Churton Park Community Walkers

Newsletter 19 February 2024

Last week’s walks:

We had a great turn-out last Wednesday for walks around the Paremata/Papakowhai area followed by coffee and a bite to eat at the Ngati Toa Domain.  Our picnic was accompanied by a gentle Wellington breeze and was quickly dispatched by a light shower.  On Thursday  7 walkers headed up the bush track above the roundabout in Grenada Village and on Friday Jane Gaudie led 12 walkers up into the mist at Belmont Trig, having entered the regional park from the Takapu Road entrance.

Please don't forget to review the new meeting arrangements for the Wednesday walks - see below.

Brian Vincent.
Convenor.

Can each group please try and take at least one photo during their walk for inclusion in the next newsletter.  Send photos to this link.

Reminder

Please ensure that you inform your group’s leader if you leave a walk partway through.

This Week's Walks (Wednesday 21 February)

A reminder about new meeting point & time for the Wednesday walkers.

As a trial, over the next two months we are nominating the start time for each walk from the walk's starting point. This will factor in the estimated travel time for those who need to arrange transport from Churton Park at 9am. Consequently those requiring lifts and those offering lifts should either continue to meet amongst themselves at 9am or make arrangements in advance by swapping telephone numbers. To ensure that everyone has had an opportunity to make any arrangements we will be advising the new start time for each walk from this week, Wednesday  21 February.  We would be pleased to receive any comments on this approach.

This Weeks Walks:  The walks are all in the Johnsonville area.   Walkers should assemble at the designated parking area (Alex Moore Park carpark on Bannister Avenue) and be ready to set off on your walk at 9:15am.  

PP’s:  A 4.05km loop taking in streets and a couple of underpasses in the main part of Johnsonville.  There is a little bit of hill to climb with the majority of the walk on the flat.  This is a new walk.  You can see the walk here.

SS’s:  A 6.27km loop around Johnsonville.  It does include a couple of hills with the rest fairly flat.  All on footpaths and tracks.  This also is a new walk but parts will have been walked before.  You can see the walk here.

FF’s: A 7.45km loop walk on tracks and footpaths. Includes hills. This is an old walk last carried out in the middle of 2023.  You can see the walk in NZMapometer  here and on PlotaRoute here.

Parking: Parking for all three groups is in the Alex Moore Park car park which is accessed off Bannister Avenue. (PS. Our usual Johnsonville parking area.) 

Coffee:  Where to go for coffee is walkers' choice.  Simmer back home, Thyme in Middleton Rd, Common Ground in the Library or the Mall cafes.   All are in the general area.

Enjoy your walks

Russell Paterson

Website

When you open the website to view your walk have a quick look at the “Home Page”.  This usually has new images each week showing views from one of our walks.

Cancellation

If the walks are cancelled an email will be sent out as early as possible but definitely before 8:00am.

Walk Schedules

You can look at the walk schedule for February 2024 here. 

Photos

Walkers please try and take a photo of each group on walking days and email them to this link.
Preferably small size (around 450kb).

CPCW Photos
Wednesday walkers headed out from Ngati Toa Domain and around Paremata/Papakowhai.  A number adjourned for coffee at the Domain after walking - despite more 'summer' breezes! (Thanks to Brian V, Mike D, Hue, Bill)
And just to show that the age of romance is not dead...  Here is Barry showing up the rest of us blokes on Valentine's Day.
Thursday walkers explored a walkway off Grenada Drive heading up the hill through the bush.  Apparently it was a windy evening - unusual! (Thanks Hue & Kishan)
Friday's walkers headed up from the Takapu Road entrance to Belmont Regional Park and walked up to the trig.  No views to be seen, but as they headed down and around the Dress Circle to head back to the start, the cloud cleared.  The walk was shared with a friendly bunch of young cattle and recently shorn sheep. (Photos: Bill)
And from our Convenor and his wife who were exploring the beautiful Hawke Bay (surely not looking for better weather??). Here is "Roaming in the Gnoming".  (Thank you Pat V)

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