Tramping
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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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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
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Lilybank roadend Tekapo to Camp stream Hut
Wednesday 27 December – Beautiful sunny walk on the “Two Thumbs Track” from the Lilybank Road/Richmond Trailhead to the historic Camp stream Hut. Continue reading
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Stodys Hut to Top Timaru Hut
Wednesday 20 December – Another long day with almost half the time not moving. Lots of narrow slippy tracks above the river had me moving very slowly, carefully and fearfully! That said – I still enjoyed the walk. It was… Continue reading
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Wānaka to Lake Hāwea
Monday 18 December – I cycled around Lake Wānaka, Clutha River, and Hāwea River to “The Camp” at Lake Hāwea. So much fun! I hired the bike from Wanaka Bike Tours https://wanakabiketours.co.nz/. They were super helpful – I highly recommend… Continue reading
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Fern Burn Hut to Wānaka
Sunday 17 December – Easy walk down from Fern Burn Hut through beech forest along the true right of the Fern Burn (creek). Lots of cascades and waterfalls. Over a bit of grassy farmland / conservation area to the Fern… Continue reading
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Roses Hut to Fern Burn Hut
Saturday 16 December – Long day with 3 big hills and great views! Walked from Roses Hut over two hills to get to Highland Creek Hut. Had a late lunch – early dinner – and walked the third hill to… Continue reading
Meredith Te Araroa Te Waipounamu 