Overnighter at the oldest Tararua hut

Join me on a trip to Field hut, either the oldest or 2nd oldest Tararua hut (depending on whether you count Sayer hut)!

It's a heart pumping 3hr walk up a hill. We'll have a shared dinner and a social time together. It's a 1hr 15min drive to the road end from Wellington. Let me know if you can drive for this trip! Please ask if you have any questions :)

Field Hut info

Route:

NOTE: This trip is medium difficulty. Day 1 involves 750m ascent over 3 hours. Hut has 20 bunks, so we can take a small or big group.

Day 1 (Sat 8 Aug) - We'll meet at Kelburn campus at 10am. It's a 1hr 15min drive to Ōtaki Forks carpark. We'll bag Parawai Lodge at the road end, then walk 3 hours or so (5km) to Field hut. We should get to the hut between 3-5pm, so we can relax into the late afternoon and evening.

Day 2 (Sun 9 Aug) - I will be cooking pancakes for breakfast! We'll leave the hut at 10am and take a chill pace. It's 3 hours back down the hill. and possibly stop for fish and chips on the way home. We should arrive back in Wellington around 3:30-4pm.

Gear:

Please bring overnight tramping gear. Key things are a tramping pack, warm clothing, a windproof raincoat, tramping boots or trail runners, a sleeping bag, a bowl/cutlery, a headtorch, a big water bottle, and a first aid kit/personal medication. Bring a pot/cooker if you have them.

You can borrow club gear (eg packs, sleeping bags), but please ask in advance :)

Full gear list here.

Food:

Please bring 1 breakfast, 2 lunches, 1 dinner, snacks, drinks (NO glass please!), and at least 1 day's emergency food in case we get delayed.

Cost:

- $15 fuel per person

- $15 for a blue DOC hut ticket - also can use DOC hut pass, or camp for free if you bring a tent