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SUMMARY:Westcoast. Mataketake and more, 2 weeks
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DESCRIPTION:Let's explore the southern part of the west coast! Please contact me asap i
 f you want to join, either for parts or all of it. Some huts need advance b
 ooking. My timing avoids being at the very popular huts (Mt Brewster, Matak
 etake, Welcome Flat) on weekends, but it's school hols, so bookings should 
 be made asap.I ll be in CHCH, so i can offer a ride in my car from there. O
 therwise, we can meet in Haast (intercity bus connectcion) or somewhere aro
 und there. I m timimg this trip so that it gets to Westport Friday night, w
 here we can join Michele's denniston plateau tramp on 17th Jan!UPDATE: 3 OF
  US HAVE BOOKED THE MATAKETAKE HUT FOR THE 8TH JANUARY AND WELCOME FLATS FO
 R 12&13. The MATAKETAKE hut is fully booked now. According to Doc Haast
 , who I talked to, camping is discouraged but allowed close to the hut. The
  same goes for Mt Brewster hut. Also, 3 of us have booked Welcome Flats Hut
 . Camping there is possible. Various people have booked for various parts. 
 Please contact me to arrange car pooling to/from CHCH, Haast, Westport and 
 Nelson. We will work out petrol cost sharing accordingly.Here's the plan, b
 ased on sunshine the whole way ;) (Obviously, some trips might have to get 
 cancelled or shifted, due to wet coast weather)Sunday, January 4thcamp some
 where near Makarora, e.g. Cameron Flat Doc camp, opposite Blue Pools Walk5 
 Janwalk up to Mt Brewster Hut. 4hrs. Steep. The hut is already mostly booke
 d for all of january. So, we'll have to camp in the hut. Allowed by DoC. Th
 en walk to the glacier, 4hrs rtn. Either this afternoon or tomorrow morning
 , depending on forecast. The hut is fully booked, but nearby camping is all
 owed by DoChttps://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/otago/
 places/mount-aspiring-national-park/things-to-do/huts/brewster-hut/6 Janwal
 k down, 3hrs, drive towards Haast and walk into Blowfly Hut, 1.5hr from SH 
 6https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/parks-and-recreation/tracks
 -and-walks/west-coast/haast-to-paringa-cattle-track-brochure.pdf7 JanBlowfl
 y to Maori Saddle Hut, 4.5hrs, on Paringa Cattle Trackhttps://www.doc.govt.
 nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/haast-paringa-and-mo
 eraki-rivers-area/things-to-do/tracks/maori-saddle-route/8 Jan (Thurs)Matak
 atake Hut via maori saddle route. This should take only about 3hrs, so give
 s time to exolore to surrounding area and enjoy the new hut. Must be BOOKED
 ! 3 of us have booked. The hut is now fully booked,but camping allowed.http
 s://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/haa
 st-paringa-and-moeraki-rivers-area/things-to-do/huts/mataketake-hut/9 Janba
 ck to Blowfly hut via Mica Mine Tops Route. Challenging 8 hrs. Needs good w
 eather!https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast
 /places/haast-paringa-and-moeraki-rivers-area/things-to-do/tracks/mica-mine
 -tops-route/10 Janwalk back to highway, 1.5 hrs, and drive to Jackson Bay, 
 1hr, walk into Stafford bay Hut, 4hrs. low tide at 11.15.https://www.doc.go
 vt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/jackson-bay-gorge
 -river-area/things-to-do/huts/stafford-hut/11 Jan (Sunday)back to Jackson B
 ay, 3-4hrs via inland route. Lots of stream crossings. Then drive to lake P
 aringa, Doc camp. https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go
 /west-coast/places/westland-tai-poutini-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/c
 opland-track-to-welcome-flat-hut/12 JanWelcome Flat Hut, hot pools! 7hrs. M
 ust be BOOKED! Camping possible. 3 of us haved booked the hut.https://www.d
 oc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/westland-tai
 -poutini-national-park/things-to-do/huts/welcome-flat-hut/13 JanDay trip to
  Douglas Rock Hut rtn. 6+ hrs. Soak in pools again!https://www.doc.govt.nz/
 parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/westland-tai-poutini-na
 tional-park/things-to-do/tracks/upper-copland-valley-track/14 Janwalk back 
 to car, 7 hrs, drive north and sleep somewhere near Fox Glacier. Possibly 2
  nights int he same hostel, as Mt Fox is a demanding day tramphttps://www.d
 oc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/wes
 t-coast/copland-track-brochure.pdf15 JanMt Fox day tramp, steep, 8hrs rtn. 
 Possibly drive north after that, and camp at Lake Mahinapua. Or chill, if b
 ad weather, or visit Okarito lagoon.https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recre
 ation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/westland-tai-poutini-national-park/thi
 ngs-to-do/tracks/mount-fox-route/16 Jan (Friday)scenic drive to Gentle Anni
 e via Westport, meet Michele"s group for her tramp the next day. We can dro
 p people off in Westport to catch the bus back if needed.https://gentleanni
 e.co.nz/17 JanDenniston Plateau with Michele. I ll see friends at Gentle An
 nie camp ground and stay there.18 Jan (Sunday)I might stay another night or
  leave Sunday afternoon. But people can possibly return to Nelson on Sunday
  with Michele's group.If it's a clear day, I ll climb Mt Glasgow near Seddo
 nville. Steep route, 6-8 hrs rtn.https://www.backpack-newzealand.com/maps/t
 racks/mt-glasgow-route-map-17056.phphttps://www.andthedogcametoo.com/mount-
 glasgow.htmlhttps://powercookies.com/blog/2019/01/11/mt-glasgow-route/If yo
 u are interested in all or parts of this, pls contact me asap, so we can co
 ordinate.I ll have very limited reception from 27th December on. So,pls TXT
  me then with questions.Astrid021 2520877abrauksiepenz@yahoo.de\n \n Trip L
 eader : Astrid Brauksiepe\nPhone : 021 252 0877, 03 927\nEmail : This email
  address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to v
 iew it.\nArea : West Coast\nPanic Date : 18-01-2026\nEmergency Contact Name
  : Stephen Zanetti\nContacts Address : 131 Emano Stree\nContacts Phone/s : 
 039276203\nContacts Email Address : This email address is being protected f
 rom spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.\nPlanned Route : Jan 
 5&6Mt Brewster.6th,Blowfly Hut7th Maori Saddle hut8th Mataketake9th to 
 Blowfly via Mica Mine tops10th Stafford Hut11th camp12&13 Welcome Flat1
 4 camp15th Mt Fox Day tramp\nAlternative Route : All weather dependent\nLoc
 ator Beacon/s : Beacon #1\nGrading : Select an appropriate grade for the ha
 rdest day on your Trip.\nGrade : Fit\nCost : The travel distances are used 
 to calculate the cost of a trip. The trip co-ordinator will complete these 
 values. However, if you know the values, for example by using Google Maps, 
 then by all means complete. Make sure the values (double to include return 
 journey) are correct to be fair to the drivers and participants. IMPORTANT:
  The rate table needs to have a month and year value for cents/kilometre. T
 rip coordinator is responsible to entering this information.\nSealed km (En
 ter the number of kms travelled on sealed roads to/from the trip) : 0\nUnse
 aled km (Enter the number of kms travelled on unsealed roads to/from trip.)
  : 0\nSignoff : Default is Programme, please set the Status to either 'Comp
 leted' or 'Cancelled' when appropriate. Also enter the number of Visitor an
 d Total numbers on your trip. Thanks. NOTE: When the status is Completed or
  Cancelled the event WON'T appear on the Home page calendars.\nEvent Status
  : Completed\nVisitors : 0\nTotal : 4\n This event was imported from: https
 ://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/component/jevents/1573/westcoast-mataketa
 ke-and-more,-2-weeks?Itemid=111&tmpl=component
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Let's explore the southern part of the west coast! Please contact me asap i
 f you want to join, either for parts or all of it. Some huts need advance b
 ooking. My timing avoids being at the very popular huts (Mt Brewster, Matak
 etake, Welcome Flat) on weekends, but it's school hols, so bookings should 
 be made asap.I ll be in CHCH, so i can offer a ride in my car from there. O
 therwise, we can meet in Haast (intercity bus connectcion) or somewhere aro
 und there. I m timimg this trip so that it gets to Westport Friday night, w
 here we can join Michele's denniston plateau tramp on 17th Jan!UPDATE: 3 OF
  US HAVE BOOKED THE MATAKETAKE HUT FOR THE 8TH JANUARY AND WELCOME FLATS FO
 R 12&13. The MATAKETAKE hut is fully booked now. According to Doc Haast, wh
 o I talked to, camping is discouraged but allowed close to the hut. The sam
 e goes for Mt Brewster hut. Also, 3 of us have booked Welcome Flats Hut. Ca
 mping there is possible. Various people have booked for various parts. Plea
 se contact me to arrange car pooling to/from CHCH, Haast, Westport and Nels
 on. We will work out petrol cost sharing accordingly.Here's the plan, based
  on sunshine the whole way ;) (Obviously, some trips might have to get canc
 elled or shifted, due to wet coast weather)Sunday, January 4thcamp somewher
 e near Makarora, e.g. Cameron Flat Doc camp, opposite Blue Pools Walk5 Janw
 alk up to Mt Brewster Hut. 4hrs. Steep. The hut is already mostly booked fo
 r all of january. So, we'll have to camp in the hut. Allowed by DoC. Then w
 alk to the glacier, 4hrs rtn. Either this afternoon or tomorrow morning, de
 pending on forecast. The hut is fully booked, but nearby camping is allowed
  by DoChttps://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/otago/plac
 es/mount-aspiring-national-park/things-to-do/huts/brewster-hut/6 Janwalk do
 wn, 3hrs, drive towards Haast and walk into Blowfly Hut, 1.5hr from SH 6htt
 ps://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and
 -walks/west-coast/haast-to-paringa-cattle-track-brochure.pdf7 JanBlowfly to
  Maori Saddle Hut, 4.5hrs, on Paringa Cattle Trackhttps://www.doc.govt.nz/p
 arks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/haast-paringa-and-moerak
 i-rivers-area/things-to-do/tracks/maori-saddle-route/8 Jan (Thurs)Matakatak
 e Hut via maori saddle route. This should take only about 3hrs, so gives ti
 me to exolore to surrounding area and enjoy the new hut. Must be BOOKED! 3 
 of us have booked. The hut is now fully booked,but camping allowed.https://
 www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/haast-p
 aringa-and-moeraki-rivers-area/things-to-do/huts/mataketake-hut/9 Janback t
 o Blowfly hut via Mica Mine Tops Route. Challenging 8 hrs. Needs good weath
 er!https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/pla
 ces/haast-paringa-and-moeraki-rivers-area/things-to-do/tracks/mica-mine-top
 s-route/10 Janwalk back to highway, 1.5 hrs, and drive to Jackson Bay, 1hr,
  walk into Stafford bay Hut, 4hrs. low tide at 11.15.https://www.doc.govt.n
 z/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/jackson-bay-gorge-riv
 er-area/things-to-do/huts/stafford-hut/11 Jan (Sunday)back to Jackson Bay, 
 3-4hrs via inland route. Lots of stream crossings. Then drive to lake Parin
 ga, Doc camp. https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/wes
 t-coast/places/westland-tai-poutini-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/copla
 nd-track-to-welcome-flat-hut/12 JanWelcome Flat Hut, hot pools! 7hrs. Must 
 be BOOKED! Camping possible. 3 of us haved booked the hut.https://www.doc.g
 ovt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/westland-tai-pou
 tini-national-park/things-to-do/huts/welcome-flat-hut/13 JanDay trip to Dou
 glas Rock Hut rtn. 6+ hrs. Soak in pools again!https://www.doc.govt.nz/park
 s-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/westland-tai-poutini-nation
 al-park/things-to-do/tracks/upper-copland-valley-track/14 Janwalk back to c
 ar, 7 hrs, drive north and sleep somewhere near Fox Glacier. Possibly 2 nig
 hts int he same hostel, as Mt Fox is a demanding day tramphttps://www.doc.g
 ovt.nz/globalassets/documents/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/west-co
 ast/copland-track-brochure.pdf15 JanMt Fox day tramp, steep, 8hrs rtn. Poss
 ibly drive north after that, and camp at Lake Mahinapua. Or chill, if bad w
 eather, or visit Okarito lagoon.https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreatio
 n/places-to-go/west-coast/places/westland-tai-poutini-national-park/things-
 to-do/tracks/mount-fox-route/16 Jan (Friday)scenic drive to Gentle Annie vi
 a Westport, meet Michele"s group for her tramp the next day. We can drop pe
 ople off in Westport to catch the bus back if needed.https://gentleannie.co
 .nz/17 JanDenniston Plateau with Michele. I ll see friends at Gentle Annie 
 camp ground and stay there.18 Jan (Sunday)I might stay another night or lea
 ve Sunday afternoon. But people can possibly return to Nelson on Sunday wit
 h Michele's group.If it's a clear day, I ll climb Mt Glasgow near Seddonvil
 le. Steep route, 6-8 hrs rtn.https://www.backpack-newzealand.com/maps/track
 s/mt-glasgow-route-map-17056.phphttps://www.andthedogcametoo.com/mount-glas
 gow.htmlhttps://powercookies.com/blog/2019/01/11/mt-glasgow-route/If you ar
 e interested in all or parts of this, pls contact me asap, so we can coordi
 nate.I ll have very limited reception from 27th December on. So,pls TXT me 
 then with questions.Astrid021 2520877abrauksiepenz@yahoo.de<br /> <br /> <t
 able border='0'><tr><td class='label'>Trip Leader : </td><td><div class="je
 v_cfuser_profile"><div class="jev_cfuser_name">Astrid Brauksiepe</div></div
 >\n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Phone : </td><td>021 252 0877, 03 927\n<
 /td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Email : </td><td><joomla-hidden-mail  is-lin
 k="1" is-email="0" first="YWJyYXVrc2llcGVueg==" last="eWFob28uZGU=" text="Y
 WJyYXVrc2llcGVuekB5YWhvby5kZQ==" base="" >This email address is being prote
 cted from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.</joomla-hidden-
 mail>\n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Area : </td><td>West Coast\n</td></t
 r><tr><td class='label'>Panic Date : </td><td>18-01-2026\n</td></tr><tr><td
  class='label'>Emergency Contact Name : </td><td>Stephen Zanetti\n</td></tr
 ><tr><td class='label'>Contacts Address : </td><td>131 Emano Stree\n</td></
 tr><tr><td class='label'>Contacts Phone/s : </td><td>039276203\n</td></tr><
 tr><td class='label'>Contacts Email Address : </td><td><joomla-hidden-mail 
  is-link="1" is-email="0" first="c3RlcGhlbnphbg==" last="Z21haWwuY29t" text
 ="c3RlcGhlbnphbkBnbWFpbC5jb20=" base="" >This email address is being protec
 ted from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.</joomla-hidden-m
 ail>\n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Planned Route : </td><td>Jan 5&6Mt Br
 ewster.6th,Blowfly Hut7th Maori Saddle hut8th Mataketake9th to Blowfly via 
 Mica Mine tops10th Stafford Hut11th camp12&13 Welcome Flat14 camp15th Mt Fo
 x Day tramp\n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Alternative Route : </td><td>A
 ll weather dependent\n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Locator Beacon/s : </
 td><td>Beacon #1\n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Grading : </td><td>Select
  an appropriate grade for the hardest day on your Trip.\n</td></tr><tr><td 
 class='label'>Grade : </td><td>Fit\n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Cost : 
 </td><td>The travel distances are used to calculate the cost of a trip. The
  trip co-ordinator will complete these values. However, if you know the val
 ues, for example by using Google Maps, then by all means complete. Make sur
 e the values (double to include return journey) are correct to be fair to t
 he drivers and participants. IMPORTANT: The rate table needs to have a mont
 h and year value for cents/kilometre. Trip coordinator is responsible to en
 tering this information.\n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Sealed km (Enter 
 the number of kms travelled on sealed roads to/from the trip) : </td><td>0\
 n</td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Unsealed km (Enter the number of kms trave
 lled on unsealed roads to/from trip.) : </td><td>0\n</td></tr><tr><td class
 ='label'>Signoff : </td><td>Default is Programme, please set the Status to 
 either 'Completed' or 'Cancelled' when appropriate. Also enter the number o
 f Visitor and Total numbers on your trip. Thanks. NOTE: When the status is 
 Completed or Cancelled the event WON'T appear on the Home page calendars.\n
 </td></tr><tr><td class='label'>Event Status : </td><td>Completed\n</td></t
 r><tr><td class='label'>Visitors : </td><td>0\n</td></tr><tr><td class='lab
 el'>Total : </td><td>4\n</td></tr></table> <a href="https://live.nelsontram
 pingclub.org.nz/component/jevents/1573/westcoast-mataketake-and-more,-2-wee
 ks?Itemid=111&amp;tmpl=component">This event was imported from: https://liv
 e.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/component/jevents/1573/westcoast-mataketake-and
 -more,-2-weeks?Itemid=111&amp;tmpl=component</a>DTSTAMP:20260504T151240
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