NOTE:  This trip has been postponed until later in the year and has been replaced by a walk at Lake Alexandrina on Sunday 15 May.  The new date for the Herbert Forest walk will be advised as soon as it … Continue reading →

Walk around the shores of this picturesque lake near Lake Tekapo and enjoy the autumn colours.  Afterwards, take part in the compulsory ice-cream or coffee stop on the way home! This walk will be suitable for all levels of fitness. … Continue reading →

This trip will involve walking up to the recently renovated Whitehorse Reserve behind Waimate township, then continue walking across the hills and down to Studholmes Bush, finishing at the carpark on the Waimate Gorge road. It will be a full … Continue reading →

On your bike!  Follow the Ashburton River Trail, on the northern side of the river, from the main road to the sea (27 km).  Stop for lunch, then bike back to the starting point. Grade: Easy to Moderate Contact: Colin … Continue reading →

Bauchops (Beauchops?) Hill Station is in the Rollesby Valley near Burkes Pass.  The Trip Leader,  Dorothy, has been in contact with the farm owner who has very kindly agreed to let us walk across his farm land on this day. … Continue reading →

This hut is in the Oteake Conservation Area, just to the south of the Waitaki Valley.  It is 15 km and 4 to 5 hours to get to the hut.  The plan for the weekend is as follows ... Saturday:  … Continue reading →

For this meeting we will be in the church building right beside the hall where we normally meet, corner of Church Street and Avenue Road, Timaru.  The start time, as usual, will be 7:30 pm. Our guest speaker this month … Continue reading →

NOTE: This trip has been brought forward a week, from 25/6 to 18/6.  All other details remain the same. This quaint hut is a relic from the mustering days, but has had a makeover in recent years. It is nestled … Continue reading →

Taking advantage of the long weekend, we are planning to have a club weekend away at Tahr Lodge, Mt Cook, for our annual mid-winter knees-up - leaving on the Friday and returning on the Sunday.  Further details will be advised … Continue reading →

Take a leisurely ride along the recently-completed trail from Washdyke to Pleasant Point. Either take your lunch with you or purchase something at "Point", where we will find somewhere outside in the sunshine to enjoy it.  For those into it, … Continue reading →