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Issue 293 - AUGUST 2022

2 Heatrub 3 Contents 6 New Zealand Walks: My Favourite Walk: The

Grampian Track for those looking for a little adventure 10 New Zealand Walk: To Mordor, Emyn Muiland and

Mount Doom 14 New Zealand Walk: Pukawa to Omori Track 15 Queen Charlotte Track 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 18 Overseas Walks; Britain on foot: Short strolls, long hikes 20 New Zealand Walks: York Road Loop Track - walking over an old railway line 24 Overseas Walks: See Victoria on two feet 27 New Zealand Walk: Rimutaka Trig Trail Te Ara Tirohanga 28 New Zealand Walks: Enjoyable walking on and around Volcanic fields in Auckland 32 Walkworth Walks turn lucky 13 36 Auckland Walks: Five ideas for a winter family walk 38 Push Play compaign re-launched 40 Need2Know: FAQ about a distress beacon 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 52Taupo Marathon

Cover Photo: The Centre of the North island. Thought this may be a walk that is not well known. My husband and I looked how to get there and decided to come in from Tihoi side. The road at the start is fine but then it turned into ruts and holes and not much signage. Would have been great to have a 4 wheel drive haha, but we finally found it. Short walk to the monument then we carried on up to Mt Titiraupenga. Goblin forest and great views at top. I’ll do again but next time I would go in different vehicle. Photo by Tanya Broomhead, Te Puke.

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Tasmania new small walk groups

Walk into Luxury has a new four-day Lake St Clair Walk in Tasmania for small groups. Departing from Hobart it showcases the best walks in Mount Field National Park and Lake St Clair. There are plenty of wildlife spotting opportunities with wombats, wallabies (padymelons), echidnas and platypus just a few of the resident locals. Three nights’ accommodation is included at boutique property, Pumphouse Point, To support the operation of its Lake St Clair Walk, Walk into Luxury will open its second Australian base in Hobart. For info: www.walkintoluxury.com/lake-st-clair-walk

Glen Innes to Tamaki Drive Shared Path Section 2 open

Local Aucklanders and keen riders from further afield can now experience the completed Section 2 of the Glen Innes to Tāmaki Drive Shared Path. The completion of the longest of the four sections stretching 2.65 kilometres from St Johns Road to Ōrākei Basin, now closes the gap between two already open sections of pathway, giving people on foot and wheels a true sense of what the finished path, aptly named ‘Te Ara Ki Uta Ki Tai’ (the path of land and sea) will deliver. Construction of the final section between Ōrākei Basin and Tāmaki Drive is underway. When complete, the full 7km long path, which has been under construction since 2015, will weave all the way from Merton Road in Glen Innes right through to Tamaki Drive in central Auckland. The completed path will offer people real choices about how they get around, including between work and home, as well as to places of education along the route. An official opening event was held at the end of May, and Auckland City Mayor Phil Goff, as well as Hon Michael Woods, Minister for Transport were in attendance. Above: The ribbon is cut for Section 2 of the Glen Innes to Tāmaki Drive Shared Path. From left to right: Tony Mitchell - Bike Auckland Chair, Kingi Mokoare - Ngāti Whatua Ōrākei, Steve Mutton - Waka Kotahi DRR, Hon Michael Wood - Minister for Transport, Mayor Phil Goff, Ōrākei Ward Councillor Desley Simpson, Ōrākei Local Board Chair Scott Milne, and Ōrākei Local Board Member Colin Davis.

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SH21 underpass now open

Cyclists, walkers and residents of Tamahere now have a safer crossing of State Highway 21 Airport Road south of Hamilton with the new underpass now open for use. The underpass is part of Te Awa – The Great New Zealand River Ride which is under construction between Cambridge and Hamilton. With the opening of the underpass, Te Awa is now complete from the Grassroots Trust Velodrome near Cambridge to Newell Road, Tamahere, with the final section from Riverglade Drive to the Hamilton Gardens to be completed within the next couple of months. The underpass provides a safe crossing of State Highway 21 Airport Road for walkers and cyclists on Te Awa and the Tamahere community, linking houses and a retirement village on the eastern side of SH21 with the shops, park and school on the western side. When the final section of Te Awa into Hamilton is complete, the full shared path will stretch for 65 kilometres between Ngāruawāhia and Lake Karāpiro.

Track now a stepped boardwalk

Mangorei Track in Egmont National Park, Taranaki, is not a muddy track anymore. It is a stepped board walk with 3400 wooden steps and suitable for a wide range of the community walkers , says Ian McAlpine. Pouakai Tarns on the Pouakai Ranges is a distance on the either Mangorei Track or the Pouakai Crossing Trek is an all year round option. Treks just need to be a little more prepared for winter conditions as there can be ice on the tracks and they should be aware of the short daylight hours especially in the forest. This photo was taken showing the tarn up there frozen over but the mountain was clear and the temperature at the tarns was below zero. Worth the effort of walking up the five kilometers to check out the spectacular views.

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