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2006-12 Rakiura Northwest Circuit
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- Wellington to Invercargill(approve sites) (via Christchurch) return
- Sat Depart 08:40 NZ405
- Sun Depart 13.10 NZ5006
- Invercargill airport(approve sites) to Oban on Stewart Island Flights(approve sites)
- 13:00 flight from Invercargill to Oban
- 09.30 flight back on Sun
- a bag can be left either at Stewart Island Flight's Invercargill office or Halfmoon Bay depot, or backpackers.
Rakiura National Park(approve sites) covers the major part of Stewart Island(approve sites):
Packs on backs and starting on our way on the NW Circuit(approve sites)
around 15.00 on Sat, returning to Oban(approve sites) the following Saturday evening.
That gives us 7½ days to do the 125 km circuit(approve sites) (7 nights on the track, and one night and an additional 5km on the road at Oban at the end).
I think the best way to do it is clockwise, so a rough plan (with the track times given in the brochure(approve sites)) would be:
| day | hrs | vert | km | |
| Sat | 3-4 | 100m 100m | 12 | Oban to Kaipipi, North Arm hut. This is on the Rakiura Great Walk(approve sites) and we have to prepurchase tickets(approve sites) |
| Sun | 6-7 | 140m 340m | 11 | to Freshwater Landing (use estuary at low tide, Thompson Ridge brutal climb) (mud) |
| | 3-4 | 60m | 11 | to Mason Bay(approve sites) (dunes(approve sites), kiwi country) |
| Mon | 7 | 280m 400m | 15 | to Little Hellfire Beach, Hellfire Pass hut (mud) |
| Tue | 7 | 240m 80m | 14 | to Waituna Bay, West Ruggedy Beach, East Ruggedy hut (mud) |
| Wed | 5 | 200m 120m 180m 200m | 10 | to East Ruggedy Beach, Long Harry hut (rough sidle old to new Harry hut sites) |
| | 5-6 | 200m 240m | 9 | to Smoky Beach, Yankee River hut (muddy descent to Yankee River) |
| Thu | 6 | 200m, 160m | 12 | to Lucky Beach, Christmas Village hut |
| Fri | 5 | 980m | 11 | up Mt Anglem |
| | 6 | 100m 60m | 12 | to Murray Beach, Bungaree hut |
| Sat | 3 | 140m 140m | 6 | to Big & Little Bungaree Beaches, Sawyers Beach, Port William hut |
| | 4 | 100m 80m | 12 | to Magnetic Beach, Maori Beach, Lee Bay, road end, Horseshoe Bay, Halfmoon Bay, Oban |
| Sun | | | | flights home |
The huts are 12 bunks or bigger, few crowding issues in December,
although to be safe a fly will be taken.
 NW Circuit day 1 Day01-010-Dsc00404-Jrs  NW Circuit day 1 Day01-020-Dsc0 0405‑406-Jrs  NW Circuit day 1 Day01-030-Dsc00407-Jrs  NW Circuit day 1 Day01-040-Dsc00408-Jrs  NW Circuit day 1 Day01-050-Dsc00409Jrs
 NW Circuit day 2 Day02Bew  NW Circuit day 2 Day02-010-Dsc00418-Jrs  NW Circuit day 2 Day02Bew  NW Circuit day 2 Day02Bew  NW Circuit day 2 Day02-060-Dsc00419-Jrs
 NW Circuit day 3 Day03Bew  NW Circuit day 3 Day03-100-Dsc00431-Jrs  NW Circuit day 3 Day03-020-Dsc00422-Jrs  NW Circuit day 3 Day03-030-Dsc00423-Jrs  NW Circuit day 3 Day03-130-Dsc00437-Jrs
 NW Circuit day 4 Day04-020-Dsc00441-Jrs  NW Circuit day 4 Day04-010-Dsc0 0439‑440-Jrs  NW Circuit day 4 Day04Bew  NW Circuit day 4 Day04-040-Dsc00443-Jrs  NW Circuit day 4 Day04-030-Dsc00442-Jrs
 NW Circuit day 5 Day05-040-Dsc00450-Jrs  NW Circuit day 5 Day05-020-Dsc00447-Jrs  NW Circuit day 5 Day05Bew  NW Circuit day 5 Day05-030-Dsc00448-Jrs
 NW Circuit day 6 Day06-030-Dsc00454-Jrs  NW Circuit day 6 Day06-020-Dsc00453-Jrs  NW Circuit day 6 Day06-010-Dsc00452-Jrs  NW Circuit day 6 Day06Bew  NW Circuit day 6 Day06Bew
 NW Circuit day 7 Day07-020-Dsc00456-Jrs  NW Circuit day 7 Day07-040-Dsc00458-Jrs  NW Circuit day 7 Day07-010-Dsc00455-Jrs  NW Circuit day 7 Day07-030-Dsc00457-Jrs  NW Circuit day 7 Day07-050-Dsc00459-Jrs
| day
| meal
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7
| Lunches
| Sun to Sat, self catering
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2
| desserts
| mousse, cheesecake
| | Saturday
| Lunch
| Invercargill airport, before starting
| | Dinner
| Curried sausages & spud
| | Sunday
| Bf
| Pog
| | Dinner
| Mac cheese
| | Monday
| Bf
| Flaked rice & dried fruit
| | Dinner
| Rice and Tuna
| | Tuesday
| Bf
| Pog
| | Dinner
| Rice & Tuna
| | Wednesday
| Bf
| Flaked rice & dried fruit
| | Dinner
| Mac Cheese
| | Thursday
| Bf
| Pog
| | Dinner
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Thai Chicken Curry(approve sites) (5 serve * 2) + veges
| | Friday
| Bf
| Flaked rice & dried fruit
| | Dinner
| Mac cheese
| | Saturday
| Bf
| Pog
| | Dinner
| no spare, Church Hill Cafe(approve sites) Oban
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| Gear
| | Cooking
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- Whisperlite & empty fuel bottle, and dragonfly & empty fuel bottle
- Camping Stoves and Fuel Containers on Aircraft
- Billies: 8pt 0.57kg, 6pt, billy cleaning
- Fuel 3l 0.74kg, purchase Oban
| | Mountain radio(approve sites)
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| | Other
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- fly 9'x14' 1.25kg
- Rakiura Parkmap 336-10 Edition 4 2005 1:95,000
- Halfmoon Bay Topomap 260-D48, E48 & F48 1:50,000
- mini cards
| | Personal
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- groundsheet or bivy bag (up to you)
- closed cell foam
- wash cloth & towel (think mud)
- led torch or headlamp
- insect repellent (5 to 10 grams per day)
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- 2006-12-StewartIsland,Day1
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- 2006-12-StewartIsland,Day7
- 2006-12-StewartIsland,Day8
- 2006-12-StewartIsland,Day9
- 2006-12-StewartIsland,Day1
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