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Conondale Great Walk (Conondale National Park) |
17 Apr, 2014 |
Hard |
56km return 4 days |
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| 17-20 April 2014. Beware: lots of leeches during day 1 and 2 after the wet weather (by lots I mean one every 10x10cm patch in places). During our hike the track felt poorly maintained - trees across the trail, had to wander off the trail several times to find it. Summer Falls campsite (day 3 night) makes up for it: very nice cliffs, beautiful falls with dipping/swimming holes, dry ground (without leeches!), open forest. Overall feeling: won't do the walk again unless after a month of no rain; Summer Falls site is the next long weekend destination (accessible from the 2WD road crossing the 4th day trail section about 4k from the Summer Falls campground). |
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Kepler Track (South Island NZ) |
21 Jan, 2014 |
Hard |
60km return 4 days |
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| Very spectacular track. especially if the weather is good and you get the view from the ridge. Did it in 4 days, Rainbow Reach to Rainbow Reach. Campsites are nice, but lots of bity midges - be sure to take an insect repellent. There is no campsite on the ridge, but Luxmore Hut is cosy and warm and worth staying in. Got caught by a blizzard on the ridge (mid-summer!), the entire ridge walked in 50cm deep snow and ~80km/h wind - make sure you have necessary warm layers, gloves, hat, good rain jacket and sunglasses. Next time would probably book huts for all 3 nights, just because :) Make sure you make a booking 5-6 months in advance, the hike is popular (as all Fiordland tracks). |
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Mt Ngungun (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
18 Sep, 2013 |
Medium |
2.8km return 90 mins |
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| Slowly ran up it and then down: very pretty, certainly easy if you walk it rather than run up, breathtaking view from the top, reasonably short: must do for those who are in the area and want to appreciate the natural beauty of the region. | ||||
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The Sphinx and Turtle Rock (Girraween National Park) |
Jul, 2012 |
Medium |
7km return 2.5 hrs |
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Castle Rock (Girraween National Park) |
Jul, 2012 |
Hard |
4.4km return 90 mins |
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| Exposed but very-very nice. Spectacular views, fun walk through the stone "tunnel" to get onto the top. | ||||
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The Pyramid (Girraween National Park) |
2012 |
Hard |
3.8km return 2 hrs |
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| Nice rock, exposed but safe. | ||||