Rural Woman New Zealand hold Whanganui tramp for charity

Walkers set out from Waikupa Rd on Sunday's annual fundraising walk run by Rural Women. Photo / Bevan Conley

Sunday provided an opportunity to walk across and discover back country New Zealand and all for a good cause.

The Fordell-Mangamahu branch of Rural Women New Zealand once again hosted its annual fundraising walk, this year starting at Okoia.

"We're just using two of our members' farms," rural women member Carol Teutscher said.

The circuit, which started on Waikupa Rd and took in the Matarawa Valley was expected to take the walkers about five hours.

"And there will be little stops and points of interest along the way," Teutscher said.

"They're all people who like walking and actually just exploring their environment and finding new places."

Organisers were expecting about 50 people to join the walking party with afternoon tea to look forward to at the end.

Each walker paid $7 to take part and that included a raffle with proceeds going to Associated Country Women of the World to help women in the pacific.

The Fordell-Mangamahu branch of Rural Women has about 25 members from all over the Whanganui area who meet once a month.