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Start: | 09:01
| Start elev: | 7 m
| Max elev: | 682 m
| Distance: | 10.2 km
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End: | 14:42
| End elev: | 9 m
| Ascent: | 861 m
| Avg moving speed: | 1.9 km/h
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Duration: | 05:41 h
| Elev gain: | 2 m
| Descent: | 848 m
| Duration moving: | 05:30 h
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Start: | 14:43
| Start elev: | -5 m
| Max elev: | 12 m
| Distance: | 0.9 km
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End: | 15:00
| End elev: | 15 m
| Ascent: | 30 m
| Avg moving speed: | 3.8 km/h
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Duration: | 00:17 h
| Elev gain: | 20 m
| Descent: | 12 m
| Duration moving: | 00:13 h
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Mt Rakeahua, 681m
A day trip up Mt Rakeahua. Saw the rare Southern Dotterel.
Had good all round view from the top although the strong southerly made it very cold.
Jim and Brian starting up the Mt Rakeahua track
Simon and Jim on the way up Rakeahua
view through scrub back to Rakeahua valley
view through scrub back to Rakeahua valley
Jim by large tarn
Rakeahua tarn
looking back down track
Southern Dotterel track above the scrub line
Southern Dotterel
Simon nearing the top of Rakeahua, Patterson inlet behind
Simon nearing the top of Rakeahua, Patterson inlet behind
Brian and Jim on the Rakeahua summit rocks
Brian and Jim on the Rakeahua summit rocks
Simon on Rakeahua, Patterson inlet behind
Simon and Brian on Mt Rakeahua
Mason Bay from Rakeahua
Jim at the old Rakeahua trig.
top of Mt Rakeahua
Rakeahua Mason Bay
Jim on Rakeahua
Rakeahua Mason Bay
Jim looking into Rakeahua basin
view from Mt Rakeahua
Patterson Inlet
Brian and Rakeahua River behind
Jim and Brian overlooking Rakeahua
Jim descending the tussock
Brian and Jim on track above scrubline
Southern Dotterel
Rakehua Hut
Simon at Rakeahua Hut.
Rakeahua River
Brian and Simon by Rakeahua River
Simon and Jim at Rakehua Landing
Brian and Jim at the Rakeahua River Landing
Rakeahua Landing
Brian and Jim at Rakeahua River landing
Rakeahua Hut through Macrocarpas
Rakeahua Hut under Macrocarpa
Rakeahua Hut interior
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