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Cameron’s Hut to Hurunui Hut
Tuesday 9 January – Talk about feeling the fear and doing it anyway! I conquered the 3 wire bridge. It was 40 minutes after I left Cameron’s Hut and not as high nor as long as I had imagined. So… Continue reading
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Lock Stream Hut to Cameron Hut
Monday 8 January – Another hot sunny day! I set out from Lock Stream Hut around 9am. The first 4km of track to the Taramakau swingbridge alternated between beautiful forest and rocky river bed. It was a bit of a… Continue reading
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Aickens Corner to Lock Stream Hut
Sunday 7 January – After a leisurely large continental breakfast at Bealey Hotel I hitched two rides, arriving at the track start on Aickens Corner (SH73) around 10.30am. A short walk across a farm field took me to the Ōtira… Continue reading
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Hurunui Hut to Hope Kiwi Lodge
Wednesday 10 January – Easy walk and dry feet! Continue reading
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Hamilton Hut to Bealey Hotel
Thursday 4 January – Good 23km walk from Hamilton Hut over, beside and above the Harper River, around Mt Bruce and down through pine forest past Bealey Hut and along SH73 to Bealey Hotel. Rain forecast for Friday and Saturday,… Continue reading
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Potts Lodge to Methven (hitchhiking)
Sunday 31 December – Walked 3.5km from Potts Lodge to the TA trailhead at Potts River. The wind made it not fun, so I hitched a ride to Methven instead! Continue reading
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Lake Colderidge Village to Hamilton Hut
Tuesday 2 January – Great day! I teamed up with Parker from Oregon, USA who is also walking solo. We ended up in the same shuttle from Methven to the TA trailhead in Lake Colderidge Village – Arboretum Track. We… Continue reading
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Crooked Spur Hut to Bush Stream Trailhead Rangitata Gorge Road
Saturday 30 December – Easy day walking 10km down from Crooked Spur Hut and along Bush Stream out to the car park on Rangitata Gorge Road. Sunny and breezy. Arranged a shuttle from the carpark to Potts Lodge, as official… Continue reading
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Royal Hut to Crooked Spur Hut
Friday 29 December – Walked through tangly tussock and over a not so steep scree slope from Royal Hut to Crooked Spur Hut. Beautiful stark scenery with the bald mountain-hills and rocky creeks. Great bunch of people at Crooked Spur… Continue reading
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Camp Stream Hut to Royal Hut – Two Thumbs Track
Thursday 28 December – Wow! Awesome views, easy walk, fabulous weather. Walked from the historic Camp Stream Hut (built 1898) to Royal Hut. Continue reading
Meredith Te Araroa Te Waipounamu 