Queen's Birthday We
ekend | HOT POOL HEAVEN...
Sa
t: Drive to Hokitika (4.5 hrs) walk 4 hrs up Toaroha River to huts
at Cedar Flats (14 bunks)
. May need tents (but only cos the leader apparently snores.)
DO
C: "The track initially follows an old logging-tram line and follows th
e river bed. A benched track climbs steadily above the Toaroha Canyon, desc
ending gradually to the lower end of Cedar Flat where a short rock hop and
track leads to the Cedar Flat Bridge which is crossed to the huts."
Sun: Optional trips to bag bivvie on Adventure Ridge or Yeats Ridge Hut nearby. (6km round trips). C
ompulsory soak in Wren Creek spri
ngs. Bring a book or games. Mandatory chocolate gifts for leader.
Mon: Waddle back to cars; drive home refreshed.
PLAN B:
If the Coast is too wet, we'll do the Jollie
Brook circuit near Lake Sumner.