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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  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 - Brian and Simon at Hokitika River mouth  Hilip - Hokitika beach driftwood  Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Brian  Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Hilip - view up Fox Glacier valley Sunday 16 April 2023 day 01Moeraki River to Middle Head hut  Driving onto Fox River bridge 📷 Philip  View up Fox River 📷 Philip  Mountain view after crossing Fox River 📷 Philip  Philip, Simon, and Brian at North Haast Paringa Cattle Track carpark 📷 Philip  On Moeraki River track 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip at Moeraki River rest stop above Blue River hut 📷 Simon  Moeraki River from rest stop 📷 Philip  Simon at lunch spot 📷 Philip  Horseshoe Flat Hut 📷 Simon  Middle Head Hut 📷 Simon  Simon and Philip at Middle Head Hut 📷 Brian  In Middle Head Hut 📷 Philip
Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
Monday 17 April 2023 day 02Moeraki River, Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut  Middle Head Hut 📷 Simon  View up the Moeraki 📷 Philip  Moeraki River cascade 📷 Philip  Simon tramping alongside river 📷 Brian  Simon and Brian walking down the Moeraki 📷 Philip  Fern Understory 📷 Philip  Brian crossing the Moeraki 📷 Simon  Simon crossing the Moeraki 📷 Brian  View down the Moeraki from swingbridge 📷 Philip  Simon and Brian arriving at Blue River hut 📷 Philip  Brian in Blue River hut 📷 Simon  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  On the Cattle Track in the rain 📷 Philip  In the rain close to Blue River Hut 📷 Simon  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 another side creek 📷 Philip  Brian and Simon crossing last side creek 📷 Philip  Brian and Simon crossing last side creek 📷 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  Brian and Philip at breakfast 📷 Simon  Māori Saddle Hut in the morning 📷 Simon  Māori Saddle Hut in the morning 📷 Simon  View back along pack track from Māori Saddle Hut turnoff 📷 Philip  View south over Waita River to Haast and Okahu 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip at the bushline 📷 Simon  Philip with Mataketake Hut, Aoraki, Sefton and Hooker behind 📷 Brian  Simon and Philip at the track sign on the Mataketake tops 📷 Brian  Hilip - Simon and Brian taking photos of Lake Dime  Mataketake hut, tarns, and Moeraki river beyond 📷 Brian  Simon and Brian arriving at Mataketake hut 📷 Philip  Hilip - view north to Mataketake hut
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  Philip and Brian at rest stop before leaving the Mataketake tops 📷 Simon  Simon and Brian at Moeraki river pool below Blue River Hut 📷 Philip  Philip and Brian at Moeraki river pool below Blue River Hut 📷 Simon  Simon and Brian leaving Blue River hut 📷 Philip  Simon and Brian crossing Māori river 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip crossing Māori river 📷 Simon  Looking up Māori River 📷 Philip  Simon arriving at Coppermine Creek Hut 📷 Brian  Coppermine Creek Hut 📷 Brian  Inside Coppermine Creek Hut 📷 Philip
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  Simon at Joes Hut 📷 Brian  Brian at Joes Hut 📷 Simon  Joes Hut 📷 Philip  Gate At The Start Of The Pack Track 📷 Philip  Brian heading back to Joes Hut 📷 Simon  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  Hilip - on the Jackson Bay wharf
visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night
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