BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7dc3d907fa319365be82a69ba4ac764b CATEGORIES:Overnight Trip CREATED:20250707T004341 SUMMARY:Mt Watson & Croesus Knob URL;VALUE=URI:https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/calendar/1535/mt-watson-croes us-knob?tmpl=component DESCRIPTION:The Mt Watson Route at the southern end of the Paparoa Range makes for an a dventurous two-day ramble. Croesus Knob grants superb views over the West C oast.\nDay 1: Leave cars at the Smoke-ho car park near Blackball. Stroll up the easily-graded miner's track to overnight at the beautifully-sited Ces Clark Hut (bookings essential) now on the Paparoa Track Great Walk. Time: 3 -4 hours.\nDay 2: \nClamber up to Croesus Knob (maybe early for the sunrise ). Head along the tussock tops to Mt Leitch. Visit the locked wildlife bivo uac en route along the ridgetop to Mt Watson (1102m).\nFrom the summit, the route drops 780m down a spur to the Smoke-ho car park. Time: 3-5 hours.\nR ead a very detailed route description (in the reverse direction) from Tiny Tramper: https://tinytramper.com/mt-watson (https://tinytramper.com/mt-wats on)\n (images/uploads/trip_reports/2025/Mt-Watson_Croesus-Knob/Ray_Salisbur y_on_Croesus_Knob_web.jpg)\n This event was imported from: https://live.nel sontrampingclub.org.nz/events/calendar/1535/mt-watson-croesus-knob?tmpl=com ponent X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Mt Watson Route at the southern end of the Paparoa Range makes for a n adventurous two-day ramble. Croesus Knob grants superb views over the Wes t Coast.

Day 1: Leave cars at the Smoke-ho car park near Blackball. Stroll up the easily-graded miner's track to overnight at the beautifully-sited Ces Clark Hut (bookings essential) now on the Pap aroa Track Great Walk. Time: 3-4 hours.

Day 2: 
Clamber up to Croesus Knob (maybe early for the sunrise). Head along the tussock tops to Mt Leitch. Visit the locked wildlife bivouac en route a long the ridgetop to Mt Watson (1102m).
From the summit, the route dro ps 780m down a spur to the Smoke-ho car park. Time: 3-5 hours.

Read a very detailed route description (in the reverse direction) from Tiny Tramp er: https://tinytramper.co m/mt-watson

Ray Salisbury on Croesus K nob web

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