| Trip Leader : | Kath Ballantine |
| Phone : | 027 931 5689\n |
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| Area : | Kahurangi National Park\n | Panic Date : | 01-01-2026\n |
| Emergency Contact Name : | Pat Holland\n |
| Contacts Phone/s : | 0273098083\n |
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| Planned Route : | 5 day tramp f rom Wangapeka through to Little Wanganui on the West Coast, going over Bigg s Tops to Trevor Carter Hut. Day 1 Rolling River Junction Carpark to Stone Hut (10 Bunks) 6Hrs 19.7km. Day 2 Stone Hut to Trevor Carter Hut (12bunks) 6.5hrs. via Biggs Tops.From Wangapeka Saddle follow a route to Biggs Tops. This route is not recommended in poor weather or after heavy rain. The hig hest point is at 1384M then a steep descent to Trevor Carter Hut. If the we ather is closed in on the tops we will go on the usual track to Taipo Hut v ia Helicopter Flat hut.Day 3 Follow the Karamea River and sidle through th e bush to the Tabernacle Lookout above Saxon Falls. The track then drops to Taipo footbridge, then climbs steadily above the river for several km to T aipo Hut.Day 4 Taipo Hut to Belltowm Marunui Hut (10bunks). 6.5hrs 10.2km.T he route gradually gets steeper . towards Stag Flat Bivvy, then steeply to Little Wanganui Saddle (1087M). It then drops steeply to Little Wanganui Ri ver. A swing bridge brings the track to the true right of the river, contin ues to Tangent Creek, then climbs above the river and sidles around the gor ge. The track then drops back down to the river and on to the hut.Day 5. 31 st Dec Belltown Marunui Hut to Wangapeka road carpark. 3hrs 10km.A quick sp rint to the carpark via river flats, river bed and an old access road. Meet the shuttle and travel back to Nelson\n |
| Alt ernative Route : | If we have to walk from Dart Ford we will probabl y spend the first night at Kings Hut, 2nd at Helicopter Flat and forgo goin g over Biggs Tops.\n |
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| Cost $ : | < td>25\n|
| Sealed km (Enter the number of kms t ravelled on sealed roads to/from the trip) : | 0\n |
| Unsealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on unsealed ro ads to/from trip.) : | 0\n |
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| Event Status : | Completed\n |
| Visitors : | 1\n |
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