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Grade: Medium - Fit Event Status: Programme |
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From Friday 09 October 2026 Cost: $
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Trip Leader: Astrid Brauksiepe
Email: Phone: 021 252 0877, 03 927 |
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| I am still deciding on the order! depends on hut bookings. Probably Mt Watson first, then Mt Borwn. Going up to Ces Clark Hut (must be booked!) on the Paparoa Track (great walk) and coming down the rough ridge via Mt Watson makes a very convenient loop from Smoke-ho Carpark, without needing shuttlesFridayDrive to Lake Kaniere and climb Mt Brown Hut. It's a 4 bunker only and needs booking! There are camping spots next to the hut.SaturdayExplore behind the hut, then descend and stay at Lake Kaniere campground. If time allows, walk the easy, but very pretty water race walk, crossing over with car swap.SundayDrive to Smokeho carpark and climb to Ces Clark Hut on the Paparoa track (needs booking! Great walk)10.3km, elevation gain 1173, loss 532m, 4-5 hrs.MondayDescend via Mt Watson to loop back and drive home.13km, 1226m down, 7hrs or so .https://ctc.org.nz/index.php/trip-reports?goto=tripreports/1047 (lots of pix)All weather dependent. Working folk can join for parts of if. Details to follow.Mt Brown Hut is already fully booked on Saturday night (as of 15/9), but we can still go Friday or Sunday. Ces Clark has fewer than 8 spaces free on Sunday night. It will be tricky to plan. We can only book at short notice, as I do not want to go in pouring rain. Alternative could be something in the Hokitika area, e.g. Rapid Creek Hut or Cedar Flat.Another option is to go up Ces Clark on Friday (currently plenty of spaces) with an early start driving from Nelson 4 hrs. Then down via Mt Watson on Saturday, camp at Kaniere Saturday night, and up to Mt Brown on Sunday, either for the day, or overnight at hut. Drive back Monday, 5 hrs.https://tinytramper.com/mt-watson-route/ https://tinytramper.com/mount-brown-hut/quoted from tinytramper: "The tramp to Mount Brown Hut (1125m) and Mt Brown summit (1270m) is one of the West Coast’s finest overnight or day walk destinations – and if you’re lucky enough to score a clear day, one of its most spectacular. The climb from the car park is a stiff 1000m, steep and tree-rooty, but the views from the hut over Lake Kaniere and out to the Tasman Sea make every step worthwhile. If you get a great weather weekend, you may even be rewarded with a stunning West Coast sunset from the hut....The tramp is suitable for fit, experienced trampers with good knees – take decent gear and plenty of water. It took us 2 hours 50 minutes from the car park to the hut, and the same to return (the return journey included a short break). We also walked to Mt Brown summit at 1270m, in just under an hour one way."https://www.waimeatrampingclub.org.nz/reports/trip-reports-list/485-mt-watson." The route follows a spur through beautiful mixed forest, steep in places and the odd fallen tree to negotiate but generally in good condition, marked with the usual orange triangles and part of a trapping line from the Paparoa Wilderness Trust.‘’https://www.remotehuts.co.nz/mt-brown-hut.htmlMt Brown Hut is located on a route that is no longer maintained by DOC. This route receives some maintenance on a sporadic basis by Permolat, who also provide information about the route to this hut on their website.Go to the Remote Huts website for more information on Mt Brown HutLocationNZTopo50 map sheet: Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1453002, N5252141 |
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