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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 - Arthurs ass Viaduct  Arthurs Pass Viaduct Philip and Brian 📷 Philip  Hilip - Hokitika River mouth  Hilip - Hokitika River mouth and Aorangi  Hilip - Hokitika beach driftwood  Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Brian  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Brian  Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Simon Sunday 16 April 2023 day 01Moeraki River to Middle Head hut  View up Fox River 📷 Philip  Driving onto Fox River bridge 📷 Philip  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  Brian and Philip at Moeraki River rest stop above Blue River hut 📷 Simon  View of Moeraki river 📷 Brian  Vuiew of Moeraki River 📷 Philip  Moeraki River lunch spot 📷 Simon  Simon at lunch 📷 Brian  Halfway to Middle Head hut Brian crossing the Moeraki 📷 Simon  Halfway to Middle Head hut Brian crossing the Moeraki 📷 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  Brian and Philip at Middle Head Hut 📷 Simon  View up the Moeraki 📷 Philip  Philip jumping the Moeraki 📷 Simon  Simon in the rock biv 📷 Brian  Brian at Rock Biv 📷 Philip  Brian through the rock biv 📷 Simon  Brian and Rock Wall of Biv 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip in the rock biv 📷 Simon  Moeraki River cascade 📷 Philip  View up the Moeraki from swingbridge 📷 Philip  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  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  Philip outside Māori Saddle hut 📷 Brian  Philip outside Māori Saddle hut 📷 Simon  The three of us outside Māori Saddle hut 📷 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  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  Simon and Philip at the Mataketake range bushline 📷 Brian  First view of Mataketake hut 📷 Philip  Mataketake tops SW panorama 📷 Simon  Mataketake hut, Aoraki, Sefton, Hooker 📷 Brian  Looking back to the track sign on the Mataketake tops 📷 Brian  Mataketake tops, hut, north to Moeraki river 📷 Simon  Hilip - Simon and Brian taking photos of Lake Dime  Desk And View West From The Hut 📷 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  Simon and Brian on the Mataketake tops route in the cloud 📷 Philip  Simon at the point the route leaves to tops, looking north to the Moeraki 📷 Brian  Brian at the point the route leaves to tops, looking north to the Moeraki 📷 Philip  View off the Mataketake tops to the Moeraki 📷 Simon  Philip and Brian at rest stop before leaving the Mataketake tops 📷 Simon  Rest Stop In The Bush 📷 Philip  Simon and Brian at Moeraki river pool below Blue River Hut 📷 Philip  Simon and Brian crossing Māori river 📷 Philip  First view of Coppermine Creek Hut 📷 Simon  Brian and Simon arriving at Coppermine Hut 📷 Philip  Coppermine Creek Hut 📷 Simon
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  Joes Hut 📷 Philip  Gate At The Start Of The Pack Track 📷 Philip  Arriving Back At The Car 📷 Philip  Hilip - Arawata River  Hilip - Jackson Bay Wharf  Philip, Simon and Brian outside the fish and chip shop 📷 Simon  Hilip - Jackson Bay from the wharf  Hilip - on the Jackson Bay wharf  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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