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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 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
|
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Brian in snow outside Hurunui Hut
📷 Simon
Brian Alan and Bruce leaving Hurunui Hut
📷 Simon
View down the Hurunui
📷 Simon
Bruce and Alan on the snowy track
📷 Brian
Heading down snowy track to Hurunui flats
📷 Brian
Bruce with river and snow behind
📷 Brian
Heading Along The Track On The Flats
📷 Simon
Alan, Brian, and Bruce taking off a layer
📷 Simon
Descending Track Across Hot Waterfall
📷 Simon
Bruce, Brian, and Alan at hot pool
📷 Simon
Lunch In Snow Beside The River
📷 Simon
Party arriving at Hurunui 3 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 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
|
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Hurunui 3 hut and snowy hills in morning light
📷 Brian
Hurunui Hut across valley to Waterfall Stream
📷 Simon
View behind Hurunui 3 hut
📷 Simon
Snowy view from Hurunui 3 hut up valley
📷 Simon
Image 0 Bruce - Alan crossing three wire bridge on Cameron Stream
Leaving Hurunui 3 hut for day walk
📷 Brian
Paradise Ducks in snow
📷 Alan
Fallen trees on river flats that forced us back to the track
📷 Simon
Alan on three wire bridge across Cameron Creek
📷 Simon
View up snowy Hurunui River
📷 Alan
Camerons Hut across snowy flat
📷 Simon
Alan, Brian, Alan outside Camerons hut
📷 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
📷 Alan
Simon and Bruce heading up Hurunui in snow stitch cr
📷 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
Brian and Simon at Camerons Hut
📷 Alan
View outside Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Alan
Mossy tree root
📷 Alan
Moss
📷 Alan
Lichen and 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
Simon, Alan, and Brian at Hurunui Hut
📷 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 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
|
Macs Knob day trip
Bruce crossing Hurunui Swingbridge
📷 Alan
Bruce on the Hurunui River swing bridge
📷 Simon
Hurunui River flats down to the head of Hokakura
📷 Alan
View across flats to Mc Millan Stream
📷 Alan
Bruce at the bushline on Macs Knob, and Hurunui Valley
📷 Brian
Simon and Alan at bush edge lunch stop
📷 Brian
These Boots Are Made For Tramping
📷 Brian
View at lunch spot just above Macs Knob bush edge
📷 Alan
Hokakura from Macs Knob
📷 Simon
Hurunui River from Macs Knob
📷 Simon
Brian returning to bush edge
📷 Alan
Simon and Brian returning to bush edge
📷 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
|
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
Near the site of Hurunui 2 Hut
📷 Simon
At Lake Sumner Hut
📷 Alan
At Lake Sumner Hut
📷 Alan
Loch Katrine from our bach
📷 Simon
Loch Katrine from bach
📷 Alan
View of Loch Katrine baches from peninsular
📷 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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