Greenstone Station to Taipo Hut - 23kms Total - 1016kms I had a good rest day yesterday and did a lot of planning for the final two weeks ahead. I have changed my flights to come home on the 8th of March. I plan to be walking into Bluff on the 5th or 6th but …
Arrowtown to Queenstown - 29kms Total - 993kms I was expecting a short day to Queenstown so slept in and sat at a cafe having breakfast and coffee until about 10am. Once I finally got going I checked my map and trail notes and realised it was actually 29kms. Pretty flat and easy walking though …
Roses Hut to Arrowtown - 23kms Total - 964kms The first order of the day was to get up and over Roses saddle and down to Arrow River. It took me an hour or so to get there. You can choose to walk the flood track or down the river for 5kms to Macetown. I …
Fern Burn Hut to Roses Hut - 16kms Total - 941kms From the hut I followed the track further up the Fern Burn and up on to Jack Halls Saddle. That was the first of three big climbs today. My calves were a bit stiff from hitting that straight out of the hut. I descended …
Wanaka to Fern Burn Hut - 24kms Total - 925kms Back into it today. Starting with an easy walk around the south side of the lake to Glendhu Bay. There was a really great campground right on the lake. There was a section of track around the lake where there were hundreds of rabbit's running …
I had a relaxing day today in Wanaka and spent a few hours in town getting supplies and having a haircut and beard trim. Later on in the afternoon I caught up with Curtis for a beer at the Ale House. He was in town for work. I had a nice big steak meal too.
Albert Town to Wanaka - 13kms Total - 901kms It was a nice easy day to Wanaka which meant I could afford time for a sleep-in and a visit to the local patisserie for breakfast. I had a warm cheese and ham croissant (amazing!) and a coffee. The trail from Albert Town combined a number …
Pakituhi Hut to Albert Town - 24kms Total - 888kms The way down to Lake Hawea was a 950m descent straight down a rocky, sawtooth ridgeline. It was hard on the knees first thing in the morning. Once we were down it was nice and flat all the way to Albert Town. We walked along …
Top Timaru Hut to Pakituhi Hut - 26kms Total - 864kms Today turned out to be much bigger than anticipated. We continued down the Timaru River for several kms. The track sidled the river bank through beech forest and was very narrow and high above the river in places. It was a challenging track that …
Ahuriri River to Top Timaru Hut - 26kms Total - 838kms It snowed on the tops behind us last night and the wind was up so a very chilly start to the day. There was a short climb up a bank to get out of the river flats where we camped. We crossed Birchwood road …
