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Daywalk: Holdsworth Jumbo Circuit

Posted on 16 May, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Megan B on Mt Holdsworth. I think the Holdsworth Jumbo Circuit (AKA the Powell Jumbo Loop, the Jumbo Powell Loop, the Jumbo Holdsworth Loop, and so on), is by far the most popular tramp in the Tararuas. The circuit is … Continue reading →

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Trip: Snowy walk from Holdsworth to Mitre Flats

Posted on 4 June, 2009 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Queen’s Birthday Weekend in the Tararuas didn’t quite work out. There was snow back home in central Wellington, nearly to sea-level for the first time since about 1995, and there was easily snow down to 200 metres in the Tararuas. … Continue reading →

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Trip: Kiriwhakapapa to Cow Creek, Mitre Flats and Holdsworth Lodge

Posted on 15 May, 2009 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

There’s a certain feeling one can sometimes get when looking at a weather forecast the day before going tramping, to realise the entire country is be converged on by unavoidable freezing heavy rainfall from all directions. It’s a feeling that … Continue reading →

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Trip: Holdsworth Lodge to Mitre Flats and back

Posted on 6 May, 2009 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I had a free weekend and I realised that I hadn’t been to the Tararuas for about six months! Don’t ask me how this happened because it’s my favourite mountain range. Since I had the time, I made up my … Continue reading →

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Trip: Jumbo / Holdsworth Loop

Posted on 3 December, 2006 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Who would have thought that a mountain range named after a brand of spreadable butter could be so pointy? Dates: 1st – 3rd December, 2006 Location: Tararua Forest Park Huts visited: Holdsworth Lodge (1 night), Atiwhakatu Hut (0 nights), Jumbo … Continue reading →

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