Hamilton Hut to Harper Campsite - 19kms Total - 522kms It was cold last night so someone lit the fire in the hut. I put my boots next to it so they were dry when I put them on this morning. But it was only 20 minutes down the track before they were wet again. …
Bealey Spur to Hamilton Hut - 20kms Total - 503kms There are good days and bad days on the trail. Most days are good. Then there are the occasional days like today that are really good! I enjoyed every moment of it. It was a nice walk down the road to warm up my legs …
Arthur's Pass Village to Bealey Spur - 12kms Total 483kms. I did a half day to Bealey Spur where dad and Janeen are meeting me at the Bealey Hotel. We will stay here tonight and I have replenished my nose-bag for the next three days to Lake Coleridge. It turns out we made the right …
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Lake Kaurapataka Creek to Arthur's Pass Village - 26kms Total - 471kms We aimed to be at the Morrison footbridge by 9am, thinking it would be a fairly easy walk but it turned out to be a horrible track through thick bush and lots of fallen trees to find our way around, or over, or …
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Hurunui No.3 Hut to Lake Kaurapataka Creek - 29kms Total - 445kms Scott, Jane, Tui and I all set off together at 7am. One of the first streams we crossed had a three wire bridge. That was fun and easy enough but took a bit more concentration. Tui shot ahead early on and we did …
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Hope Kiwi Lodge to Hurunui No.3 Hut - 29kms Total - 416kms I went to bed early last night and had such a good sleep with a whole bunk room to myself. I set off at 7.30am towards Lake Sumner. After briefly walking through the boggy flats I spent the rest of the morning in …
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Boyle Village to Hope Kiwi Lodge Hut - 27kms Total - 387kms The Boyle River was still too high to cross and Nick at the Outdoor Education Centre advised me not to try it. I entered at Windy Point which is the traditional entry point for people doing the Harper's Pass and Lake Sumner hike …
Continue reading Day 27 – Arthur’s Pass – Boyle Village to Hope Kiwi Lodge Hut
It was a bit of a failed start on Thursday. We got up early and travelled from Hanmer to the Lewis Pass carpark where dad and Janeen set off to complete their four day hike around the St James walkway. The weather was a lot worse up there than in Hamner. The rain was getting …
Due to a big system of unseasonably wet and cold weather I have been forced to wait it out. The next section, Arthur's Pass National Park, has many unbridged river crossings and some of the biggest I will encounter on the trail. The river levels rise quickly and I would have been forced to wait …
Anne Hut to Boyle Village - 31kms Total - 360kms I set off at my usual start time of 7am after saying goodbye to Curtis and Janet. They are not going all the way out today and are stopping at Boyle Flat hut where Curtis' wife Antonia is coming in to meet them. I had …
Continue reading Day 20 – Nelson Lakes – Anne Hut to Boyle Village
The Path Less Travelled 