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Tramp with Brian, Bruce and Alan up the Hurunui River 'North Branch'

Saturday 30 July 2022 day 1

Fly Wellington to Ōtautahi, drive to Loch Katrine, tramp Hurunui River to Hurunui Hut

Fly Wellington to Ōtautahi, drive to Loch Katrine, tramp Hurunui River to Hurunui Hut
Getting ready and snowing at the Loch Katrine gate

📷 Simon

Fly Wellington to Ōtautahi, drive to Loch Katrine, tramp Hurunui River to Hurunui Hut
Putting Packs On At Road End
📷 Brian
Fly Wellington to Ōtautahi, drive to Loch Katrine, tramp Hurunui River to Hurunui Hut
Heading Off Along The Track
📷 Simon
Fly Wellington to Ōtautahi, drive to Loch Katrine, tramp Hurunui River to Hurunui Hut
Having A Breather While Snowing On The Track
📷 Brian
Fly Wellington to Ōtautahi, drive to Loch Katrine, tramp Hurunui River to Hurunui Hut
Simon Alan and Bruce having a breather while snowing on the track
📷 Brian
Fly Wellington to Ōtautahi, drive to Loch Katrine, tramp Hurunui River to Hurunui Hut
Snowing On The Track
📷 Simon
Fly Wellington to Ōtautahi, drive to Loch Katrine, tramp Hurunui River to Hurunui Hut
Brian Alan and Bruce on the track snowing
📷 Simon
Fly Wellington to Ōtautahi, drive to Loch Katrine, tramp Hurunui River to Hurunui Hut
Alan Brian and Bruce at Hurunui Hut in heavy snow
📷 Simon
Fly Wellington to Ōtautahi, drive to Loch Katrine, tramp Hurunui River to Hurunui Hut
Alan and Bruce in Hurunui Hut
📷 Simon

Start: 15:02 Start elev: 553 m Max elev: 639 m Distance: 8.5 km
End: 17:16 End elev: 638 m Ascent: 265 m Avg tramping speed: 4.0 km/h
Duration: 02:14 h Elev gain: 85 m Descent: 202 m Duration tramping: 02:08 h



Sunday 31 July 2022 day 2

Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut

Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Brian Alan and Bruce leaving Hurunui Hut

📷 Simon

Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
View down the Hurunui
📷 Simon
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Hurunui panorama
📷 Simon
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Hurunui River and Hokakura
📷 Brian
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Bruce with river and snow behind
📷 Brian
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Heading Along The Track On The Flats
📷 Simon
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Descending Track Across Hot Waterfall
📷 Simon
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
The Hot Pool
📷 Simon
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Simon and Bruce with view up Hurunui River
📷 Brian
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Brian at Hurunui 3 hut
📷 Simon
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Hurunui Biodiversity Hut
📷 Brian
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Hurunui 3 hut
📷 Simon

Start: 08:55 Start elev: 636 m Max elev: 657 m Distance: 11.2 km
End: 15:37 End elev: 640 m Ascent: 382 m Avg tramping speed: 2.1 km/h
Duration: 06:41 h Elev gain: 4 m Descent: 366 m Duration tramping: 05:18 h



Monday 1 August 2022 day 3

Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return

Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Hurunui 3 hut and snowy hills in morning light

📷 Brian

Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Early morning from Hurunui 3 hut
📷 Simon
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Hurunui Hut across valley to Waterfall Stream
📷 Simon
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Snowy view from Hurunui 3 hut up valley
📷 Simon
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Leaving Hurunui 3 hut for day walk
📷 Brian
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Paradise Ducks in snow
📷 Alan
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Brian and Bruce on track above Hurunui River
📷 Alan
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Alan on Camerons Creek three wire bridge
📷 Brian
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Brian on three wire bridge across Cameron Creek
📷 Simon
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Bruce and Brian 1½ hours from Hurunui Hut
📷 Alan
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Simon, Bruce, and Alan reaching Camerons Hut
📷 Brian
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Alan, Brian, Alan outside Camerons hut
📷 Simon

Start: 09:16 Start elev: 655 m Max elev: 759 m Distance: 12.5 km
End: 15:02 End elev: 667 m Ascent: 331 m Avg tramping speed: 2.6 km/h
Duration: 05:46 h Elev gain: 12 m Descent: 330 m Duration tramping: 04:51 h



Tuesday 2 August 2022 day 4

Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut

Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
Simon and Bruce heading up Hurunui in snow

📷 Alan

Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
Simon and Bruce heading up Hurunui in snow stitch cr
📷 Alan
Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
Simon and Bruce heading up Hurunui in snow
📷 Alan
Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
View up snowy Hurunui River flats
📷 Alan
Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
View across Hurunui up Camp Stream
📷 Alan
Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
Simon and Brian tramping through forest
📷 Alan
Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
Brian and Simon at Camerons Hut
📷 Alan
Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
Brian and Simon at lunch spot on Hurunui River
📷 Alan
Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
Brian and Bruce at lunch spot on Hurunui River
📷 Alan
Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
Hut day at Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Brian
Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
View outside Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Alan
Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
Brian, Alan, and Bruce inside Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Simon

Hurunui Hut:15:00,0m
Camerons Hut:17:15,0m
Lunch :17:15,0m
Total:2:15,+0m0km



Wednesday 3 August 2022 day 5

Hurunui #3 Hut to Hurunui Hut

Hurunui #3 Hut to Hurunui Hut
Rainbow over the Hurunui Valley from Hurunui 3 Hut

📷 Brian

Hurunui #3 Hut to Hurunui Hut
Rainbow over the Hurunui Research Hut
📷 Brian
Hurunui #3 Hut to Hurunui Hut
Leaving Hurunui 3 hut in rain
📷 Simon
Hurunui #3 Hut to Hurunui Hut
View down Hurunui
📷 Alan
Hurunui #3 Hut to Hurunui Hut
Rest Stop On The Track
📷 Simon
Hurunui #3 Hut to Hurunui Hut
Alan, Brian, and Bruce sitting in the hot pool
📷 Simon
Hurunui #3 Hut to Hurunui Hut
Alan and Bruce at a stop on the Hurunui
📷 Brian
Hurunui #3 Hut to Hurunui Hut
Dinner and Isolated Hills
📷 Alan
Hurunui #3 Hut to Hurunui Hut
View up the Hurunui River
📷 Simon
Hurunui #3 Hut to Hurunui Hut
Simon with view of the head of Hoka Kura
📷 Brian
Hurunui #3 Hut to Hurunui Hut
Hurunui River Flats and head of Hoka Kura
📷 Alan
Hurunui #3 Hut to Hurunui Hut
View of Mt Emerson
📷 Alan

Start: 10:36 Start elev: 666 m Max elev: 676 m Distance: 10.2 km
End: 14:58 End elev: 622 m Ascent: 466 m Avg tramping speed: 2.8 km/h
Duration: 04:21 h Elev loss: -45 m Descent: 509 m Duration tramping: 03:36 h



Thursday 4 August 2022 day 6

Macs Knob day trip

Macs Knob day trip
Bruce on the Hurunui River swing bridge

📷 Simon

Macs Knob day trip
Hurunui River flats down to the head of Hokakura
📷 Alan
Macs Knob day trip
View across flats to Mc Millan Stream
📷 Alan
Macs Knob day trip
Bruce at the bushline on Macs Knob, and Hurunui Valley
📷 Brian
Macs Knob day trip
Hurunui Hut and River from Macs Knob bush edge
📷 Brian
Macs Knob day trip
View up Hurunui from Macs Knob bush edge
📷 Alan
Macs Knob day trip
Hokakura and Lake Mason view
📷 Brian
Macs Knob day trip
Bruce and Hokakura view
📷 Brian
Macs Knob day trip
Hokakura from Macs Knob
📷 Simon
Macs Knob day trip
Hokakura from Macs Knob
📷 Simon
Macs Knob day trip
Hurunui River and Loch Katrine
📷 Brian
Macs Knob day trip
Simon and Brian returning to bush edge
📷 Alan

Start: 08:39 Start elev: 630 m Max elev: 1,407 m Distance: 19.2 km
End: 16:58 End elev: 659 m Ascent: 1,126 m Avg tramping speed: 2.7 km/h
Duration: 08:19 h Elev gain: 29 m Descent: 1,180 m Duration tramping: 07:10 h



Friday 5 August 2022 day 7

Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine

Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine
Hurunui sunrise

📷 Brian

Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine
Hurunui sunrise
📷 Brian
Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine
Hurunui sunrise
📷 Brian
Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine
Brian, Alan, and Bruce heading out from Hurunui Hut
📷 Simon
Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine
View of Mc Millan Stream and Macs Knob and spur we climbed
📷 Simon
Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine
Hurunui River and swing bridge
📷 Alan
Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine
Near the site of Hurunui 2 Hut
📷 Simon
Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine
At Lake Sumner Hut
📷 Alan
Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine
Loch Katrine from our bach
📷 Simon
Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine
Loch Katrine from bach
📷 Alan
Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine
Image 1 Bruce - dinner at Loch Katrine Bach
Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine
Loch Katrine panorama
📷 Simon

Start: 09:59 Start elev: 625 m Max elev: 652 m Distance: 9.0 km
End: 12:22 End elev: 564 m Ascent: 365 m Avg tramping speed: 3.9 km/h
Duration: 02:23 h Elev loss: -61 m Descent: 436 m Duration tramping: 02:19 h



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