This tramp is a overnight trip to visit the new Moonlig ht tops hut. Drive down the Westcoast to the Moonlight valley,near Blackbal l.Head up valley on a dirt road to the moonlight track carpark.On the track you pass remnants of the area's gold mining history.Along the track at the head of the valley on the uphill climb you pass the derelict Meikes hut around 2 hours walk.Cross the creek pass the hut and follow track up on to the tops,on the Paparoa range,These tops are where the new Pike 29 Memor ial track is being developed,which is opening in 2019.Climb to ridge line j ust before the 1104 high point then drop down a ridge line to 1000m t o the new Moonlight tops hut.The hut hasn't been opened yet, so we will pro bably have to tent.We can check out the new hut and biv near by.Some of you can explore the nice flat tops on the range.The hut faces West,so we mite have a incredible Tasman sea sunset. The next day walk back same way walked in.
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