Your Summit
You are invited to join us at your local summit. You can view the South Island and North Island tour schedules online, in printable PDF format or by registering for updates and news.
You can also see a list of previously climbed summits.
Please click here to download the schedule in a printable, PDF format. You may need to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file.
South Island Schedule
The South Island tour has been completed! Please check back soon for stories and photos from each climb.
North Island Schedule
The North Island tour has been completed! Please check back soon for stories and photos from each climb.
Climbed Summits
| South Island | |
| 25 March 8:00 am |
Bluff/Invercargill -The Bluff/Motupohue Meeting point - Stirling Point Carpark, walk time to summit 45mins |
| 25 March 4.30pm |
Gore - East Peak (via Croydon Bush) Meeting point - Croydons Bush Rd end, walk time to summit 50mins |
| 26 March 8:00am |
Queenstown - Queenstown Hill Meeting point - Belfast Terrace carpark, walk time to summit 45mins |
| 26 March 4.30pm |
Dunedin - Flagstaff Meeting point - The Bullring carpark on Flagstaff/Whareflat Rd, walk time to summit 40mins |
| 27 March 8:00am |
Timaru -Mt Horrible Meeting point - Claremont Bush carpark on Claremont Bush Rd, walk time to summit 25mins |
| 27 March 4.30pm |
Christchurch - Mt Sugarloaf (Port Hills) Meeting point - Victoria Park Rd (southernmost carpark), walk time to summit 60mins |
| 28 March 8:00am |
Christchurch - Mt Vernon Meeting point - Sign of the Kiwi, walk time (via crater rim track) to summit 60mins |
| 28 March 4.30pm |
Greymouth - Point Elizabeth Meeting point - end of Cobden North Beach Rd, walk time to summit 40mins |
| 29 March 8:00am |
Westport - Cape Foulwind Meeting point - Tauranga Bay carpark, walk time to summit 60mins |
| 29 March 4.30pm |
Nelson - Centre of NZ/Botanical Hill Meeting point - Hardy St East, walk time 40mins |
| 30 March 8:00am |
Blenheim - Mt Vernon (Wither Hills) Meeting point - Redwood Street Gateway, walk time to summit 60mins |
| North Island | |
| 31 March 8:00 am |
Wellington - Mt Victoria Meeting point - Oriental Parade (opposite Hay St), walk time to summit 45mins |
| 31 March 4.30pm |
Porirua - Colonial Knob Walkway Meeting point - Broken Hill Rd, walk time to summit 60mins |
| 1 April 8:00am |
Hutt Valley - Belmont Trig Meeting point - Stratton Rd entrance, walk time to summit 60mins |
| 1 April 4.30pm |
Paraparaumu - Mataihuka Track (to trig) Meeting point - Panorama Drive, walk time to summit 60mins |
| 2 April 8:00am |
Masterton - Mt Clyde, Rewanui Forest Park Meeting point - Rewanui Forest Park carpark (next to woolshed) on the Castlepoint Rd, 23km east of Masterton, walk time to summit 60mins |
| 2 April 4.30pm |
Palmerston North - Manawatu Sledge Track Meeting point - Kahuterawa Road (off Old West Rd) carpark, time to The Elevation 60mins |
| 3 April 8:00am |
Wanganui - Rotary Club Westmere Walkway Meeting point – Kelvin St (off Kaikokopu Rd), walk time to highest point on the track 30mins |
| 3 April 4.30pm |
New Plymouth - North Egmont Visitors Centre Meeting point – North Egmont Visitors Centre carpark. This walk will not be to the summit of Mt Taranaki, but to a highpoint, with amazing views, 45mins from the carpark. |
| 4 April 8:00am |
Te Kuiti - Brook Park Meeting point - carpark on Te Kumi side rd (off S.H 3 next to Bosco cafe), walk time to summit 30mins |
| 4 April 4.30pm |
Taupo - Tauhara Meeting point - carpark at the end of Mountain Rd (off S.H 5), walk time to summit 75mins |
| 5 April 8:00am |
Napier & Hastings - Te Mata Peak Meeting point - Te Mata Park entrance carpark on Te Mata Peak Rd, walk time to summit 60mins |
| 5 April 4.30pm |
Gisborne - Titirangi Meeting point - Cook monument on Kaiti Beach Rd, walk time to summit 45mins |
| 10 April 8:00am |
Whakatane/Opotiki - Toi's Pa lookout Meeting point - Whakatane Visitors Centre (on The Strand), walk time to summit 60mins |
| 10 April 4.30pm |
Mt Maunganui/Tauranga - Mt Maunganui Meeting point - corner of Marine Parade and Adams Ave (on beach front), walk time to summit 60mins |
| 11 April 8:00am |
Rotorua - Mt Ngongataha Meeting point - carpark before locked gate on Mountain Rd (near restaurant), walk time to summit 45mins |
| 11 April 4.30pm |
Tokoroa/Putaruru/Cambridge/Hamilton - Maungatautari Meeting point – end of Hicks Rd (opposite Maungatautari school). Due to time factors the walk will not be to the summit of Maungatautari, but will include the northern ecological walking area. Walk time 90mins. |
| 12 April 8:00am |
South Auckland - Mangere Mountain Meeting point - at the end of the road into the Mangere Mountain Domain, near the sports clubrooms, walk time to summit 30mins |
| 12 April 4.30pm |
East/central Auckland - One Tree Hill Meeting point - large carpark near the Archery club rooms on Kenneth Myres Drive, walk time to summit 30mins |
| 13 April 8:00am |
North Shore Auckland - North Head Meeting point - On Cheltenham beach at the end of Cheltenham Rd, walk time to summit 30mins |
| 13 April 4:30pm |
West Auckland - Pukematekeo (Waitakere Ranges) Meeting point – carpark near rangers station on Falls Rd (through the golf course), off Te Henga Rd. More parking at the Cascades Kauri carpark, at the bottom of the hill. Walk time to summit 50mins. |
| 14 April 8:00am |
Ngaruawahia/Hamilton/Huntly - Mt Hakarimata Meeting point - end of Parker Rd (off Hakarimata Rd), walk time to summit 60mins |
| 14 April 4.30pm |
Thames/Paeroa - The Lookout (Waiotahi Track) Meeting point - end of Waiotahi Rd (Thames), walk time to summit 60mins |
| 26 April 9:00am |
Mt Ruapehu Meeting point - Lorenz's Bar and Cafe, Top of Bruce Rd, Mt Ruapehu Please click here to download PDF brochure. You may need to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file. Join staff from Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre, Alpine Clubs and the Department of Conservation for a climb to the crater of Mount Ruapehu. This will be the final climb in the "Summits for Ed" programme to commemorate the life and work of Sir Edmund Hillary. Climbers will be able to ride the chairlift to Knoll Ridge Cafe compliments of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts. The climb will be followed with a complimentary cup of tea at Knoll Ridge Cafe at 2.30pm. Whakapapa Visitor Centre will have a sausage sizzle and showing of Sir Ed’s adventures in the auditorium at 3.15pm. Please note: This is not a guided climb. You are responsible for your own safety and equipment. Wet weather alternative is a climb to the top of Meads Wall, same time and place. |
| 27 May Noon |
Warkworth - The Dome (Dome Valley - off S.H 1) Meeting point - Dome tearooms carpark on S.H 1, walk time to summit 60mins |
| 28 May 8.00 am |
Whangarei - Parihaka (from Mair Park) Meeting point - Mair Park (Banff Rd entrance), walk time to summit 60mins |
| 28 May 3.30 pm |
Kaikohe - Te Ahuahu Meeting point – 26 Hariru Rd (off S.H. 1 at Te Ahuahu) please park in field as directed, walk to summit 30mins |
| Cancelled | Russell - Flagstaff Hill (Russell) |
| Cancelled | Keri Keri - Ake Ake point |
| 29 May 11.00 am |
Cape Reinga - Lighthouse Meeting point - Cape Reinga carpark, walk time to summit 30mins |
