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Day 0
Day 1
- drive to near Lake Mason on Lake Taylor Station.
- cross the South Branch Hurunui and head south on the Eskhead Station road that parallels the South Branch until we come to the North Esk Valley - about 12 km on the map (say 4 hours at the most)
- head up the North Esk and camp (say 1 hour)
Day 2
Day 3
- down Bull Creek to Lochinvar hut (6 to 7 hours)
- leave our packs at Bull Creek hut, go to Lochinvar with day gear and go back to Bull Creek hut for the night if we were concerned about the length of the next day
Day 4
- Lochinvar hut to Bull Creek, up the Cox and Ellis Stream to Roche Pass and down to South Branch Hurunui hut (9 hours)
- if staring at Bull Creek, travel for 2 more hours downstream from South Branch Hurunui hut and camp
Day 5
- down the South Branch, crossing either at start of the day if the river is up, or at the end if it is not, and back to the van - 6 hours from South Branch Hurunui hut or 4 hours from our campsite, thus completing a brilliant round trip
- drive and ferry
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