Highlight:
Easy track!
Challenge:
- Leaving Top Timaru Hut
- Leaving Tin Hut
- Hail on the saddle
- River crossing
- Looking for a stream to camp by
- Setting up tent in rain
Learning:
Here's Trent catching up on the trail happenings.
- Daniel (who gave us some cord to fix the tent at Telford camp) left details in the hut book of his river crossings
- Theres a drawing from another southbounder (SOBO) crossing of the Ahuriri River
- Paul (who we met at Birchwood Station) name is in the book followed by Chris.
Summary:
Metric | Info |
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Day | 27 |
Start | Top Timaru |
Finish | Ahuriri River East Branch |
Km | 31.1 |
Meters climbed | 1079 |
Moving time | 8h |
Terrain | Bulldozer track |
Lunch | Cheese, salami crackers |
Accommodation | Tent |