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Trips/2022-07-30HokakuraHurunui,Maps/2022-07-30 to 08-06 Hokakura Hurunui final.gpx
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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
| Distance: | 8.5 km
| Start elev: | 553 m
| Max elev: | 639 m
|
| End: | 17:16
| Avg tramping speed: | 4.0 km/h
| End elev: | 638 m
| Ascent: | 265 m
|
| Duration: | 02:14 h
| Duration tramping: | 02:08 h
| Elev gain: | 85 m
| Descent: | 202 m
|
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Bruce and Alan on the track leaving the bush with a view of the Hurunui
📷 Simon
View down the Hurunui
📷 Simon
Across Hurunui River
📷 Brian
Bruce and Alan on the snowy track
📷 Brian
Bruce with river and snow behind
📷 Brian
Heading Along The Track On The Flats
📷 Simon
Rest stop and view down Hurunui, Bruce, Brian, and Alan
📷 Simon
Bruce, Brian, and Alan at hot pool
📷 Simon
Lunch In Snow Beside The River
📷 Simon
Simon and Bruce with view up Hurunui River
📷 Brian
Brian at Hurunui 3 hut
📷 Simon
Hurunui Biodiversity Hut
📷 Brian
| Start: | 08:55
| Distance: | 11.2 km
| Start elev: | 636 m
| Max elev: | 657 m
|
| End: | 15:37
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.1 km/h
| End elev: | 640 m
| Ascent: | 382 m
|
| Duration: | 06:41 h
| Duration tramping: | 05:18 h
| Elev gain: | 4 m
| Descent: | 366 m
|
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Hurunui 3 hut and snowy hills in morning light
📷 Brian
Hurunui 3 hut panorama early morning
📷 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
Brian and Bruce on track above Hurunui River
📷 Alan
Fallen trees on river flats that forced us back to the track
📷 Simon
Brian on three wire bridge across Cameron Creek
📷 Simon
Bruce and Brian 1½ hours from Hurunui Hut
📷 Alan
View up snowy Hurunui River
📷 Alan
View across snowy Hurunui River
📷 Alan
Camerons Hut across snowy flat
📷 Simon
| Start: | 09:16
| Distance: | 12.5 km
| Start elev: | 655 m
| Max elev: | 759 m
|
| End: | 15:02
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.6 km/h
| End elev: | 667 m
| Ascent: | 331 m
|
| Duration: | 05:46 h
| Duration tramping: | 04:51 h
| Elev gain: | 12 m
| Descent: | 330 m
|
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
Brian and Simon at lunch spot on Hurunui River
📷 Alan
Brian and Bruce at lunch spot on Hurunui River
📷 Alan
View outside Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Alan
Brian, Alan, and Bruce inside Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Simon
Lichen and moss
📷 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
Hurunui River Flats and head of Hoka Kura
📷 Alan
Simon, Alan, and Brian at Hurunui Hut
📷 Alan
| Start: | 10:36
| Distance: | 10.2 km
| Start elev: | 666 m
| Max elev: | 676 m
|
| End: | 14:58
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.8 km/h
| End elev: | 622 m
| Ascent: | 466 m
|
| Duration: | 04:21 h
| Duration tramping: | 03:36 h
| Elev loss: | -45 m
| Descent: | 509 m
|
Macs Knob day trip
Bruce on the Hurunui River swing bridge
📷 Simon
Hurunui River flats down to the head of Hokakura
📷 Alan
Snowy mountains behind Hokakura
📷 Brian
Bruce on Macs Knob bush edge with view up the Hurunui
📷 Simon
Simon and Alan at bush edge lunch stop
📷 Brian
Brian and Bruce at lunch spot just above Macs Knob bush edge
📷 Alan
View at lunch spot just above Macs Knob bush edge
📷 Alan
Simon heading up after lunch
📷 Brian
Walking to view point below Macs Knob
📷 Alan
Hokakura and Lake Mason view
📷 Brian
Bruce and Hokakura view
📷 Brian
Hurunui panorama
📷 Simon
| Start: | 08:39
| Distance: | 19.2 km
| Start elev: | 630 m
| Max elev: | 1,407 m
|
| End: | 16:58
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.7 km/h
| End elev: | 659 m
| Ascent: | 1,126 m
|
| Duration: | 08:19 h
| Duration tramping: | 07:10 h
| Elev gain: | 29 m
| Descent: | 1,180 m
|
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
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 our bach at Loch Katrine
📷 Simon
Loch Katrine at dusk
📷 Simon
| Start: | 09:59
| Distance: | 9.0 km
| Start elev: | 625 m
| Max elev: | 652 m
|
| End: | 12:22
| Avg tramping speed: | 3.9 km/h
| End elev: | 564 m
| Ascent: | 365 m
|
| Duration: | 02:23 h
| Duration tramping: | 02:19 h
| Elev loss: | -61 m
| Descent: | 434 m
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