but also surprisingly kind to the pocket. For details please visit our website www.footstepswalkingclub.com or contact us at 021 172 3244/ footstepsanz@gmail.com.

Above right: The Coastal Walkway is popular with walkers, runners and cyclists. Below left: Mt Dampier Falls. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Autumn walks in McClaren Falls Park

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By Barbz Lowther

he walks in Mcclaren Falls Park are lovely at any time of the year, but stunning in Autumn, when all the exotic trees show their colours. Lake Mcclaren was created in 1925 after the construction of a dam and power station; and 190 hectares of land beside the lake, was set aside for a park. Planting began in the 1960’s to create one of the best collections of trees in the North Island, which is now home to many native birds. We spotted several kereru, and saw lots of fantails and tuis flitting around. Mcclaren Falls park is only 15 minAbove left: Along the Lakeside Track. Above right: One of the many Keruru in the park. Below left: At the waterfall where glow worms can be seen at dusk. Below right: In the shade on the Lakeside Track.

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utes drive from Tauranga. The falls can be viewed from a bridge at the park entrance. They are fascinating, ranging from a gentle flow to a stunning display of raging white water, depending on the amount of rain in the area. Not far from here, is a car park and visitor centre, with displays of trees and birds in the park. There are a variety of walks, ranging from 15 minutes to a couple of hours in length, offering something for all levels of ability. One of the most popular walks, is the lakeside track, which follows the lake edge to the top of the lake. It is flat and easy and offers lovely views of trees reflected in the water, and swans and ducks are never far away - magic photo opportunities. Another option, is the waterfall track, a short loop through native bush to a small waterfall. This is fun to walk at dusk, when glow worms can be seen. An interesting loop from the waterfall car park, takes you up the Nikau Track to the top paddocks, over Pin Oak campsite, where camping is permitted, and on to top flat. In amongst the trails is a disc golf course for family fun. A left turn takes you through Punga Grove to Pine Tree Knoll, with its beautiful views over the park. You can then follow Sunrise Track back down to the lake, and walk past Cherry Bay, a pretty picnic spot, and back to your car, in just over an hour. Another interesting walk takes you beyond the equestrian area, through native bush to ‘the 3 sisters’ - three large Rimu trees. Maps are available at the Visitor centre. You can walk as long or as little as you like, and end your ramble with a coffee in a tranquil outdoor setting, at the cafe. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Above left: Swan and cygnet at the lake edge. Above right: Crossing the bridge at Cherry Bay. Middle right: Signs to remind walkers to consider the 300 sheep grazing in the park.

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NZ Guided Walk

By Juliet Gibbons

Not all who wander are lost

ew Zealanders have always been great travellers. The ‘OE’ has been a rite of passage for many, drawing Kiwis to explore far flung corners of the globe. But these days a new phenomenon, the ‘DE’ seems to have taken on greater appeal. Otherwise known as the ‘domestic experience’, this emerging tradition is more than likely due in no small part to a global pandemic, conflict in Europe and a climate conversation which has some thinking twice about international travel. It is also a renaissance to a simpler time and a great chance for people to reconnect with nature, says Juliet Gibbons, the co-owner of Wilderness Guides based in Picton. “I think a lot of New Zealanders have fallen in love with their own

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country during what has been a difficult couple of years. That saying has become true – not all who wander are really lost,” she says. “Kiwis have got out and about, when they could, explored their backyard, done something new and realised what a great country we live in.” Juliet and her husband Steve have operated Wilderness Guides for 23 years this October and she says prior to Covid, life was going along very well. “We had just celebrated the 20th anniversary of the business with our staff and life could not have been better. A few months on and we were wondering where to from here.” The couple had had tough years before. In their first year of business, there was a severe drought that af-

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fected many parts of Marlborough including the Marlborough Sounds. Parts of the Queen Charlotte Track were forced to close due to fire risk and being their first year, it was a financial disaster and almost forced them out of business. “Somehow we managed to survive back then and now, with support of family, staff and New Zealanders who have continued to travel and explore their backyard, we have come through,” she said. “We have welcomed more New Zealanders than ever through our doors to experience the Queen Charlotte Track. It has been humbling to have this support and exciting Above: Covid has created an opportunity for us to do something new. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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to be showing fellow Kiwis what a fantastic place the Marlborough Sounds is.” Juliet is confident Kiwis will continue to travel domestically despite the opening of New Zealand’s borders to the rest of the world and international travel resuming. “It is going to take a while for us all to feel relaxed about travel – and perhaps we won’t ever see that same scale of travel again. Perhaps that’s not a bad thing,” she says. Ranging from one day to many days in length a trip on the spectacular Queen Charlotte Track with Wil-

derness Guides is about good times, relaxation, exploration, conservation, and great local food. Moreover, Juliet says, the setting, in the geologically unique Sounds, a labyrinth of drowned river valleys and sheltered peninsulas, waterways and islands which stretch over 1500km, is unique in the world. “Meretoto/Ship Cove, where the Queen Charlotte Track begins, is a site of both national and international significance where the first sustained contact between the New Zealand Māori and the European took place,” she says. It was here at this snug cove in the outer Queen Charlotte Sound he replenished water supplies, rested his men, and repaired his ships on five different visits between 1770 and 1777. Despite the Queen Charlotte Track not being part of the Great Walk network, its popularity has remained strong with New Zealanders. “We just do what we do here in the Marlborough Sounds. Great walks really are in the hearts and minds of those who experience them and

without a doubt, the Queen Charlotte Track is one of the best,” Juliet says. The couple have spent more than two decades sharing their backyard with thousands of visitors to the region every year and sending them home with fond memories of the Marlborough Sounds. “We have made life-long friends with so many customers, staff, and business colleagues along the way. Tourism is a rewarding and positive industry to work in.” “Our kayak, bike and walk tours totally immerse people in the Marlborough Sounds environment, be it walking or biking along the Queen Charlotte Track or The Link Pathway or kayaking around the beautiful

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bays and coves of Queen Charlotte Sound. Our staff are our biggest asset – they love their job, and it shows as they share this place with our guests, be they locals or visitors to the region,” said Juliet. “I guess the unique thing about Wilderness Guides Marlborough Sounds is us and the positive work environment we create for our team to ensure we give the best possible experience to all the holidaymakers that come through our doors. We have always been completely dedicated to the concept of customer first.” The couple’s children Ben (15) and Lizzie (12) are now helping in the business as well and Juliet says the couple have a keen sense of responsibility to leave a positive legacy in the Marlborough Sounds for future generations. “We feel that our industry can be leaders in this, and it is something we are working on to find the right way to do so. Overseas visitors see in a heartbeat what a special place the Marlborough Sounds is – we as locals have the responsibility to ensure it stays that way and is sensitively managed while constantly balancing the various competing interests including tourism,” she said. There are a lot of great conservation initiatives already underway in the Sounds such as Kaipupu Point, Sounds Restoration Trust, Picton Dawn Chorus, and the Endeavour Inlet Conservation Group. “This is a unique opportunity that we all have as New Zealanders to reconnect with nature – and to reshape our visitor industry with protection and enhancement of our unique environment at its core. We are working on some important initiatives with like-minded others to see this happen,” says Juliet.

Above top: A new dawn for New Zealanders’ and their love affair with travel. Above left: Leaving a positive legacy in the Marlborough Sounds motivates Steve and Juliet Gibbons, with their children Ben and Lizzie.

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Above: Walking up Mount Maunganui after Dawn parade. Photo by Selwyn Parker, Tauranga. Below left: A fantastic weekend on the Jumbo circut, some big steps for little legs. (5year and 7year old) Photo by Kate Burgess, Wellington. Below right: Here is Warren on the track on Motuara Island in the Marlborough Sounds on a perfect day. Photo by Rebecca Bowater Atawhai, Nelson.

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he New Zealand Walking Access Commission wants to help the Department of Conservation (DOC) protect public access when it reclassifies stewardship land. Stewardship land is land that was allocated to DOC when it was formed in 1987. It includes former state forests and Crown land considered to have conservation value. There are over 3,000 parcels of stewardship land of varying sizes across New Zealand — over 2.7 million hectares or 9% of New Zealand’s total land area. Many of these areas are home to threatened species and high-priority ecosystems. Reclassifying stewardship land can raise the level of protection for the land where needed. The Department of Conservation has been seeking people’s views on improving the legal process for reclassifying and disposing of stewardship land. That process usually involves surveying the land, scientific analysis of the species and ecosystems present, working in partnership with tangata whenua and consulting with the public to understand and protect conservation values That’s a complex and slow task, so most stewardship land has not yet been reclassified, despite an intention to do so since 1987. Because of

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this, people can often be uncertain about the status of stewardship land. In our submission on reclassifying stewardship land, the Commission supports developing a more efficient process for reclassification. However, we expect the new process to consider future public access to the whenua. For example, the review of every parcel of stewardship land needs to consider where current public access, including tracks and trails, is needed, or may be lost if the land were to become privately owned, where rivers or coastlines may erode, where slips could occur, where new recreational activities could seek access, and so on. The reclassification process must protect conservation values, including public access and recreational enjoyment to and through the whenua, natural linkages and enduring practical access to public conservation lands and waters, rivers, lakes or the coast. T he commission believes public interest in access and links across the country, no matter how small or remote, outweighs any case for permanent loss of that access. New legislation also must not weaken New Zealand’s commitment to conservation values and purposes, now and for future generations. The Commission’s full submission is available at walkingaccess.govt.nz www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Oxford Forest walking tracks

his 11,350-hectare Oxford Forest is a remnant of the great beech and podocarp forests that once cloaked inland northern Canterbury. The forest was a source of abundant food for the local Mäori of Ngäi Tüähuriri, who travelled from Kaiapoi pä on food-gathering expeditions. Tawera is the Mäori name for the area which means ‘hot blow’ – no doubt attributed to the infamous Canterbury nor’west winds. The forest’s magnificent timber later led to the growth of the Oxford

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township, which had 11 sawmills operating in the area by the mid 1870s. Two major fires fanned by strong nor’west winds in 1898 resulted in the decline of the sawmilling industry, with the last mill of that era closing in 1912. A panel on the Coopers Creek to Ryde Falls track tells the rich sawmilling history in this area. Formed walking tracks take you through mountain beech and scattered podocarp remnants of rimu, kaikahikatea, mataï and tötara. Oxford township is about 56 km

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the forest edge. Lees Valley About 6 km north of Oxford, on Ashley Gorge Road is the turn-off to Lees Valley. The road winds through a steep gorge to Lees Valley. About 1.5 km after the Lees Valley Bridge, a DOC signpost marks the start of Townshend Track. This is a 4WD drive track that runs next to the Townshend River for about 7 km through farmland, until you reach the forest. For permission and information about vehicle access along this 4WD track, contact the Mt Pember Station office on (03) 312 4351 between 8 am and 2 pm, Monday to Friday. Note: This track may be closed to vehicles during lambing or other farming operations and dogs are not permitted on farmland at any time. Foot and mountain-bike access is permitted year round. There are two tracks in the area that are classed as walking tracks.

Coopers Creek to Ryde Falls Track

Walking time: three hours one way, 7 km

From Coopers Creek car park, this well-formed track initially crosses cleared private land with views of the plains and surrounding hills. It enters the beech forest and finally descends to Coopers Creek to view the five-tier Ryde Falls. A panel by the, now closed, Ryde Tramway tells of the area’s rich sawmilling history. Note: Keep to the marked track when crossing private land.

View Hill to Ryde Falls Track

Walking time: two hours one way, 3 km Take Wharfedale Track from View Hill car park. Turn off about 20 minutes into the forest from the car park. Descend to Coopers Creek to view Ryde Falls. View Hill to Coopers Creek (via link track) Walking time: three hours one way, 7 km To take this link track, turn off Wharfedale Track about 10 minutes into the forest from the car park and join Ryde Falls Track. Follow this track east to Coopers Creek carpark.

Woodstock Road. After about 10 km, turn right up Ingrams Road which turns left into Perhams Road. An AA sign indicates the turn-off to the start of the Wharfedale Track where the View Hill car park is located. In times of heavy rain two fords on Perhams Road may become impassable. Leave gates as you find them on this road. Eyre River area From Oxford drive west on SH 72 for about 3 km, then turn off along Woodstock Road. After about 14 km take the road leading right (Trig Road). This passes a small exotic pine forest before crossing a ford close to Above View from the track from Coopers Creek to Ryde Falls. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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n August the year before the Covid lockdown we went wandering around the tourist spots of Northern Ireland, and the North West of Ireland. Starting in Belfast we drove to Derry, where old grievances are still very much apparent. Outside the city walls, huge murals depict the everlasting controversy . Things seem Above left: Retracing steps to Donnard Wood with views over the Irish Sea. Above right: Donard Wood and the Glen River by Slieve Donard. Middle left: Dunluce Castle on the Causeway Coast. Below left: An old cottage by the famiulne village. Below right: Cairns marking the way to MacKoght.

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coast of Ireland and was used history in Ireland west during WW1, as a coastal defence. It harmonious, but underneath lots of resentment still simmers. Here, any local approached for directions, would be eager to tell us the history of the area from the time of the ‘plantations’ in the 17th century; while some wanted to retell life from 1060. We journeyed west over an invisible border to Donegal, where currency was suddenly in Euros, rather than in British pounds. Travelling north we explored villages on the Inishowen Peninsula, where roads are no wider than many of our walking tracks. The road followed the shores of Lough Swilly, which has played a significant part in Ireland’s history many fleets being intercepted at its entrance. It is also the inspiration for John Newton’s famous song ‘Amazing Grace’. When he nearly lost his ship in a violent storm in the Atlantic, he found refuge in this Lough. He wrote the song in 1773 to celebrate the ‘miracle’. On the coast of Lough Swilly, we visited the remains of Fort Dunree (An Dun Riabbach) This Fort was built during the Napoleonic period, in a strategic position,. to protect the Above right: The coast at Jordans Castle. Below right: Mussenden Temple on the Causeway Coast. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

is now a military museum. Continuing north, we wandered through the Doagh famine village, from where, over a million people emigrated to USA and Canada during the mid 1800’s. We ventured south, stopping to walk around Horn Head (Corran Binne). This headland with its wild rugged coastline, rises a sheer 600ft out of the Atlantic, giving awesome views of many islands and promon-

taries, and endless ocean. Our next stop was Corcreggan Mill Hostel - a lovely stone building, beside the old Mill House and wheel. This mill is situated midway between Dunfanaghy, where many people from Scotland have holiday houses, and Falcarragh, an area of staunch Gaelic speakers. Although only 8kms apart, they seemed like two different countries. We left here to climb Mt Errigal (An Earagail)- 751m - the highest peak in both Derryveagh Mountains

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Walking through history in Ireland and Donegal. Between the carpark at the base of the mountain, and the Quartzite summit was a huge bog, covered in grass and heather. Although a few dry trails traversed it, no one had thought to mark them, and we watched many people turning back after squelching through thick black ooze. We managed to find a way through to a rocky trail in about 15 minutes. It was an interesting climb over white scree and boulders, with expansive views of the surrounding countryside. It was awesome stark country. As we climbed higher, the quartzite on the upper slopes sparkled in the sunlight. About two thirds of the way up there is a huge cairn , marking a spot where you can follow another ridge to Mt Mac koght (Earagail Bheag) - wee Erigal. We reached the first peak on Erigal in about an hour and a half, and sat enjoying the solitude, before ventur-

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ing along One Man’s pass (a narrow ridge) to the second peak. There we had stunning views over scree, to lakes Alton, Dunlewey, and Nacung with a magnificent backdrop of mountains and coast. We retraced our steps quickly because an icy wind was blowing. Looking down on the bog, the trails were more clearly defined, so we reached the car with dry feet. The rest of the day was spent exploring Glenveagh Castle and its lovely gardens on the edge of lough Beagh.( lake of the Birch) From here we headed East to the Causeway Coast in the extreme north. A coast of high cliffs, ruined castles, and spectacular coastal scenery. We visited Downhill Demesne an 18th century mansion, and Mussenden temple, (modelled on the temple of Vesta in Italy) . Within the grounds were beautiful cliff top walks, with

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amazing views right along the coast. We explored Dunluce Castle, built in the 13th century, looked through Bushmills Distillery, found the tiniest church in Ireland, and finally reached the ‘Giants Causeway’ Here legend has it, that 40,000 hexagonal columns were built by the Irish giant, Finn McCool, during his attempt to build a bridge to Scotland. In actual fact they were a result of volcanic activity. We spent an interesting hour climbing over the rocks, and marvelling at ‘The Organ’ (a stack of vertical columns) and ’The Giants Eyes,’ two sockets, where huge boulders have fallen out of the rock face. We stopped at Ballintoy, a picturesque little harbour, where the tea-room is famous for its muffins, before venturing onto Carrick a Rede Rope bridge. Here a 45 minute walk Above left: Walking along the coast at Jordan’s Castle. Above right: The Giants Causeway. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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takes you to a narrow swing bridge spanning a chasm between the mainland cliffs and Carrick a Rede Island. It was a truly beautiful piece of coast . A short drive took us to ‘The Glens of Antrim” where nine glens radiate from the Antrim Plateau down to the east coast. We spent a morning wandering along a pretty mossy path bordered with ferns, in Glenariff - the Queen of the Glens - The Glenariff River cascades down in a series of spectacular waterfalls ,and pools, 22 within 1km. Continuing down the Antrim coast, we took a ferry from Portaferry

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Walking through history in Ireland across Strangford Lough and drove down to Ardglas, a delightful little fishing village, where we tasted the best smoked haddock ever! Our aim was to climb Slieve Donard (850m) in the mountains of Mourne, the highest peak in Northern Ireland. This mountain derives its name from St Domangard, a disciple of St Patrick, who is said to have lived here as a hermit

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elia Wade-Brown is best known to many people as the former mayor of Wellington. But since that political adventure, she has become a different type of adventurer, first walking Te Araroa, then cycling, then Tour Aotearoa and more recently kayaking around significant parts of the motu. She’s also a member of the Walking Access Commission Board and Te Araroa Trust Board, and she founded Living Streets Aotearoa and organises the Wairarapa Walking Festival. “It was a very big challenge,” says Celia. “I called it my political detox after stopping being mayor. And it was also a really great chance to reconnect with my other half because you know, when you are both doing busy jobs you don’t see as much of each other as you might. “So going from occasionally passing at breakfast and a couple of meals

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in the evening to being 24-7 tested the relationship – and I’d say we came through stronger. We didn’t have too many debates about which way the route went. We had one or two. I was quite used to seeing the back of his legs disappearing up a hill. But that was balanced out by he usually made the coffee for me when I got there.” Not long after returning from five months of exploring the length of NZ, Celia then set off on Tour Aotearoa to cycle across the country too. “The obvious difference is in Tour Aotearoa at least some of the time you’re pedalling,” says Celia. “Actually, quite a lot of the time I found I was pushing the bike so it was like hiking, with a bike, up the steep bits or sometimes down the steep bits as well.” “Tour Aotearoa took me a total of Above: Celia Wade-Brown, at lunch on an island in Lake Manapouri. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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“One of the issues with access from kayaking is you can go to places or want to go to places that you can only get to from the sea. When you are walking obviously, there is some land access to whether it is a valley or a beach or whatever. “But if you’re kayaking, sometimes you have gone around some steep cliffs, and there is a little beach, and it would be really nice to land there, but you are not sure whether it is public or not, you’re not sure what your rights are. I don’t think any landowner will object to you landing in an emergency. But this is more for a planned lunch landing or even camping. It is really important to know whether it is public land or private land.” As a Wellington politician Celia had a close connection to access issues on the capital South Coast. “One of the areas I worked on when I was a councillor was getting better walking access along the coast from Island Bay to Lyall Bay. «There’s been a road there for, I don’t know, as long as there have been roads in Wellington probably, but there didn›t used to be any proper footpath access. “And I was very pleased that both along the Houghton Bay foreshore and further along Te Raekaihau Point we have not got quite a decent foot access. “What I would say though, is that we don’t have decent cycling access. And cycling is a good form of exercise, it is a good form of commuting. If you can manage to go through a park when you are commuting, whether you are walking or cycling, it is even better. “I was quite motivated to get walking access, and I just wish we had done some separate cycling tracks as well. “Now I am living in the Wairarapa, we’re right on the footsteps of the Tararua Forest Park, which is fantastic access from the eastern side near Carterton, where I live.

“Locally, in the Wairarapa we’ve just had a wonderful win with the help of the New Zealand Walking Access Commission. I haven’t been directly involved, but I know the people who care about this area, and it’s an area called Rewa Bush. “It is a DOC reserve with some fantastic mature podocarps in it that, until recently, was landlocked by forestry. There is a physical road, but it had had locked gates. With the help of the local regional field advisor, and some legal advice from head office, the forestry company had now opened the gates and it just means that people can cycle through there or they can walk in the bush. “Without physical access, you can’t get in there and do bat monitoring, you can’t get in there and do trapping. There are a whole lot of environmental outcomes that are supported by good, legal, physical access.” “The link between recreation access and environmental work is very interesting. I think one of the best examples locally, is Makara Peak, where the original motivation was to get some mountain bike tracks in, many of which are fine for walking too. But, the particular people involved have done a superb job of revegetation and trapping. And that combination of making a contribution to the planetary good, if you like, as well as having a lot of fun, I think it’s pure gold.” Below: Whareama Road, Rewa Bush. Photo by by Julia Ryan

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New Zealand Walk/Cycle Trail

River

Above top: There are a number of seats along the trail. At this spot it is the exit to Bivvy Cafe. Insert right: The sign post at River Road car park. Above: A walker takes her dog for a walk. Below: Sheep grazing among the vines.

he walk from River Road near Havelock North to Black Bridge is part of the Landscape Ride one of Hawkes Bay’s most popular cycling and walking trails. The walk starts at River Road where there is a large carpark, about 3.7km east of the Havelock CBD. The walk to Black Bridge is a distance of 7.7kms. The flat wide limestone track runs along a stop bank beside the Tukituki River and with the stopbank being raised, it gives interesting views of

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the surrounding landscape. Looking back Te Mata Peak can be seen above the leafy residential area of Havelock North. The trail passes hectares of vineyards, orchards to the left, while the Tukituki River to the right is mostly hidden by trees. Sheep may be seen grazing among the vines. The track passes the Bivvy Cafe link, about 7 kms from River Road which is ideally situated amongst the vines. The cafe is open on weekends and public holidays between Oc-

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Above; A group cycling towards the River Road end. Below right: There are gates when it goes through farmland. Below left: Two cyclists on the trail.

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tober and April. Snacks and cold drinks are served, as well as ■ Hawthorne coffee. Take cash as no eftpos at present). Here walkers and cyclists can have a well-earned rest and there is a toilet provided. Mobile phone coverage is available on all parts of the trail. It is recommended that walkers and cyclists carry drinking water. The trail is open year round and is suitable for families. Favourite times of the year are the flush of spring blossom, autumn colours and is especially popular during the scorching Hawke’s Bay summers when numerous big events are hosted, including Art Deco Weekend, the Mission Concert and Horse of the Year. Above left: The track on the stop bank gives great views over the vineyards Middle left After Black Bridge the trail goes to the coast and along to Clive. Cape Kidnappers can be seen in the distance. Below left: Wildlife can be seen from the trail on a lake between Black Bridge and Clive.

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Need 2 Know

How to use a distress beacon By Ruth McKie, DOC Digital Channels Analyst

Keen tramper Ruth shares her experience activating a distress beacon ramping is one of my favourite things. Nothing beats the thrill of an empty weekend, great forecast and a map full of possibilities.I’ve done lots of tramping over the years to a range of places – Great Walks, day trips, remote backcountry huts through to off-track bush bashing and peak bagging. But until recently, I’ve never needed to activate a distress beacon, although I always make sure there’s at least one in the group.

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I’m very aware, and I hope you as a reader are too, of how incredibly valuable distress beacons are – they’re lifesavers. I’m sure you’ve read news stories of searches going for days because they didn’t have a beacon or stories where it was a successful rescue because the beacon made things fast and easy. I’ve read lots of stories about people activating their beacon but often it’s light on detail, just ‘we activated our beacon and the helicopter came’. Which left me with lots of unanswered questions, like how, what, why, when!? I figured I can’t be the only one, so I’ve talked to experts and gathered the research. Here is my personal beacon story, as well as some key FAQ’s that will be next month’s issue of this magazine. When I had to activate a beacon on a Great Walk It was a calm bluebird morning; the last day of an amazing trip, and I was in my own world soaking in the waterfall views, waiting for the sun to hit it to get a nice photo. I noticed a bit of activity going on off to the side of the track and

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my friends told me that there was someone who’d hurt themselves and someone was going to be activating their distress beacon. It was a busy Great Walk, and there were lots of trampers around (a fact which turned out to be both fortunate, and unfortunate). I went over too in case I could help. A lady had badly hurt her leg. Her partner had tried to bandage it up with a makeshift splint, but she was struggling to walk and the road end was still about two hours away. She did not have a beacon, but someone else had offered to activate theirs for her. The different groups of trampers wanting to help had been discussing what to do. They’d decided that the best thing was to send someone down the track to a flat area on the map where a helicopter could land, and activate the beacon there. The plan was the lady’s partner would slowly carry her down the track and someone else would carry their two packs down to where the beacon was being activated. This way the helicopter could land in a flat spot and the rescue team could bring a stretcher up the track to meet www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Above left: Sun hitting the waterfall creating a rainbow. Photo by Ruth McKie Above right: Ruth enjoying the lake reflections on a tramp. Photo by Lo Hughes Below left: Taking a group break to check on each other, layer up in the cold wind and adjust my boots. Photo by Luke Sutton

the lady. I offered to take one of the packs and headed off to the flat spot as planned. What we didn’t realise until later, was that the flat spot was about a 45minute walk from where the woman was injured. It was too painful and not practical for her to be carried that far. So, when the helicopter landed at the flat spot only to realise the injured person wasn’t there, but miles down the track, they had to take off again, and find the lady based on verbal descriptions of her location and then winch her off the track. Long story short: after some confusion, the lady was safely rescued, her partner was reunited with their packs, and he walked out to the road to take the shuttle to go meet her at the hospital.

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What I learned from this experience While this story had a happy rescue ending, it was an important learning experience. On reflection, once the adrenaline rush faded, I realised the pack, patient, and the beacon all need to stay together. In a crisis, when lots of people are trying to be helpful, all with different ideas, it can be easy to lose sight of this important factor. The patient needs their pack – they might need warm clothes, food or shelter if help can’t arrive quickly. And the beacon needs to show the rescue team exactly where the injured person is – yes if you are near a clearing/flatter spot, then setting it off nearby could be better, but only if you’re sure it’s not too far away. It needs to stay as close as possible to the injured person, and then leave it to the rescue team to decide on the best way to get to you, as they have the tools and knowledge on how to do that safely. Getting familiar with my own distress beacon After this experience on my Great

Walk trip, when I was packing my beacon for my next trip, I thought: wait do I still know how to activate this if it was to happen to me? It’s been so long since I got it, that I hadn’t taken it out of its protective bag and actually looked at it in ages. I took it out and had a good look, remembering how the antenna unfolds and where the ‘go button’ is, and reassured myself that it would be very hard to accidentally set the button going. It was then that I noticed the test button. Test your beacon I realised I hadn’t tested the beacon since I got it! I looked up the instructions for my model to see what the recommended testing frequency is, and mine said once a year and no more than once a month. The less the better as it significantly drains the battery. I decided now was a good time to test it and I’ve put a calendar reminder in my phone to test it in one year’s time. I learned a lot from this experience. It also made me go home and dive deeper into my many beacon questions.

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Shared Pathway

Robertson says the vision right from the outset was to create a worldclass and accessible trail network linking the Great Rides in our area. “Joining of the trail network is a huge initiative, and The Lake Dunstan Trail’s success and indeed its new status, is testament to that vision for our community and to what the entire network will become.” Cycle trails have experienced a boom in popularity over the past couple of years, with COVID lockdowns and Kiwis staying on our shores, more have got out on their bikes to experience our beautiful landscapes. None more so than the unique Lake Dunstan Trail with its several bluff clip-ons and swingbridges traversing imposing rocky bluffs amongst other stunning features. Add to that the advent of e-bikes making our trails even more accessible and one can begin to understand the numbers through the trail Otago Community Trust chair, Diccon Sim said today is a day not only to celebrate the Lake Dunstan Trail achieving Great Ride status, and to pay tribute to the foresight of those who pushed to make this project happen, but to celebrate the benefits that cycle trails create for the communities that surround them. COQTNT have completed the first three kilometre part of the link through to the Queenstown Trails via the Kawarau Gorge and the Nevis Bluff, along Bannockburn’s Felton Road with all its wineries. The remainder of this section of trail has been consented, with detailed design work now underway. The Roxburgh Gorge trail link is also in its detailed design phase. It is expected that work will be able to start on these two projects before the end of this year. Progress has been made on the trail through to Luggate and towards Wānaka. Final negotiations are underway with landowners and an announcement of the route is planned for this year.

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entral Otago’s newest cycle trail, the Lake Dunstan Trail has been awarded Great Ride status, along with the Whakarewarewa Forest Loop trail near Rotorua, taking the number of Great Rides of New Zealand to 23. This was announced by the Minister of Tourism, Hon. Stuart Nash. “These are the first new cycle trails to be added to the Great Rides network in a decade. The expansion of the trails comes at the perfect time as we reconnect to key international tourism markets, and will be a boost to regional economies,” says Stuart Nash. “The Lake Dunstan Trail is a fantastic addition to both the Great Rides network and the myriad of other trails in Central Otago and the lower South Island. It traverses some of the most breathtaking landscapes of the Cromwell Gorge and is a feat

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of engineering and design brilliance, with suspended boardwalks hanging off rock faces. The trail, officially opened in May 2021 by Minister Nash, has had over 80,000 people utilise the trail. Central Otago Queenstown Trail Network Trust (COQTNT) chair, Stephen Jeffery says, “Our Trust committee have been staggered by the trail user numbers. The economic benefits for Central Otago in the trail’s first year of operation is calculated to be in the millions.” A tripartite funding agreement between central government ($13.15 million), Central Lakes Trust ($11.15 million) and Otago Community Trust ($2 million) was announced in 2016 to fund the 170km network of trails joining the Great Rides of the region. The Lake Dunstan Trail is the first of five to be completed by COQTNT. Central Lakes Trust’s chair, Linda

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CONTENTS for previous 15 issues JUNE 291 2022

2 Queen Charlotte Track 3 Contents 6 New Zealand Walks: The Abel Tasman Coastal Track - has experiences to suit you 11 New Zealand Walk: Dashing Rocks Walkway with stunning views of the bay 12 Australian Walk: Mossman Gorge in a thriving rainforest 14 News: Te Araroa needs more volunteers 14 Need 2 know: Regular walking will make you fit and healthy 17 New Zealand Walk: Wanaka Lavender Farm walk 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walks: From Capital to Kapiti and on to Castlecliff 22 News: Tracks to be built by Transmission Gully Project 24 Great Walks: The Kepler Track - a wilderness adventure above the clouds 30 New Zealand Walk: Hatea Loop Walkway links town with Pohe Island 34 New Zealand Walks: Three scenic tracks reopened in Waitakere Ranges 35 New Zealand Walks: Gibbons, Pararaha Valley Track and Muir Track 36 New Zealand Walks: Ashburton to Hakatere River Lake Hood trails 38 New Zealand Walks: Six of the best walks for bird spotting around Auckland 40 New Zealand Walk: Seaview Gardens Reserve 38 Australian Walk: Wiradjuri Trail - a track that winds around Wagga Wagga 43 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Australia 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Pak A Roo Jackets 52 Real Meals

MAY 290 2022

2 The Banks Track 3 Contents 6 New Zealand Walks: Waikanae Estuary, lagoon and river walk 11 New Zealand Walk: Hamilton Lake Walkway a popular walking route 12 New Zealand Walk: Breathtaking views on Mt Fyffe adventure 15 New Zealand Walks: Walks and hikes in the Mt Fyffe/Seaward Kaikoura Range 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walks: Turning Points 22 New Zealand Walks: Routeburn Track an ultimate alpine adventure 28 Australian Walks: Five great walks in Australia 31 My Favourite Walks: Fascinating walks around Golden Bay and beyond 36 New Zealand Guided Walks: Going guided on the Paparoa Trail 37 New Zealand Walks: Put on your walking shoes and hit the trails 41 Subscription page 42 Little feet walk the length of New Zealand 44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Australia 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Pak A Roo Jackets 52 ECHO Walking Festival

APRIL 289 2022

2 The Banks Track 3 Contents 6 New Zealand Walks: Autumn ambles at the end of the golden weather 10 New Zealand Walk: Mirror Lakes world famous for beauty 12 Need2Know: DOC’S top five wildlife photography tips 14 New Zealand Walk: Spinnaker Lookout Walk

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15 New Zealand Walk: Take a walk along Waiheke Island’s Art Tail 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 18 My Favourite Walk: Walks: Walking amongst the rock pillars of the Rock and Pillar Conservation Area 24 New Zealand Walks: Hikes and Walks out East 29 New Zealand Walk: Wairoa River Walk and Cycleway 30 New Zealand Walk : Walking through an Arboreal Ark 36 New Zealand Walk: An arboretum wau ot there? 37 New Zealand Walks: Put on your walking shoes and hit the trails 40 New Zealand Walk: The Greytown Trail an idyllic 5km walk 44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Pak A Roo Jackets 52 ECHO Walking Festival

MARCH 288 2022

2 The Banks Track 3 Contents 6 New Zealand Walk: St James Walkway - through pastoral land, beech forest and sub-alpine regions 13 New Zealand Walk: Five days four nights on the St James Walkway 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 18 Auckland Walks: Five half-day hikes around Auckland 20 My Favourite Walk: Walking around Mangere Mountain Domain 25 New Zealand Walk: Morrinsville River Walk through mature trees 26 Triple peaks 2022 - Your Summer getaway event 29 My Favourite Walk: Taking time again on Tongariro 29 New Zealand Walk: Taranaki Falls Walk with excellent mountain views 9 Subscription page 30 New Zealand Walks: Great Barrier Island Aotea Track for a bit of a challenge 35 New Zealand Short Walk: Scenic reserve for an easy short walk 36 New Zealand Walk: Discover Pelorus Sound and historic Nydia Track 42 Training: Training programme to walk a marathon 43 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Pak A Roo Jackets 52 Wilderness Guides

FEBRUARY 287 2022

2 Goldfields 3 Contents 6 New Zealand Walks: White sand, green forest, brown kiwi - an island holiday like nowhere else 9 Subscription page 10 New Zealand Walks: Footprints of Toi walk, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty 12 New Zealand Walks: Nga Tapuwae o Toi Walkway 14 New Zealand Walk: Awapikopiko Reserve for a picnic and a short walk 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 18 High Achievers: The women that champion outdoor access 20 Shared Trails: Dunstan Trail links Cromwell with Clyde 24 New Zealand Walks: Waihi Beach to Houmanga Bay 29 New Zealand Walks: Four short walks from Waihi Beach 30 New Zealand Walks: Nowell’s Lakes Walkway where you will enjoy nature 35 Need2Know: Don’t go missing, go hiking 36 Australian Walk: Lake Hart - walking on salt 38 New Zealand Walk: Ongaonga Village - steeped in history 40 New Zealand Walks: Hacket Track a feature in Mt Richmond Forest park 43 Index of previous 14 issues

20 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 22 High Achiever: Q&A with accommodation provider and trail legend Bill Trolove 44 Manawatu Striders Super Seven 24 High Achievers: Unlikely couple Series meet and live their dream 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 27 Need2Know: New Pocket Maps 48 New Zealand Walking Tours app helps walkers explore 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 28 New Zealand Walk: Waterfalls 51 Pak A Roo Jackets a feature of Upper Nihotupu 52 Wilderness Guides Dam Walk JANUARY 286 2022 33 New Zealand Walk: Plans for City to 2 Banks Track Sea pathway taking shape 3 Contents 34 Need2Know: Everyday planning for 6 News: YHA closes 11 hostels everyday people 6 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa walkers 36 Subscription page get creative to complete trail 37 My Favourite Walks: A day tramp journey in Akaroa - Curry Track/Purple 7 New Zealand Walks: Walking Peak Track through old forest in Whirinaki 40 Event: New direction for the 13 New Zealand Walks: Ohakune Front Runner Hoka Christchurch walks for all fitness types Marathon 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly 42 Index of previous 14 issues Photo Contest 43 Coming Events: New Zealand 18 New Zealand Walks: Back to the 47 Coming Events: Australia 70-Mile Bush 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 22 New Zealand Walk: A walk to 48 New Zealand Country Breaks see fascinating geology in the 51 Pak A Roo Jackets Far North 52 Goldfields Cavalcade 24 Oversesas tours: Bike, boat and OCTOBER 283 2021 barge new tours in France 2 Banks Track 26 New Zealand Walk: Beyond Motu 3 Contents Falls - a magic breathing and 6 New Zealand Walks: Queen Charconservation space lotte Track - It’s time to awaken 32 New Zealand Walks: A feast of your adventurous soul waterfall walks in the Bay of 10 New Zealand Walk: Port Ligar a Plenty truly unique experience 36 Directory of Walking Groups 14 New Zealand Walk: Nikau palms 40 New Zealand Walks: Ohakune and sea stacks at Point Elizabeth Old Coach Road steeped in 16 Walking Access Commission: Trust history to develop and support walking 42 News: West Coast commits to and cycling trails stronger focus on walkers 17 New Zealand Walks: Over 50 43 Index of previous 14 issues walks in this year’s Waiheke Walk44 Manawatu Striders Super Seven ing Festival Series 20 Walking New Zealand Monthly 45 Coming Events: New Zealand Photo Contest 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 22 Event: Tois! Whakatane’s stunning 48 New Zealand Country Breaks trail challenge 51 Pak A Roo Jackets 24 Need2Know: The faster you walk, 52 Real Meals the better for long term health DECEMBER 285 2021 especially as you age 2 Goldfields Cavalade 26 New Zealand Walks: Cobb Vally 3 Contents region - one of the most interest6 New Zealand Walks: Paparoa ing in the country for trampers Trail: with alpine tops, limestone and naturalists karst landscapes and thriving 32 New Zealand Walks: Papamoa’s rain forests two great recreational areas 13 New Zealand Walk: More to 36 Subscription page Explore in Kerikeri 37 Covid-19: What you can and con14 New Zealand Walks: Three not do in Level 3 interesting walks in Egmont 37 Book: Cheers Mate! Walkabout National Park in Australia 20 Walking New Zealand Monthly 38 New Zealand Walk: Pukeiti - a Photo Contest garden of national significance 22 High Achiever: Regeneration the 42 Index of previous 14 issues Bradley way 43 Coming Events: New Zealand 24 New Zealand Walk: Beehive Creek 47 Coming Events: Australia a zig zag through creek walk 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 26 New Zealand Walks: Summer in 48 New Zealand Country Breaks the South 51 Pak A Roo Jackets 29 New Zealand Walks: A chance to 52 Goldfields Cavalcade walk throughout New Zealand 30 High Achiever: Bringing the fun by SEPTEMBER 282 2021 2 Queen Charlotte Track - Wildergoing to work with an e-bike ness Guides 30 New Zealand Walk: Wenderholm 3 Contents Regional Park walks for a 6 New Zealand Great Walk: Great workout Walks myth busting 32 New Zealand Walk: Lighthouse 14 New Zealand Wlks: The best popular with photographers of Opotiki: 5 easy walks in the 33 New Zealand Walk: Waipapa Point eastern Bay of Plenty Coastal walk - for seabirds and 20 Walking New Zealand Monthly marine mammals Photo Contest 34 Directory of Walking Groups 22 New Zealand Walk: Sea lionsand 38 New Zealand Walks: 10 beautiful seals an attraction at Sandfly Bay. walks in Queenstown 24 Subscription page 42 Index of previous 14 issues 25 Need2Know: Indoor pathways im43 Coming Events: New Zealand prove people’s mental wellbeing 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 26 Australian Walks; Murray River Sa48 New Zealand Country Breaks fari the latest edition to Australian 51 Pak A Roo Jackets Wildlife Journeys 52 Real Meals 29 Banks Track NOVEMBER 284 2021 30 New Zealand Walk: Grovetown 2 Banks Track Lagoon - a great conservation 3 Contents effort in Marlborough 6 New Zealand Walks: Five exhilarating 32 Overseas Walk: Explore Rarowalks in the Tongariro/Kaimanawa tonga’s mountainous interior area 34 New Zealand Walk: Withering 9 High Achiever: Ronnie gets back on Heights -Tawarau the bike at age 72 Conservation area, King Country 10 New Zealand Walk: A Winter beach 39 Need2Know: New lookout for walk south of Bennetts Bay now open Waitarere 40 High Achievers: Thames Hospital 12 New Zealand Walk: The Pakihi Track staff scrub in Hauraki Ranges for total seclusion 42 Index of previous 14 issues 18 High Achievers: Three women take 43 Coming Events: New Zealand up 1000km challenge 47 Coming Events: Australia

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2 Queen Charlotte Track - Wilderness Guides 3 Contents 6 New Zealand Walk: Bannockburn Sluicings NZ’s own ‘wild west’ 8 New Zealand Walk: Cable Bay Walkway for coastal views 11 New Zealand Walk/Bike: Walking and biking around Napier 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walk: Hooker Valley Track offers awe inspiring landscapes 23 Need2Know: Asking politely will protect outdoor acccess for others 24 Subscription page 25 Need2Know: Locked gates over unformed legal roads 25 Need 2Know: Walking as a sport in 1878 26 My Favourite Walk: Taking time on the Tongariro 28 Te Araroa : Q&A withTe Araroa walker and Wellington trustee John Craig 29 Banks Track 30 New Zealand Walk: Ghosts of the past: Historic trails across the Kaimai-Mamaku Park 33 Shared Pathway: Unique boardway opened in Waitara 37 My Favourite Walk: Three tramps in the Ruahine Forest Park 40 Australian Walks: Footing it in Tassie 42 Index of previous 14 issues 43 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Australia 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Pak A Roo Jackets 52 Taupo events

24 New Zealand Walk: Gabriels Gully interpretation walk 26 Te Araroa Trail: Walking the Te Araroa Trail as a hotographer and film maker 30 New Zealand Walk: Mt Taranaki summit climb -not for the faint hearted 35 New Zealand Walk: Palliser Vineyard Walk 36 Directory of New Zealand Walking Groups 40 Subscription page 41 Index of previous 14 issues 42 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Australia 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 ECHO Walking Festival 52 Taupo Marathon

MAY 278 2021

2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Franz Josef - a must do 9 Need2Know: Health and Safety when crossing private farms 10 New Zealand Walks: Kaikoura - a popular spot for walkers 14 My Favourite Walk: Motorimu Shelter walk in the Tararuas 15 Event: Christchurch Walking Festival has many avenues for walking 16 New Zealand Walk: Tackling the Tirohanga 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 Australian Walk: Umpherston Sinkhole 22 My Favourite Walk: Western Loop Walkway for bush, river and open farmland 26 My Favourite Walk: A walk around Mangatawhiri Reservoir 30 My Favourite Walk: Counter clockwise on the Tongariro Circuit 36 Directory of New Zealand Walking Groups 42 Coming Events: New Zealand JULY 280 2021 2 Queen Charlotte Track - Wilder- 47 Coming Events: Australia 48 New Zealand Walking Tours ness Guides 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 3 Contents 6 New Zealand Walk: Comarderie on 51 ECHO Walking Festival 52 Taupo Marathon the Whareama Coastal Walk 12 Event: Walkers see the new APRIL 277 2021 Manawatu Tararua Highway tak- 2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket ing shape 4 Walk Talk 14 New Zealand Walk: Rotokawa 6 New Zealand Walk: Omarama’s Clay Scenic Reserve - now a predator Cliff spectacular landscape free area 8 New Zealand Walk: On a clear day 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly you can see forever Otawa to Photo Contest Otane-Wainuku Ridgeline 20 New Zealand Walk: Fantail Falls an 10 New Zealand Walk: Huatoki Doeasy West Coast walk main - for a delightful walk 24 Virtual field trip for school children 12 New Zealand Walk: Three coastal showcases Te Araroa walks at the bottom of the South 24 My Favourite Walk: Linderman Loop Island - in the historic Kaimais 14 Shared Pathway: Hikers and bikers 28 Around the Clubs: Clubs find advanshare the Timber Trail tage in sharing great walks 16 High Achievers: Te Araroa legends 30 New Zealand Cycle Tour: Best Dam Ceorge Mills and Rob Firmin cycling trip in the world - Busting 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly the 315km trail from Mt Cook Photo Contest to Oamaru 20 Shared Pathway: Little River Trail 38 Australian Walks: Alice Springs for Hike it, bike it like it! gorges, water holes and red desert 25 Shared Pathway: New off road landscapes shared path gathering use 42 Index of previous 14 issues 22 New Zealand Walks: Tongariro 43 Coming Events: New Zealand National Park short 47 Coming Events: Australia walks to suit all fitness types 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 32 Te Araroa Trail: New Invercargill 48 New Zealand Country Breaks to Bluff section, cyclists off road 51 Pak A Roo Jackets 32 New Zealand Walk: Rob Roy Track 52 Taupo event reopens 34My Favourite Walk: Day walks in JUNE 279 2021 West Coast’s 2 Queen Charlotte Track - WilderOparara Basin ness Guides 34 NZ Cycling Trail: The diverse 4 Walk Talk Kaikoura Trail 6 New Zealand Walk: Ship Cove walks 35 Shared Pathway: Shared Kaikoura in old swamp forests pathway connect loop 8 New Zealand Walk: Muruwai Walk 36 Directory of New Zealand Walkin Coromandel ing Groups 10 New Zealand Walks: Somes Island - The MIQ experience 149 41 Index of previous 14 issues 42 Coming Events: New Zealand years ago11 New Zealand Walk: Somes Is- 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks land Track 12 My Favourite Walk: Banks Peninsula 52 Great Forest Events Track - an unique scenic 3 day trip 14 Need2Know: Egmont National Park tracks upgraded 16 High Achiever: Havelock man’s marathon dream of link to Picton 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 Australian Walks: Ten best walks and hikes in Tasmania

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High Achiever

Bridging the gaps up in the North

By Olivia Murray

“It’s only a matter of time before the roads are too busy, and after COVID, we’ve all realised how important it is to be within commuting distance. It’s good for everything, your health, your work-life balance, your wellbeing,” says Shelley’s partner, Gary Heaven. Shelley Trotter, owner of Solway Deer Farm has a goal to connect Snells Beach and Warkworth with public access trails. Solway Deer Farm will potentially host up to 4 km of trail. Providing important off-road connections between Warkworth, Snells Beach and Matakana. But Shelley and Gary aren’t just connecting towns, they’re connecting communities. There are 7.8km between Snells Beach and Warkworth but “we’re only 3 to 4 km either side, so we’re in the best place,” says Shelley. Shelley

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and Gary have been nestled in rural North Auckland for a while, “but time moves fast around here.” Shelley’s uncle Roger lives just down the road and her son, the next house over. The family have periodically farmed in the Duck Creek subcatchment of the Mahurangi River for five generations. Five, to be exact. Shelley can remember growing up in the house Roger now occupies before she moved just across the paddock. The roads that lead between Matakana, Warkworth and Snells Beach are becoming increasingly busy with commuters, visitors and recreationalists. Shelley and Gary are working with Auckland Council, the Matakana Coastal Trails Trust and the Walking Access Commission to turn their idea into reality. Once they get funding, this project could take two years to complete and be an asset for North Aucklanders.

Chris Charles, regional field advisor and Pūhoi to Pakiri programme manager, explains, “we know that locals really value amenities on trails, so we plan to provide everything from coffee to freshwater stops and restrooms.” Creating more public access trails will also take cars off the road and onto two wheels or foot. This will help connect people to their jobs, their communities and their neighbours. This project is already in motion. Another 1.3km is the Farm-Forest Trail off Sandspit Road and on Uncle Roger’s farm. It’s already formed and the easement in place. The trail passes through farm forestry, managed tōtara regrowth, four bridges and hidden fairy doors. Above: The start of the trail. Below: A newly constructed bridge.

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NEW ZEALAND JUNE 2022

5 Ōrewa Half Marathon, Orewa 5 Aurora Handicap Marathon, Uppert Hutt 5 Selwyn Marathon, Lincoln 11 Rustic Run and Walk, Bannockburn, near Cromwell 11 Mount Difficulty Ascent, Bannockburn, near Cromwell 11 The Possum Night Run, Wairakei Resort, Taupo 11 Scarecrow Scamper Cross Country, Tapawera, near Nelson 12 Bay of Islands Run / Walk Festival, Paihia 12 The Mount Vernon Grand Traverse, Bkenheim 18 Rabbit Island Trails, Rabbit Island 18 Bridge to Bridge Ultra Marathon, Waimakariri 19 Gazley Volkswagen Wellington Marathon, Wellington 24 Te Wero o Te Houtaewa, Ninety Mile Beach 25 Oparara Wilderness Trail Run, Karamea 26 Onehunga Half Marathon, Onehunga 26 Monaco Mid Winter Marathon, Monaco, Nelson

6 Mitre 10 Te Anau 10km, Manapouri 6 Hamilton City Hawks Sweeney Cup, Hamilton 6 Dovedale Hill Race, Wakefield 7 South Island Half Marathon, Lake Hood, Ashburton 7 Summit Forests Kaitaia Trail Run/ Walk, Kaitaia 14 Mukamuka & Mega Munter, Catchpool Visitor Centre, Rimukaka Forest Park 14 XTERRA Auckland: Waiuku Forest, Auckland 20 Sprig & Fern 10K: Brightwater 20 Queenstown Vertical Challenge, Queenstown 21 Craters Trail Run, Taupo 21 Seddon School Tussock Run, Seddon 21 Wild Auckland: Tawharanui 24 The Great Naseby Water Race Ul-

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SEPTEMBER 2022

3 Motueka to Mapua Relay, Tasman District 4 North Shore Marathon, Milford, Auckland 10 Kaikoura Whale Run, Kaikoura 11 Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon, Dunedin 11 Whangarei Run/Walk Festival, Whangarei 17 58th Rotorua Marathon, Rotorua 17 Race Tekapo, Lake Tekapo 18 Shoe Science Tauranga Marathon,

JULY 2022

9 Captain Cook’s Landing Trail Run, Ships Cove, Marlborough 9 Cougar Trail Run, Tokoroa 9 Wakefield Trail Pack Run, Wakefield 10 Forest Run Fest: Autumn Edition, Bottle Lake Forest Christchurch 16 WUU-2K Marathon & Ultramarathon, Wellinghton 17 Tāmaki River Half Marathon, Farm Cove, Auckland 17 Cape Egmont Half Marathon, Okato, Taranagi 17 Tāmaki River Half Marathon, Farm Cove, Auckland 23 Mackenzie Half Marathon, Fairley

AUGUST 2022

6 Meridian Hydro Half Marathon, Te Anau 6 Taupō Marathon, Taupo www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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10-24 Weipa Running Festival, Weipa, Qld 31 WestlinkM7 Blacktown Running Festival, Blacktown, NSW

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AUGUST 2022

14 Sun-Herald City 2 Sirf 14km, Sydney, NSW 28 Christmas Island Marathon,, Half Marathon, 5km & 2km, Christmas Island

SEPTEMBER 2022

11 Sandy Point Half Marathon, Brighton, Vic

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Articles inside

New Zealand Walks: Tantalizing Taranaki 10 New Zealand Walk: Autumn walks in McClaren

Shared Pathway: Lake Dinstan Cycle Trail

High Achiever: Bridging the gaps up in the North

New Zealand Walk/Cycle Trail: River Road to Clive

New Zealand Walking Access Commission: Call to protect access on stewardship land

Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest

Index of previous 14 issues

Need to Know: How to use a distress beacon