About this Event
Got To Get Out for a fairly HARD-days hiking? Want some stunning views and fitness leading? Join us!
If you have already done a few hikes , fitness is OK and want to push yourself a bit further, this hike is for you! 13year olds with parental supervision+ are welcome on this trip.
Got To Get Out group founder Robert Bruce (trained guide, wilderness first aid trained, New Zealander of the Year semi-finalist) is driving and guiding this 'there and back' of the Pinnacles summit, starting from the Kauaeranga Valley, Coromandel
This trip will start and finish at our regular meeting spot outside the Cloud (beside the Ferry terminal) downtown Auckland with all transport provided to and from the track start.
We will head to the track start very early in the morning in our modern comfortable mini-bus, smash the hike, go get a snack in Thames, and return the same day for a "there and back" mission.
Schedule as follows:
645am - meet outside the Ferry Terminal Building (be early! 15min, so 630)
7am - Departure in bus after circle of names
8 am - coffee at Bombay BP (*can pickup people from here * )
10am - Start the hike: Pinnacles Hut return (to the summit if you are up to it! Or you can hang out in the hut, eat some food and chill if it's all a bit too much).
(lunch on the trail or in the hut)
Billygoat Track for the return.
4pm (approx) - Finish hike then grab a hot or cold drink in Thames
5pm (approx) drive back to Auckland
7pm (appox) Back in Auckland for drop off at The Cloud
About the trail / risk disclosure:
Before booking this trip, please read more about the track here: https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/coromandel/places/coromandel-forest-park/things-to-do/kauaeranga-kauri-trail/
NOTE: This is an intermediate track with a LOT of uphill (in fact the whole thing is upill!), so a good fitness is required.
Got To Get Out will monitor the weather leading up to event departure. You can check environmental conditions at: https://www.metservice.com/rural/regions/coromandel/@-37.007,175.672,10.00z
You can also check in with the local DOC office to learn about other risks or hazards.
Weather can be changible, with flash flooding, landslides, slips trips and falls all some of the hazards of this trip.
Must Have:
- You need to have done several hikes before this one,
- Good quality boots / or grippy footwear essential, these will be checked pre-departure. Ankle support / warmth / grip suggested (trail runners are 'ok')
- Good quality day backpack for your jacket and warm clothes, food, water, first aid etc
- Essential is your own emergency blanket, whistle, food, torch (cheap from most stores)
- PLB a good idea though Rob has one,
- Your own food (+ something small to share is nice!).
Extra:
- You should be self-sustaining, have your own gear and know how to use it,
- It's a good idea to have brought your own map, checked weather.
- Sorry not dog friendly
- No under 13's without talking to us first please,
Note: yes this is a guided trip but is a collective experience with everyone 'pulling their weight' and helping to finish. We are in it together. This is great team building.
Rob your guide will have;
- emergency comms,
- first aid and training,
- maps,
You're getting:
- transport in a modern tidy vehicle to and from (mini bus) and all driving
- concession paid to be legally hiking on this land,
- emergency training and support,
- Great chat, stories of Nepal, and maybe some inspiration!
Most of all, you are supporting this SOCIAL ENTERPRISE on a mission to get locals active and outdoors.
So then, who's in? JOIN US!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Ferry Building, 107 Quay Street, Auckland, New Zealand
NZD 100.00
