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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 Moeraki 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  Kura Tāwhiti view 📷 Philip  Arthurs Pass Viaduct Philip and Brian 📷 Philip  Hokitika River mouth 📷 Philip  Hokitika River mouth and Aorangi 📷 Philip  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Brian  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Brian  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Philip  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Philip  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka memorial 📷 Brian  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Philip  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Simon Sunday 16 April 2023 day 01Moeraki River to Middle Head hut  View up Fox River 📷 Philip  Philip and Brian at North Haast Paringa Cattle Track carpark 📷 Simon  Philip, Simon, and Brian at North Haast Paringa Cattle Track carpark 📷 Philip  Simon at Moeraki River rest stop above Blue River hut 📷 Brian  Moeraki River from rest stop 📷 Philip  View of Moeraki River 📷 Philip  Moeraki River lunch spot 📷 Simon  Simon at lunch 📷 Brian  Up River From Lunch Spot 📷 Philip  Track Through Valley Floor Forest 📷 Philip  Simon and Philip at Middle Head Hut 📷 Brian  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  Middle Head Hut 📷 Simon  Simon and Brian crossing the Moeraki 📷 Philip  View up the Moeraki 📷 Philip  Simon in the rock biv 📷 Brian  Brian at Rock Biv 📷 Philip  Rock Biv 📷 Simon  Brian and Philip in the rock biv 📷 Simon  Moeraki River cascade 📷 Philip  Philip and Brian at rest stop halfway 📷 Simon  Mossy Creek 📷 Brian  Brian arriving at Blue River hut 📷 Simon  Philip and Simon at Blue River hut 📷 Brian 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 another side creek 📷 Philip  Brian and Simon crossing last side creek 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip at Māori Saddle Hut turnoff 📷 Simon  Philip outside Māori Saddle hut 📷 Brian  Māori Saddle hut 📷 Simon 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  View south over Waita River to Haast and Okahu 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip at the bushline 📷 Simon  Simon and Philip at the Mataketake range bushline 📷 Brian  Simon and Philip at the track sign on the Mataketake tops 📷 Brian  Mataketake tops SW panorama 📷 Simon  Mataketake hut, Aoraki, Sefton, Hooker 📷 Brian  Lake Dime 📷 Simon  Brian and Philip at the track sign on the Mataketake tops 📷 Simon  Mataketake tops, hut, north to Moeraki river 📷 Simon  Simon and Brian taking photos of Lake Dime 📷 Philip  View North At Dusk 📷 Simon 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  Bian and Simon taking the track from 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 following the Waitaha River route 📷 Philip  First view of Coppermine Creek Hut 📷 Simon  Simon arriving at 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  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  Jackson Bay Wharf 📷 Philip  Philip, Simon and Brian outside the fish and chip shop 📷 Simon  Brian on the Jackson Bay wharf 📷 Philip  Jackson Bay from the wharf 📷 Philip  Philip and Simon on the Jackson Bay Wharf 📷 Brian visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night
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