Sunday 17 May 2026

Leader: Dave Cox

We met at the Catchpool Carpark and headed off up the Butcher Track climbing steadily to the ridge. We stopped at the lookout and enjoyed lovely views across Wellington.

We walked along Cattle Ridge to our lunch spot at the junction with Browns Track. After lunch and some discussion, we decided to continue along Cattle Ridge, rather than dropping down into the river.

We soon reached the Orongorongo Track and headed back to the cars.

All up the tramp took about 4.5 hours walking on well-defined tracks, with good weather. There weren’t many people on Butchers Track or Cattle Ridge Track but there were plenty of people on the Orongorongo Track.

Those on the trip were:

Brandon Holman, Dave Cox, Julie James, Mark Robertson, Robyn Wilson, Yingjun Shelton, Amanda Scothern, Julia Morrice

Currently there is no photo album for this trip.