Walk 2 Landscapes and Restoration of Rāpaki and Ōmaru Stream

Start time: 10 am - 3 pm
Duration: approximately 5 hours
Climbing about 400m
cost: $20
TRAMP
An amazing day out with the highly knowledgeable and ever enthusiastic geologist Sam Hampton from Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Geopark and Dylan Steeples. Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa, Rāpaki, lies within the eroded Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour. A harbour once clad in indigenous vegetation, rich in life on land and in the sea.

Join Sam and Dylan to hear about the origins of the landscape and restoration projects within Whakaraupō and Rāpaki. This walk will explore the shore platform before venturing up hill following the restorative plantings along the Ōmaru Stream. Ascending the valley the walk will examine volcanic sequences and the freshwater springs within, and then venture to the crater rim before returning to the shoreline. This is a rare opportunity to visit an area with limited access.

An information sheet will be sent to all participants the week before the event with instructions for where to meet and what to bring. 

The Festival is being generously supported by Further Faster. Bring your ticket along to the store to get up to 10% off. Please show your Banks Peninsula Walking Festival Ticket in-store to redeem. Exclusions apply, including but not limited to electronics, paddle gear, hut tickets, gift cards and sale stock. This generous offer is not available retrospectively, so please do not ask.

**Walks canceled by the Festival due to weather related incidents or factors beyond our control (road closure/slips) are eligible for a 60% refund only. Walks canceled due to guide unavailability are eligible for a full refund (minus the Humanitix fee). There will be no rescheduling of canceled walks and refunds will not be available to people who cancel out of a walk. Please let the organiser know as soon as possible if you cancel out of a walk at bpwalkingfest@gmail.com