Myself and two members of the family, plus a friend (from Germany) aim t o walk the Heaphy track. We intend starting at the Golden Bay (northern) en d on Thursday 13th September and come out to the Karamea end on Sunday 16th September.
I have already booked the four hut nights for the four o f us. We aim to spend the first night at Perry Saddle (from Browns Hut it i s 17.5kms and 5 hours walking), the second night at Saxon (from Perry Saddl e Hut it is 12.4kms and 3 1/2 hours walking), the third night at Lewis Hut (from Saxon it is 24.3 kms and 6 1/2 hours walking), and final day is out t o Kohaihai road end (from Lewis Hut 24.2 kms walking 7.5 hours). It is stil l 10kms to Karamea township but shuttle services are available.
Othe r members from the club are welcome to join our party, or if some would pre fer, start from the southern end (Karamea). This would make transport more manageable.
The cost of the huts is $32 per night and MUST be booked in advance of departing. Easiest way to do this is go on-line www.doc.govt.nz It seems that J ames MacKay Hut is a very popular hut, as already there are few beds left t here on Friday and Saturday nights 14th and 15th September - the other huts though have plenty of space.
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