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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  Kura Tāwhiti view 📷 Philip  Arthurs Pass Viaduct 📷 Philip  Arthurs Pass Viaduct Philip and Brian 📷 Philip  Hokitika River mouth 📷 Philip  Hokitika River mouth and Aorangi 📷 Philip  Hokitika beach driftwood 📷 Philip  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Philip  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Brian  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka 📷 Brian  Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka memorial 📷 Brian  Our cabin at Fox Top 10 📷 Philip  View up Fox Glacier valley 📷 Philip Sunday 16 April 2023 day 01Moeraki River to Middle Head hut  View up Fox River 📷 Philip  Philip, Simon, and Brian at North Haast Paringa Cattle Track carpark 📷 Philip  Moeraki River Bridge 📷 Philip  On Moeraki River track 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip at Moeraki River rest stop above Blue River hut 📷 Simon  Moeraki River from rest stop 📷 Philip  Moeraki River 📷 Philip  Vuiew of Moeraki River 📷 Philip  Simon at lunch spot 📷 Philip  Simon at lunch 📷 Brian  Simon and Brian heading up river 📷 Philip  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  Brian and Philip at Middle Head Hut 📷 Simon  View up the Moeraki 📷 Philip  Simon in the rock biv 📷 Brian  Brian at Rock Biv 📷 Philip  Brian through the rock biv 📷 Simon  Brian and Rock Wall of Biv 📷 Philip  Moeraki River cascade 📷 Philip  Fern Understory 📷 Philip  View up the Moeraki from swingbridge 📷 Philip  Brian arriving at Blue River hut 📷 Simon  Brian in 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  Crossing Wrong Creek 📷 Philip  Brian and small side creek on track 📷 Philip  Brian and small side creek on 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  Brian and Simon crossing last side creek 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip outside Māori Saddle hut 📷 Simon  The three of us outside Māori Saddle hut 📷 Philip  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  Māori Saddle Hut in the morning 📷 Simon  Māori Saddle Hut in the morning 📷 Simon  Brian and Simon starting up the track to the Mataketake range 📷 Philip  Brian and Philip at the bushline 📷 Simon  Mataketake tops SW panorama 📷 Simon  Philip and Haast Beach 📷 Brian  Mataketake hut, Aoraki, Sefton, Hooker 📷 Brian  Simon and Brian taking photos of Lake Dime 📷 Philip  View north along Mataketake range Simon on 1292 📷 Philip  Mataketake hut 📷 Brian  View south over Lake Dime 📷 Philip  Simon looking into the head of the Thomas river 📷 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  Bian and Simon taking the track from Mataketake hut 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  Simon leaving the Mataketake tops 📷 Philip  Philip checking the mud depth on the track 📷 Simon  Looking up Māori River 📷 Philip  Brian following the Waiata river route 📷 Philip  Simon and Brian following the Waitaha River route 📷 Philip  First view of Coppermine Creek Hut 📷 Simon  Simon arriving at Coppermine Creek Hut 📷 Brian  Brian and Simon arriving at Coppermine Hut 📷 Philip 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  Simon at Joes Hut 📷 Brian  Brian at Joes Hut 📷 Simon  Joes Hut 📷 Philip  Gate At The Start Of The Pack Track 📷 Philip  Brian heading back to Joes Hut 📷 Simon  Brian heading down the Waitaha 📷 Philip  Arriving Back At The Car 📷 Philip  Waiatoto River 📷 Philip  Arawata River 📷 Philip  Jackson Bay Wharf 📷 Philip  Jackson Bay wharf 📷 Simon visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night
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