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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 and Aorangi  Hilip - Brian and Simon at Hokitika River mouth  Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Brian  Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Simon  Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka Simon and Brian Sunday 16 April 2023 day 01Moeraki River to Middle Head hut  View up Fox River 📷 Philip  View up Fox River 📷 Philip  Mountain view after crossing Fox River 📷 Philip  Moeraki River Bridge 📷 Philip  On Moeraki River track 📷 Philip  Moeraki River from rest stop 📷 Philip  Moeraki River 📷 Philip  View of Moeraki River 📷 Philip  Simon at lunch spot 📷 Philip  Simon at lunch 📷 Brian  Halfway to Middle Head hut Brian crossing the Moeraki 📷 Simon  With Brian at Middle Head Hut 📷 Simon
Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
Monday 17 April 2023 day 02Moeraki River, Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut  View up the Moeraki 📷 Philip  Brian at Rock Biv 📷 Philip  Rock Biv 📷 Simon  Brian and Philip in the rock biv 📷 Simon  Philip and Brian at rest stop halfway 📷 Simon  Philip and Brian at rest stop halfway 📷 Simon  Simon tramping alongside river 📷 Brian  Fern Understory 📷 Philip  Brian crossing the Moeraki 📷 Simon  Simon on the Moeraki bridge 📷 Philip  View down the Moeraki from swingbridge 📷 Philip  Brian arriving at Blue River hut 📷 Simon
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  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 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  Philip outside Māori Saddle hut 📷 Brian  Māori Saddle hut 📷 Simon  Māori Saddle hut 📷 Simon  Philip and Simon outside Māori Saddle hut 📷 Brian
Blue River Hut to Māori Saddle Hut on the Haast Paringa Cattle track
Wednesday 19 April 2023 day 04Māori Saddle Hut to Mataketake Hut  View south over Waita River to Haast and Okahu 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip at the bushline 📷 Simon  First view of Mataketake hut 📷 Philip  Lake Dime 📷 Brian  Mataketake tops and hut 📷 Simon  Looking back to the track sign on the Mataketake tops 📷 Brian  Hilip - view north along Mataketake range Simon on 1292  Mataketake hut 📷 Brian  Philip at Mataketake hut 📷 Brian  Three Of Us Having Lunch In The Hut 📷 Philip  Brian heading to Matetake hut 📷 Simon  View north to Mc Cullaugh and Hooker 📷 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  Simon and Brian on the Mataketake tops route in the cloud 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip on the Mataketake tops route in the cloud 📷 Simon  Simon at the point the route leaves to tops, looking north to the Moeraki 📷 Brian  Philip and Brian at rest stop before leaving the Mataketake tops 📷 Simon  Simon leaving the Mataketake tops 📷 Philip  Rest Stop In The Bush 📷 Philip  Simon and Brian leaving Blue River hut 📷 Philip  Brian following the Waiata river route 📷 Philip  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  Simon at Joes Hut 📷 Brian  Brian at Joes Hut 📷 Simon  Joes Hut 📷 Philip  Gate At The Start Of The Pack Track 📷 Philip  Brian heading down the Waitaha 📷 Philip  Arriving Back At The Car 📷 Philip  Hilip - Waiatoto River  Hilip - Arawata River  Hilip - Jackson Bay Wharf  Philip, Simon and Brian outside the fish and chip shop 📷 Simon
visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night
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