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Saturday 29 August 2020 day 1

Fly Wellington to Chrischurch, drive to Mesopotamia, tramp Havelock River Mesopotamia to Growler Hut

Start:	13:30,	540m
Growler Hut:	17:40,	710m
Total:	4:10,	+170m	14.0km

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Sunday 30 August 2020 day 2

Growler Hut to Erics Biv via Curtis Memorial and St Winifred's Huts

Growler Hut: 08:45, 710m Mistake Flat Hut: 11:20, 810m Leg total: 2:35, +100m 9.4km

Mistake Flat Hut: 11:45, 810m Curtis Memorial Hut: 12:15, 805m Leg total: 0:30, -5m 1.8km

Curtis Memorial Hut: 12:55, 805m Erics Biv: 15:25, 930m Leg total: 2:30, 125m 6.4km

Day total: 5:35, 220m 17.6km

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Monday 31 August 2020 day 3

Eric Biv to Havelock head, then to Mistake Flats

Erics Biv: 8:20, 930m Veil Biv: 9:30, 1,035m Leg total: 1:10, +105m

Veil Biv: 9:55, 1,035m Gorge: 10:35, 1,050m Leg total: 0:40, +15m

Gorge: 10:40, 1,050m Erics Biv: 12:00, 930m Leg total: 1:20, -120m

Erics Biv: 13:00, 930m Mistake Flats Hut: 14:50, 805m Leg total: 1:50, -125m

Day total: 5:00, -125m, 15.3km

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Tuesday 01 September 2020 day 4

Mistake Flats snow day

Mistake Flats:	14:50,
Mistake Flats:	15:30,
Day total:	0:40,	2.0km

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Wednesday 02 September 2020 day 5

Forbes River, Murphys Stream

Mistake Flat: 8:35, 800m Forbes Biv: 10:40, 11:00, 975m Mistake Flat: 12:30,   Leg total: 3:35, +175m 9.3km

Mistake Flat: 13:05, 800m Murphys Stream: 14:25, 860m Mistake Flat: 15:45,   Leg total: 2:40, +60m 4.9km

Day total: 6:15, +235m, 14.2km

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Thursday 03 September 2020 day 6

Mistake Flat, Carneys Bivs, Growler Hut

Mistake Flat:	8:55,	805m
Carneys Biv:	13:20, 13:35,	1,020m
Growler Hut :	16:40,	710m
Day total:	7:30,	+215m, -85m,	20.5km

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Friday 04 September 2020 day 7

Growler Hut, Black Mountain Hut, Mesopotamia

Growler Hut:	8:30,	710m
Black Mountain Hut:	10:40, 10:55,	580m
End :	12:50,	535m
Total:	4:05,	-175m,	14.6km

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Saturday 05 September 2020 day 8

Lake Emma and Mt Sunday

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References

• Havelock hunting (DoC)
• The Havelock (NZ Tramper)
• Rangitata River, Havelock River (ClimbNZ)
• The hardcore tramping hut (Stuff 2015)
• Havelock River foray (Peninsular TC 2013)
• The Agony and the ecstasy (Wilderness 2016)
• Historic Mesopotamia land protected for the future (Scoop 2008)
• Mesopotamia Station carved up under Govt scheme (Stuff 2009)