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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  Arthurs Pass Viaduct Philip and Brian 📷 Philip  Hilip - Hokitika River mouth  Hilip - Hokitika River mouth and Aorangi  Hilip - Hokitika beach driftwood  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Brian  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Brian  Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Simon  Hilip - our cabin at Fox Top 10 Sunday 16 April 2023 day 01Moeraki River to Middle Head hut  View up Fox River 📷 Philip  Mountain view after crossing Fox River 📷 Philip  Philip and Brian at North Haast Paringa Cattle Track carpark 📷 Simon  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  Moeraki River 📷 Philip  View of Moeraki river 📷 Brian  View of Moeraki River 📷 Philip  Simon at lunch 📷 Brian  Horseshoe Flat Hut 📷 Simon  With Brian at 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  Brian and Philip at Middle Head Hut 📷 Simon  Simon and Brian crossing the Moeraki 📷 Philip  View up the Moeraki 📷 Philip  Philip jumping the Moeraki 📷 Simon  Brian and Rock Wall of Biv 📷 Philip  Rock Biv 📷 Simon  Brian and Philip in the rock biv 📷 Simon  Moeraki River cascade 📷 Philip  Philip and Brian at rest stop halfway 📷 Simon  Simon crossing the Moeraki 📷 Brian  Simon and Brian arriving at Blue River hut 📷 Philip  Brian, Philip, and Simon in Blue River hut 📷 Philip
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  Rest In The Rain 📷 Philip  Crossing Wrong Creek 📷 Philip  Brian and small side creek on track 📷 Philip  Fuchsia on the track 📷 Philip  Brian and Simon crossing side creek 📷 Philip  Brian and Simon crossing another side creek 📷 Philip  Brian and Simon crossing last side creek 📷 Philip  Brian and Simon crossing last side creek 📷 Philip  Philip outside Māori Saddle hut 📷 Simon  Brian and Philip outside Māori Saddle hut 📷 Simon  The three of us outside Māori Saddle hut 📷 Philip
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  Heading from Hut turnoff to the saddle 📷 Philip  Brian and Simon starting up the track to the Mataketake range 📷 Philip  View south over Waita River to Haast and Okahu 📷 Philip  Brian and Simon climbing the spur to the Mataketake tops 📷 Philip  Simon and Philip at the track sign on the Mataketake tops 📷 Brian  Philip and Haast Beach 📷 Brian  Looking back to the track sign on the Mataketake tops 📷 Brian  Mataketake hut, tarns, and Moeraki river beyond 📷 Brian  Mataketake hut 📷 Brian  Philip at Mataketake hut 📷 Simon  Simon and Philip having lunch in the hut 📷 Brian
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  Leaving Mataketake hut in the cloud 📷 Philip  Bian and Simon taking the track from Mataketake hut in the cloud 📷 Philip  Simon and Brian on the Mataketake tops route in the cloud 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip on the Mataketake tops route in the cloud 📷 Simon  Brian at the point the route leaves to tops, looking north to the Moeraki 📷 Philip  View off the Mataketake tops to the Moeraki 📷 Simon  Philip and Brian at rest stop before leaving the Mataketake tops 📷 Simon  Simon and Brian at Moeraki river pool below Blue River Hut 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip crossing Māori river 📷 Simon  First view of Coppermine Creek Hut 📷 Simon  Coppermine Creek Hut 📷 Brian
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  Gate At The Start Of The Pack Track 📷 Philip  Brian heading back to Joes Hut 📷 Simon  Brian heading down the Waitaha 📷 Philip  Arriving Back At The Car 📷 Philip  Hilip - Waiatoto River  Hilip - Jackson Bay Wharf  Philip, Simon and Brian outside the fish and chip shop 📷 Simon  Hilip - Brian on the Jackson Bay wharf  Jackson Bay wharf 📷 Simon  Hilip - on the Jackson Bay wharf
visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night
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