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Attach:Trips/2022-07-30HokakuraHurunui,Maps/2022-07-30 to 08-06 Hokakura Hurunui final.gpx
Maps
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
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| End: | 17:16
| Avg tramping speed: | 4.0 km/h
| End elev: | 638 m
| Ascent: | 265 m
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| 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
Hurunui River and Hokakura
📷 Brian
Across Hurunui River
📷 Brian
Bruce and Alan on the snowy track
📷 Brian
Heading down snowy track to Hurunui flats
📷 Brian
Bruce with river and snow behind
📷 Brian
Sign 1½ hours from the Hurunui hut, Mackenzie Stream behind
📷 Simon
Alan, Brian, and Bruce taking off a layer
📷 Simon
Bruce at rest stop, river and snow
📷 Brian
Party arriving at Hurunui 3 hut
📷 Brian
Hurunui 3 hut
📷 Simon
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Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Hurunui 3 hut panorama early morning
📷 Simon
Image 0 Bruce - Alan crossing three wire bridge on Cameron Stream
Brian in snow outside Hurunui Hut
📷 Alan
Leaving Hurunui 3 hut for day walk
📷 Brian
Alan on three wire bridge across Cameron Creek
📷 Simon
Bruce and Brian 1½ hours from Hurunui Hut
📷 Alan
View up snowy Hurunui River
📷 Alan
Snow On The River Flats
📷 Simon
Bruce, Simon, and Alan in Camerons Hut
📷 Brian
Alan, Brian, Alan inside Camerons hut
📷 Simon
Alan, Brian, Alan outside Camerons hut
📷 Simon
View up towards Harper Pass
📷 Simon
| Start: | 09:16
| Distance: | 12.5 km
| Start elev: | 655 m
| Max elev: | 759 m
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| End: | 15:02
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.6 km/h
| End elev: | 667 m
| Ascent: | 331 m
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| Duration: | 05:46 h
| Duration tramping: | 04:51 h
| Elev gain: | 12 m
| Descent: | 330 m
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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
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
Hut day at Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Brian
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
Simon, Alan, and Brian at Hurunui Hut
📷 Alan
View of Mt Emerson
📷 Alan
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Macs Knob day trip
Hurunui River flats down to the head of Hokakura
📷 Alan
View across flats to Mc Millan Stream
📷 Alan
Hurunui Hut and River from Macs Knob bush edge
📷 Brian
View up Hurunui from Macs Knob bush edge
📷 Alan
Simon heading up after lunch
📷 Brian
Walking to view point below Macs Knob
📷 Alan
Brian ascending above the bushline and view up the Hurunui
📷 Simon
Bruce and Hokakura view
📷 Brian
Hurunui River from Macs Knob
📷 Simon
View from our high point on Macs Knob
📷 Simon
Hurunui River and Hokakura, with Bruce
📷 Brian
Simon and Brian returning to bush edge
📷 Alan
| Start: | 08:39
| Distance: | 19.2 km
| Start elev: | 630 m
| Max elev: | 1,407 m
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| End: | 16:58
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.7 km/h
| End elev: | 659 m
| Ascent: | 1,126 m
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| 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
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
Image 1 Bruce - dinner at Loch Katrine Bach
View of Loch Katrine baches from peninsular
📷 Simon
| Start: | 09:59
| Distance: | 9.0 km
| Start elev: | 625 m
| Max elev: | 652 m
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| End: | 12:22
| Avg tramping speed: | 3.9 km/h
| End elev: | 564 m
| Ascent: | 365 m
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| Duration: | 02:23 h
| Duration tramping: | 02:19 h
| Elev loss: | -61 m
| Descent: | 434 m
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