Mid Otaki and Dracophyllum Hut

Tararua Bush Bash – Grade 5 🥵

Details:
Whilst Dracophyllum hut is clear of dirty TA walkers now seems like a good time to visit, plus bag Otaki Hut and a couple of others on the way...

🚩 Summary of Trip:
📌 Duration:
Friday: Start at Poads Rd and smash it up to Waiopehu Hut for the night Saturday: [See scribble on map in the photo and get to Draco….]
Sunday: [Out via Te Matawai Hut and back to Poads Rd]

📌 Distances:
🔸 Friday: [?]
🔸 Saturday: [?]
🔸 Sunday: [?]

📌 Difficulty:
🚶 [Grade 5]: Check Trip Grades here: https://wellytg.home.blog/trip-grades/

📌 Attendance limit:
[4] people maximum.

🚩 Gear:
👉 You can find a gear checklist here: https://wellytg.home.blog/gear/

🚩 Maps:
👉 You should bring a Topo Map and Compass.

🚩 Food:
👉 X2 Breakfast X2 Lunch, X2 Dinner, Snacks, Water & Emergency Rations.

🚩 Etiquette: https://wellytg.home.blog/policies-etiquette/
👍 Answer all RSVP questions whether you are on the waiting list or not.
👍 Study the description and meeting points. Preparation is paramount for an incident-free trip.
👍 Drivers especially need to know where to go beforehand, otherwise arriving at the wrong place, can inconvenience the whole group.
👍 Be considerate by keeping your RSVP up to date at all times, and do not pull out 10 days or less, before the trip begins, otherwise, you will block someone who may want to join.
👍 Please be contactable, to others. If organizers need to, or your passenger/driver need to make arrangements etc, then make sure private messaging (via meetup) is not blocked, your cell phone is turned on, and text messages are regularly checked.
👍 Pay your driver.
👍 Please DO NOT RSVP if you are going to join the hike late, or leave early. It just makes things complicated and difficult to organize.
👍 Keep together as a group – i.e. not too fast or too slow. If you think you are very slow please DO NOT RSVP.
Please do not become impatient with others who may be slower than you.
Thanks 😊

🚩 Accommodation:
💰 https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/wellington-kapiti/places/tararua-forest-park/things-to-do/huts/waiopehu-hut/
[Hut/Cost $5.00 hut ticket for Friday night]
https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-stay/stay-in-a-hut/booking-and-paying/
👍 Or use your Hut Pass is you have one.

🚩 Transport and Carpooling:

💰 Passengers need to give koha to the driver to cover fuel and vehicle running costs

🚩 RSVP Questions:
Please make sure you answer all the RSVP questions, otherwise your RSVP will be changed to “Not going”

❌❗ Important: You can change your answers at anytime by clicking on the RSVP button.

🚩 Cancellations:
📌 Weather depending, but looking good at this stage

Look forward to meeting & walking with you!

🚩 Questions?
Post below 💩