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Friday 19 April 2019

Cost: $NULL

 

 Trip Leader:
Kate Krawczyk

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Easter / Anzac trip taking advantage of the holidays! Going further afield to the Mt.Cook area. 

Deadline for trip participants to join is April the 12th.

*****Trip has been revised to suit combined med/fit & med party members.****
Fri Apr 19 - Drive down and stay overnight at Ahuriri Base Hut. 9 hours 750km
Overnight in Canyon Creek 
Sat 20 - Drive to end of road. Hike into Canyon Creek, possibly camp at tarn between Mt Rigel and Mt Heim (9km)
Sun 21 - Return to cars and overnight at Ahuriri Base Hut
Watson Stream - South Temple - Ahuriri circuit, 5-6 days, 62km
Mon 22 - Drive to roadend. Hike up Watson Stream and camp at bushline at grid BZ14 334013, (9km)
Tuesday 23 - Enter east branch of Watson stream and continue past Mt Maitland over the saddle  to camp at tarns on northern side of saddle. (7km) If weather unsuitable continue down to bushline and camp around grid BZ14 391069 (10km) or the hut (11.6km)
Wed 24 - Continue down stream to South Temple hut and then climb up the South Temple to camp where streams merge grid BZ14 391125(9.5km)
Thurs 26 - SPARE DAY
Fri 27 - Climb over saddle into the Ahuriri and camp on terraces below Mt Huxley at grid BZ14 348135.(5km). If weather unsuitable continue down valley to Top Hut.(another 5km)
Sat 28 - Descend to valley floor and walk down valley to vehicles parked at roadend. (21km) 
OR if we didn't use our spare day we could either:
  • we could split valley walk into two days
  • OR if back at Ahuriri Base camp Friday night walk up to ridgeline above hut and check out views in the Dingle Burn.

POOR WEATHER ALTERNATIVES

  • 1-2 days at Top Dingle Hut
  • Day/overnight trip to Canyon Creek
  • Hike up Ahuriri and visit Shamrock, Hagens and Top Huts. (2-3 days)

 

 

Tents required as Huts maybe full. As Ahuriri Base Hut is accessible by road a larger tent could be used there with a few extra comforts.

Doc Ahuriri Brochure

https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/parks-and-recreation/places-to-visit/canterbury/twizel/ahuriri-conservation-park.pdf

 

Ahuriri, Top Dingle Burn Hut and return via Mt Gladwish 1 or 2 days (Med)

 https://www.wildernessmag.co.nz/scrambling-dingle-burn/ 

Canyon Creek (Easy/Med)

https://www.wildernessmag.co.nz/trip/canyon-creek-route-ahuriri-conservation-park/

 

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Agenda : Expedition through Ahuriri Conservation Park, Easter 19 Apr 2019

Registration

ONLINE REGISTRATIONS are not currently available for this trip. Please contact the Trip Leader to book onto this trip. 
, Waiting List Space: 0