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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
| Start elev: | 553 m
| Max elev: | 639 m
| Distance: | 8.5 km
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| End: | 17:16
| End elev: | 638 m
| Ascent: | 265 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 4.0 km/h
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| Duration: | 02:14 h
| Elev gain: | 85 m
| Descent: | 202 m
| Duration tramping: | 02:08 h
|
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Brian Alan and Bruce leaving Hurunui Hut
📷 Simon
Hurunui panorama
📷 Simon
Bruce and Alan on the snowy track
📷 Brian
Bruce with river and snow behind
📷 Brian
Alan, Brian, and Bruce taking off a layer
📷 Simon
Rest stop and view down Hurunui, Bruce, Brian, and Alan
📷 Simon
Bruce, Brian, and Alan at hot pool
📷 Simon
Bruce at rest stop, river and snow
📷 Brian
Bruce at rest stop, river and snow
📷 Brian
Brian at Hurunui 3 hut
📷 Simon
Simon and Bruce at Hurunui 3 hut
📷 Brian
Hurunui Biodiversity Hut
📷 Brian
| Start: | 08:55
| Start elev: | 636 m
| Max elev: | 657 m
| Distance: | 11.2 km
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| End: | 15:37
| End elev: | 640 m
| Ascent: | 382 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.1 km/h
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| Duration: | 06:41 h
| Elev gain: | 4 m
| Descent: | 366 m
| Duration tramping: | 05:18 h
|
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
Early morning from Hurunui 3 hut
📷 Simon
Hurunui Hut across valley to Waterfall Stream
📷 Simon
Image 0 Bruce - Alan crossing three wire bridge on Cameron Stream
Paradise Ducks in snow
📷 Alan
Alan on Camerons Creek three wire bridge
📷 Brian
Bruce and Brian 1½ hours from Hurunui Hut
📷 Alan
View up snowy Hurunui River
📷 Alan
View across snowy Hurunui River
📷 Alan
Snow On The River Flats
📷 Simon
Camerons Hut across snowy flat
📷 Simon
| Start: | 09:16
| Start elev: | 655 m
| Max elev: | 759 m
| Distance: | 12.5 km
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| End: | 15:02
| End elev: | 667 m
| Ascent: | 331 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.6 km/h
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| Duration: | 05:46 h
| Elev gain: | 12 m
| Descent: | 330 m
| Duration tramping: | 04:51 h
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Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
Simon and Bruce heading up Hurunui in snow stitch cr
📷 Alan
View up snowy Hurunui River flats
📷 Alan
Simon and Brian tramping through forest
📷 Alan
Brian and Simon at lunch spot on Hurunui River
📷 Alan
Brian and Bruce at lunch spot on Hurunui River
📷 Alan
Hut day at Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Brian
View outside Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Alan
Brian, Alan, and Bruce inside Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Simon
Mossy tree root
📷 Alan
Moss
📷 Alan
Lichen and moss
📷 Alan
Moss And Orchids On Tree Trunk
📷 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
View of Mt Emerson
📷 Alan
| Start: | 10:36
| Start elev: | 666 m
| Max elev: | 676 m
| Distance: | 10.2 km
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| End: | 14:58
| End elev: | 622 m
| Ascent: | 466 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.8 km/h
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| Duration: | 04:21 h
| Elev loss: | -45 m
| Descent: | 509 m
| Duration tramping: | 03:36 h
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Macs Knob day trip
Simon and Alan at bush edge lunch stop
📷 Brian
Brian and Bruce at lunch spot just above Macs Knob bush edge
📷 Alan
Simon heading up after lunch
📷 Brian
Brian ascending above the bushline and view up the Hurunui
📷 Simon
Bruce and Hokakura view
📷 Brian
Loch Katrine and Lake Mason from Macs Knob
📷 Simon
Hurunui River
📷 Brian
Hurunui River and Lake Mason
📷 Brian
Hokakura
📷 Simon
View from our high point on Macs Knob
📷 Simon
View looking at Hurunui Hut
📷 Simon
Hokakura panorama
📷 Simon
| Start: | 08:39
| Start elev: | 630 m
| Max elev: | 1,407 m
| Distance: | 19.2 km
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| End: | 16:58
| End elev: | 659 m
| Ascent: | 1,126 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.7 km/h
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| Duration: | 08:19 h
| Elev gain: | 29 m
| Descent: | 1,180 m
| Duration tramping: | 07:10 h
|
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
Hurunui River and swing bridge
📷 Alan
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
Loch Katrine at dusk
📷 Simon
| Start: | 09:59
| Start elev: | 625 m
| Max elev: | 652 m
| Distance: | 9.0 km
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| End: | 12:22
| End elev: | 564 m
| Ascent: | 365 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 3.9 km/h
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| Duration: | 02:23 h
| Elev loss: | -61 m
| Descent: | 436 m
| Duration tramping: | 02:19 h
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