Mt Tamahunga Trip Tuesday 25 January 9.30am

Come with Kiwi Conservation Club and meet our guide Thelma Wilson for a trip up Mt Tamahunga - the perfect challenge for the end of the holidays.
I have it on good authority that many local young people have climbed Mt Tamahunga, and do remember the power of a group of other children, not to mention other incentives of the lolly kind, to get children up a hill!

Thelma is a ranger from DoC and comes as a highly recommended guide.

Tuesday 25 January 9:30 Meet in the carpark - 1 km up Omaha Valley Rd, on the left.

General description of the walk; the first third of the track is across farm land, climbing quite steeply to the forest edge, a distance of about 1km.  There are gates or fence styles.After entering the bush, the track climbs steadily, with several (4, I think) steep sections until the saddle just below the Summit.
The Summit has a wooden helipad & a Trig station, but views are generally not very good due to vegetation in the way.  There is a small Lookout rock just before the summit that gives nice views over Omaha Bay & the east of the area. The Summit is 436m, and you start from just above Sea level, so it is a bit of a climb, but downhill all the way home.

We'll return the same way, so if someone does run out of steam, it isn't a problem.  They can either wait for the group or make their way back down.

Thelma will show us an exclosure plot, which is used to monitor the level of impact wild animals have on vegetation.  She will talk about predator control being undertaken by a local community group, which includes Forest and Bird members, as well as the the history of the area.

Bring: food & water,
sunscreen
and if anyone is allergic to wasps, bring your medication / antihistamine.  (The forest often has a lot of wasps, but should be OK on the track.)

Togs for a swim at Omaha afterwards (& ice-cream) would not be a silly idea on a hot day!