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2023-04-16 Moeraki Haast Paringa Cattle Track2023-02-16 Canada < Trips > 2023-08-05 Whakapapa Skiing Sat: fly to Christchurch, drive (5.5 hrs 400 km) to Fox Glacier via Arthurs Pass
Sun: drive (1 hr, 80 km) to the Mowraki River at the northern end of the Haast Paringa Cattle Track tramp up the Moeraki Valley to Horseshoe Flat Hut (6 bunks, 4.5 hours) and on to Middle Head Hut (6 bunks, 1.5 hours) Mon: visit rock biv, return from Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut (8 bunks)
Tue: to Māori Saddle Hut (10 bunks, 4.5 hours)
Wed: to Mataketake Hut (8 bunks)
Thu: to Blue River Hut via tops – 5 to 6 hours to car, drive (30 min, 30 km) to Waita River at the south end of the Haast-Paringa Cattle Track, tramp 2 hr to Coppermine Creek Hut 8 bunks Fri: visit Joe's Hut, to car (1.5 hours), drive to Fox (2 hr 130 km) for the night, motel
Sat: drive from Franz (5.5 hr 400 km) back to Christchurch, fly to Wellington
Saturday 15 April 2023 day 00Wellington to Fox Glacier  Us all at Kura Tāwhiti 📷 Philip  Hilip - Kura Tāwhiti view  Hilip - Arthurs ass Viaduct  Hilip - Hokitika River mouth  Hilip - Hokitika River mouth and Aorangi  Hilip - Brian and Simon at Hokitika River mouth  Hilip - Hokitika beach driftwood  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Brian  Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Simon  Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka Simon and Brian Sunday 16 April 2023 day 01Moeraki River to Middle Head hut  View up Fox River 📷 Philip  Mountain view after crossing Fox River 📷 Philip  Philip, Simon, and Brian at North Haast Paringa Cattle Track carpark 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip at Moeraki River rest stop above Blue River hut 📷 Simon  View of Moeraki river 📷 Brian  View of Moeraki river 📷 Brian  Vuiew of Moeraki River 📷 Philip  Simon at lunch 📷 Brian  Crossing The Flats After Lunch 📷 Philip  Simon at Horseshoe Flat Hut 📷 Brian  Middle Head Hut 📷 Simon  Middle Head Hut 📷 Simon
Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
Monday 17 April 2023 day 02Moeraki River, Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut  Middle Head Hut 📷 Simon  View up the Moeraki 📷 Philip  Philip jumping the Moeraki 📷 Simon  Brian at Rock Biv 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip in the rock biv 📷 Simon  Moeraki River cascade 📷 Philip  Moeraki river crossing at halfway 📷 Philip  Simon tramping alongside river 📷 Brian  Brian by Moeraki pool 📷 Philip  Fern Understory 📷 Philip  Brian in Blue River hut 📷 Simon  Philip and Brian at Blue River hut 📷 Simon
Moeraki River, Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut
Tuesday 18 April 2023 day 03Blue River Hut to Māori Saddle Hut on the Haast Paringa Cattle track  Leaving Blue River Hut in the rain 📷 Philip  On the Cattle Track in the rain 📷 Philip  Rest In The Rain 📷 Philip  Crossing Wrong Creek 📷 Philip  Brian and small side creek on track 📷 Philip  Brian and small side creek on track 📷 Philip  Brian and Simon crossing another side creek 📷 Philip  Brian and Simon crossing another side creek 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip at Māori Saddle Hut turnoff 📷 Simon  Philip outside Māori Saddle hut 📷 Brian  The three of us outside Māori Saddle hut 📷 Philip  Māori Saddle hut 📷 Simon
Blue River Hut to Māori Saddle Hut on the Haast Paringa Cattle track
Wednesday 19 April 2023 day 04Māori Saddle Hut to Mataketake Hut  Māori Saddle Hut in the morning 📷 Simon  View back along pack track from Māori Saddle Hut turnoff 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip at the bushline 📷 Simon  Simon and Philip at the Mataketake range bushline 📷 Brian  Brian and Simon climbing the spur to the Mataketake tops 📷 Philip  Philip with Mataketake Hut, Aoraki, Sefton and Hooker behind 📷 Brian  Lake Dime 📷 Brian  Philip and Haast Beach 📷 Brian  Mataketake hut and tarns 📷 Brian  Hilip - view north along Mataketake range Simon on 1292  View back along route from Mataketake hut, with trampers 📷 Brian  Brian heading to Matetake hut 📷 Simon
Māori Saddle Hut to Mataketake Hut
Thursday 20 April 2023 day 05Mataketake Hut to Blue River Hut via tops, drive to Waita River at the south end of Haast-Paringa Cattle Track, tramp to Coppermine Creek Hut  Morning packing in Mataketake hut 📷 Simon  Bian and Simon taking the track from Mataketake hut in the cloud 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip on the Mataketake tops route in the cloud 📷 Simon  Simon at the point the route leaves to tops, looking north to the Moeraki 📷 Brian  View off the Mataketake tops to the Moeraki 📷 Simon  Philip and Brian at rest stop before leaving the Mataketake tops 📷 Simon  Simon leaving the Mataketake tops 📷 Philip  Rest Stop In The Bush 📷 Philip  Simon and Brian at Moeraki river pool below Blue River Hut 📷 Philip  Brian and Simon heading up the Waitaha river 📷 Philip  Simon and Brian following the Waitaha River route 📷 Philip  First view of Coppermine Creek Hut 📷 Simon
Mataketake Hut to Blue River Hut via tops, drive to Waita River at the south end of Haast-Paringa Cattle Track, tramp to Coppermine Creek Hut
Friday 21 April 2023 day 06visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night  Joes Hut 📷 Brian  Brian arriving at Joes Hut 📷 Simon  Simon at Joes Hut 📷 Brian  Joes Hut 📷 Philip  Brian heading back to Joes Hut 📷 Simon  Brian heading down the Waitaha 📷 Philip  Arriving Back At The Car 📷 Philip  Hilip - Waiatoto River  Hilip - Arawata River  Hilip - Jackson Bay Wharf  Hilip - on the Jackson Bay wharf  Philip and Simon on the Jackson Bay Wharf 📷 Brian
visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night
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