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Tramp with Brian, Bruce and Alan up the Hurunui River 'North Branch'
Fly Wellington to Ōtautahi, drive to Loch Katrine, tramp Hurunui River to Hurunui Hut
Getting ready and snowing at the Loch Katrine gate
📷 Simon
Putting Packs On At Road End
📷 Brian
Heading Off Along The Track
📷 Simon
Having A Breather While Snowing On The Track
📷 Brian
Simon Alan and Bruce having a breather while snowing on the track
📷 Brian
Snowing On The Track
📷 Simon
Brian Alan and Bruce on the track snowing
📷 Simon
Alan Brian and Bruce at Hurunui Hut in heavy snow
📷 Simon
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
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| Duration: | 02:14 h
| Elev gain: | 85 m
| Descent: | 202 m
| Duration tramping: | 02:08 h
|
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Simon at Hurunui Hut snowing
📷 Brian
Brian in snow outside Hurunui Hut
📷 Simon
Brian Alan and Bruce leaving Hurunui Hut
📷 Simon
View down the Hurunui
📷 Simon
Hurunui panorama
📷 Simon
Hurunui River and Hokakura
📷 Brian
Bruce and Alan on the snowy track
📷 Brian
Heading Along The Track On The Flats
📷 Simon
Sign 1½ hours from the Hurunui hut, Mackenzie Stream behind
📷 Simon
Alan, Brian, and Bruce taking off a layer
📷 Simon
Bruce at rest stop, river and snow
📷 Brian
Hurunui Biodiversity Hut
📷 Brian
| 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
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| Duration: | 06:41 h
| Elev gain: | 4 m
| Descent: | 366 m
| Duration tramping: | 05:18 h
|
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Hurunui 3 hut and snowy hills in morning light
📷 Brian
View behind Hurunui 3 hut
📷 Simon
Paradise Ducks in snow
📷 Alan
Fallen trees on river flats that forced us back to the track
📷 Simon
View up snowy Hurunui River
📷 Alan
Trudging Through The Snow On The River Flats
📷 Simon
Simon, Bruce, and Alan reaching Camerons Hut
📷 Brian
Walking up the snowy Hurunui River flats
📷 Brian
Image 2 Bruce - lichen on tree
Crossing the snowy Hurunui River flats
📷 Brian
View up towards Harper Pass
📷 Simon
At Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Alan
| Start: | 09:16
| Start elev: | 655 m
| Max elev: | 759 m
| Distance: | 12.5 km
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| End: | 15:02
| End elev: | 667 m
| Ascent: | 331 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.6 km/h
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| Duration: | 05:46 h
| Elev gain: | 12 m
| Descent: | 330 m
| Duration tramping: | 04:51 h
|
Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
Simon and Bruce heading up Hurunui in snow
📷 Alan
Simon and Bruce heading up Hurunui in snow
📷 Alan
View up snowy Hurunui River flats
📷 Alan
View across Hurunui up Camp Stream
📷 Alan
Simon and Brian tramping through forest
📷 Alan
Hut day at Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Brian
View outside Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Alan
View outside Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Alan
Brian, Alan, and Bruce inside Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Simon
Mossy tree root
📷 Alan
Moss
📷 Alan
Moss And Orchids On Tree Trunk
📷 Alan
| Hurunui Hut: | 15:00, | 0m |
| Camerons Hut: | 17:15, | 0m |
| Lunch : | 17:15, | 0m |
| Total: | 2:15, | +0m | 0km |
Hurunui #3 Hut to Hurunui Hut
Rainbow over the Hurunui Valley from Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Brian
Rainbow over the Hurunui Research Hut
📷 Brian
Leaving Hurunui 3 hut in rain
📷 Simon
View down Hurunui
📷 Alan
Rest Stop On The Track
📷 Simon
Alan, Brian, and Bruce sitting in the hot pool
📷 Simon
Alan and Bruce at a stop on the Hurunui
📷 Brian
Dinner and Isolated Hills
📷 Alan
View up the Hurunui River
📷 Simon
Simon with view of the head of Hoka Kura
📷 Brian
Hurunui River Flats and head of Hoka Kura
📷 Alan
View of Glynn Wye Range
📷 Alan
| Start: | 10:36
| Start elev: | 666 m
| Max elev: | 676 m
| Distance: | 10.2 km
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| End: | 14:58
| End elev: | 622 m
| Ascent: | 466 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.8 km/h
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| Duration: | 04:21 h
| Elev loss: | -45 m
| Descent: | 509 m
| Duration tramping: | 03:36 h
|
Macs Knob day trip
Bruce on the Hurunui River swing bridge
📷 Simon
View across flats to Mc Millan Stream
📷 Alan
View up Hurunui from Macs Knob bush edge
📷 Alan
These Boots Are Made For Tramping
📷 Brian
Bruce and Alan walking above the bushline
📷 Simon
Walking to view point below Macs Knob
📷 Alan
Hokakura view
📷 Brian
Brian ascending above the bushline and view up the Hurunui
📷 Simon
Bruce and Hokakura view
📷 Brian
Hurunui panorama
📷 Simon
Hokakura from Macs Knob
📷 Simon
View up Hurunui River from Macs Knob
📷 Simon
| Start: | 08:39
| Start elev: | 630 m
| Max elev: | 1,407 m
| Distance: | 19.2 km
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| 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
|
Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine
Hurunui sunrise
📷 Brian
Hurunui sunrise
📷 Brian
Brian, Alan, and Bruce heading out from Hurunui Hut
📷 Simon
View of Mc Millan Stream and Macs Knob and spur we climbed
📷 Simon
Hurunui River and swing bridge
📷 Alan
At Lake Sumner Hut
📷 Alan
At Lake Sumner Hut
📷 Alan
Loch Katrine from our bach
📷 Simon
Loch Katrine from bach
📷 Alan
View of our bach at Loch Katrine
📷 Simon
Image 1 Bruce - dinner at Loch Katrine Bach
| Start: | 09:59
| Start elev: | 625 m
| Max elev: | 652 m
| Distance: | 9.0 km
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| End: | 12:22
| End elev: | 564 m
| Ascent: | 365 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 3.9 km/h
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| Duration: | 02:23 h
| Elev loss: | -61 m
| Descent: | 436 m
| Duration tramping: | 02:19 h
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