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Trips/2022-07-30HokakuraHurunui,Maps/2022-07-30 to 08-06 Hokakura Hurunui final.gpx
Maps
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
Photo: Simon
Putting Packs On At Road End
Photo: Brian
Heading Off Along The Track
Photo: Simon
Having A Breather While Snowing On The Track
Photo: Brian
Simon Alan and Bruce having a breather while snowing on the track
Photo: Brian
Snowing On The Track
Photo: Simon
Brian Alan and Bruce on the track snowing
Photo: Simon
Alan Brian and Bruce at Hurunui Hut in heavy snow
Photo: Simon
Alan and Bruce in Hurunui Hut
Photo: Simon
Start: | 15:02
| Start elev: | 553 m
| Max elev: | 639 m
| Distance: | 8.5 km
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End: | 17:16
| End elev: | 638 m
| Ascent: | 265 m
| Avg moving speed: | 4.0 km/h
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Duration: | 02:14 h
| Elev gain: | 85 m
| Descent: | 202 m
| Duration moving: | 02:08 h
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Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Simon at Hurunui Hut snowing
Photo: Brian
Brian in snow outside Hurunui Hut stitch
Photo: Simon
Brian Alan and Bruce leaving Hurunui Hut
Photo: Simon
Hurunui panorama
Photo: Simon
Hurunui River and Hokakura stitch
Photo: Brian
Heading down snowy track to Hurunui flats
Photo: Brian
Bruce with river and snow behind
Photo: Brian
Heading Along The Track On The Flats
Photo: Simon
Sign 1½ hours from the Hurunui hut, Mackenzie Stream behind
Photo: Simon
Rest stop and view down Hurunui, Bruce, Brian, and Alan
Photo: Simon
Descending Track Across Hot Waterfall
Photo: Simon
Bruce at rest stop, river and snow
Photo: Brian
Start: | 08:55
| Start elev: | 636 m
| Max elev: | 657 m
| Distance: | 11.2 km
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End: | 15:37
| End elev: | 640 m
| Ascent: | 382 m
| Avg moving speed: | 2.1 km/h
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Duration: | 06:41 h
| Elev gain: | 4 m
| Descent: | 366 m
| Duration moving: | 05:18 h
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Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Hurunui 3 hut panorama early morning
Photo: Simon
Early morning from Hurunui 3 hut
Photo: Simon
Leaving Hurunui 3 hut for day walk
Photo: Brian
Alan on three wire bridge across Cameron Creek
Photo: Simon
Alan on Camerons Creek three wire bridge
Photo: Brian
Bruce and Brian 1½ hours from Hurunui Hut cr
Photo: Alan
Trudging Through The Snow On The River Flats Stitch
Photo: Simon
Camerons Hut
Photo: Simon
Bruce, Simon, and Alan in Camerons Hut
Photo: Brian
Alan, Brian, Alan inside Camerons hut cr
Photo: Simon
Alan, Brian, Alan outside Camerons hut
Photo: Simon
Brian inside Hurunui 3 Hut
Photo: Simon
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 moving speed: | 2.6 km/h
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Duration: | 05:46 h
| Elev gain: | 12 m
| Descent: | 330 m
| Duration moving: | 04:51 h
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Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
Simon and Bruce heading up Hurunui in snow cr
Photo: Alan
Simon and Bruce heading up Hurunui in snow stitch cr
Photo: Alan
Simon and Bruce heading up Hurunui in snow cr
Photo: Alan
View up snowy Hurunui River flats cr
Photo: Alan
View across Hurunui up Camp Stream cr
Photo: Alan
Brian and Simon at lunch spot on Hurunui River cr
Photo: Alan
Brian and Bruce at lunch spot on Hurunui River cr
Photo: Alan
View outside Hurunui 3 Hut cr
Photo: Alan
View outside Hurunui 3 Hut cr
Photo: Alan
Mossy tree root cr
Photo: Alan
Moss cr
Photo: Alan
Lichen and moss cr
Photo: 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
Photo: Brian
Rainbow over the Hurunui Research Hut
Photo: Brian
Leaving Hurunui 3 hut in rain
Photo: Simon
View down Hurunui cr
Photo: Alan
Rest Stop On The Track
Photo: Simon
Alan, Brian, and Bruce sitting in the hot pool
Photo: Simon
Alan and Bruce at a stop on the Hurunui
Photo: Brian
Dinner and Isolated Hills cr
Photo: Alan
View up the Hurunui River
Photo: Simon
Simon with view of the head of Hoka Kura
Photo: Brian
Hurunui River Flats and head of Hoka Kura cr
Photo: Alan
View of Mt Emerson and Glynn Wye Range cr
Photo: 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 moving speed: | 2.8 km/h
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Duration: | 04:21 h
| Elev loss: | -45 m
| Descent: | 509 m
| Duration moving: | 03:36 h
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Macs Knob day trip
Hurunui River flats down to the head of Hokakura cr
Photo: Alan
Snowy mountains behind Hokakura
Photo: Brian
Bruce and Alan walking above the bushline
Photo: Simon
Walking to view point below Macs Knob cr
Photo: Alan
Bruce and Hokakura view
Photo: Brian
Hokakura from Macs Knob stitch
Photo: Simon
Unui River from Macs Knob P 3
Photo: Simon
View up Hurunui River from Macs Knob
Photo: Simon
Simon on our high point
Photo: Brian
Hokakura stitch
Photo: Simon
Brian returning to bush edge cr
Photo: Alan
Simon and Brian returning to bush edge cr
Photo: Alan
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 moving speed: | 2.7 km/h
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Duration: | 08:19 h
| Elev gain: | 29 m
| Descent: | 1,180 m
| Duration moving: | 07:10 h
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Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine
Hurunui sunrise
Photo: Brian
Hurunui sunrise
Photo: Brian
Hurunui sunrise
Photo: Brian
View of Mc Millan Stream and Macs Knob and spur we climbed
Photo: Simon
Hurunui River and swing bridge cr
Photo: Alan
Near the site of Hurunui 2 Hut
Photo: Simon
At Lake Sumner Hut cr
Photo: Alan
At Lake Sumner Hut cr
Photo: Alan
Loch Katrine from bach cr
Photo: Alan
View of our bach at Loch Katrine stitch
Photo: Simon
Image 1 Bruce - dinner at Loch Katrine Bach
Photo: Match: None #^(adrian|alan|anne|brian|bruce|jim|mike|philip|paul Bagshaw|pc|siân|sian|simon|susie)[\s-]+#i
View of Loch Katrine baches from peninsular
Photo: Simon
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 moving speed: | 3.9 km/h
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Duration: | 02:23 h
| Elev loss: | -61 m
| Descent: | 436 m
| Duration moving: | 02:19 h
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