Mt Matthews Overnighter

Mt Matthews is the tallest peak in the Remutaka range (941m), and I have been looking at it EVERY DAY from afar through my window in Welly. I cannot go all year seeing this thing so often and not stand on it!!!

The plan is to meet at Hunter Carpark at 12pm on Friday 1st. Trip capacity will be limited by number of drivers, which at the moment is 2 (so 10 people). We will leave ASAP for the Catchpool Carpark, and walk in along the usual track.

We will walk approx 2.5-3 hours to the Baine-Iti Hut, which is perfectly located at the start of the Mt Matthew Track. The hut is small and a bit worse for wear, but has a working fire and space to camp outside too.

The Mt Matthew Track can be challenging for some - it is 3.5km long and climbs over 830m. At the top of the mountain, I will try and spot my house. Surely if I can see the mountain from the house I can see the house from the mountain, right?

We will head up Mt Matthews and down and all the way out and back to Welly on the Saturday. I want to be back in Welly for 4pm, so it will be an early start on Saturday. It will be quite a long second day overall (almost 18km). 

Gear list and food arrangements TBC soon, but it will be the usual kinda stuff.

Cost: fuel and any group food contribution (<$10)