Route Plan

Obviously I need a spreadsheet to plan this journey. I have been working and re-working the plan for some time. Here is a summary of the current estimated daily distances and nightly camps.

The hardest sections being the Richmond Apline Track and Waiau Pass Track which are both high and remote. Fortunately, if timing permits, I will be joined on the Waiau Pass with friends from St Arnaud. I will be thankful for the company a couple of weeks into the journey and following New Year.

Km	Total	Location	nights	avg km/ day	total acc days	date	start	end	dist	Destination
5	0	Boat from Picton	1		1	2021-12-18	1714	1719	5	school house camp
61	61	Queen Charlotte Track	3	20.33	4	2021-12-19	1719	1741	22	camp bay (22km)
							1741	1758	17	black rock (17km)
							1758	1780	22	Davies bay (22km)
44	105	Anakiwa to pelorus bridge	2	22.00	6	2021-12-22	1780	1803	23	Havelock(23km)
							1803	1824	21	pelorus bridge (21km)
27	132	Pelorus River Track	1	27.00	7	2021-12-24	1824	1851	27	middy creek hut (26km)
113	245	Richmond Alpine Track	6	18.83	13	2021-12-25	1851	1866	15	browning hut (15km)
							1866	1880	14	slaty hut (14km)
							1880	1894	14	Mt rintoul hut (14km)
							1894	1909	15	mid wairoa hut (15km)
							1909	1926	17	hunters hut (17km)
							1926	1944	18	Redhill hut (18km)
20	265	Rest st arnaud	2	20.00	15	2021-12-31	1944	1964	20	St arnaud
116	361	Waiau Pass Track	7	16.57	22	2022-01-02	1964	1988	24	john Tait hut (23km)
							1988	2002	14	west Sabine hut (14km)
							2002	2009	7	blue lake hut (7km)
							2009	2025	16	waiau hut (14km)
							2025	2051	26	Anne hut (26km)
							2051	2068	17	Boyle flat hut (17km)
							2068	2080	12	Boyle village (12km)
101	462	Boyle to Arthur's Pass (greyneys shelter)	5	20.20	27	2022-01-09	2080	2106	26	hope kiwi hut (19km)
							2106	2123	17	hurunui hut (24km)
							2123	2141	18	Harper pass bivy (18km)
							2141	2155	14	kiwi hut (14km)
							2155	2181	26	upper deception hut (26km)
17	479	Rest bealey hotel	2	17.00	29	2022-01-14	2181	2198	17	bealey hotel (2 nights)
66	545	Arthur's Pass to Rakaia River	3	22.00	32	2022-01-16	2198	2214	16	West Harper Hut
							2214	2236	22	Harper campsite
							2236	2264	28	lake coldridge
	545	Rakaia River Hazard Zone	0		32	2022-01-19
70	615	Rakaia River to Rangitata River	4	17.50	36	2022-01-19	2264	2274	10	A Frame Hut
							2274	2284	10	comnys hut
							2284	2302	18	Manuka Hut
							2302	2334	32	lake clearwater
	615	Rest clearwater	1	0.00	37	2022-01-23				Clearwater - berrys
	615	Rangitata River Hazard Zone	0		37	2022-01-24
73	688	Two Thumb Track	3	24.33	40	2022-01-24	2334	2353	19	stone hut
							2353	2374	21	camp stream hut
							2374	2392	18	??
							2392	2407	15	lake tekapo
85	773	Tekapo to Lake Ohau	3	28.33	43	2022-01-27	2407	2439	32	pines campsite
							2439	2463	24	twizel
							2463	2492	29	lake ohau
27	800	East Ahuriri Track	1	27.00	44	2022-01-30	2492	2519	27	Ahuuriri River
60	860	Breast Hill Track	4	15.00	48	2022-01-31	2519	2531	12	hut
							2531	2544	13	timara hut
							2544	2558	14	stodys hut
							2558	2579	21	Hawea
27	887	Gladstone to Wanaka	1	27.00	49	2022-02-04	2579	2606	27	Wanaka
		Rest Day	1		50	2022-02-05
13	900	Glendhu Bay Track (4hrs)	1	13.00	51	2022-02-06	2606	2619	13	Glendhu Bay
48	948	Motatapu Alpine Track	4	12.00	55	2022-02-07	2619	2635	16	Highland creek hut
							2635	2644	9	Roses Hut
							2644	2655	11	Macetown
							2655	2667	12	Arrowtown
29	977	Wakatipu Track to queenstown	1	29.00	56	2022-02-11	2667	2696	29
	977	rest (queenstown)	1		57	2022-02-12
	977	Lake Wakatipu Hazard Zone	0		57	2022-02-13
52	1029	Mavora Walkway	3	17.33	60	2022-02-13	2696	2710	14	Greenstone hut
							2710	2732	22	Boundary hut
							2732	2748	16	Movora Lakes campsite
47	1076	Mararoa River Track	2	23.50	62	2022-02-16	2748	2798	50	Lower Princhester hut
							2798	2814	16	Aparima hut
48	1124	Takitimu Track	3	16.00	65	2022-02-18	2814	2828	14	Lower Waraki hut
							2828	2844	16	?
							2844	2862	18	Birchwood
27	1151	Birchwood to Merrivale	1	27.00	66	2022-02-21	2862	2889	27	Merrivale
54	1205	Longwood Forest Track	2	27.00	68	2022-02-22	2889	2904	15	?
							2904	2917	13	Martins hut
17	1222	long hilly &Tihaka Beach Track	1	17.00	69	2022-02-24	2917	2934	17	Colac Bay camp
38	1260	Oraka & Oreti Beach Track	2	19.00	71	2022-02-25	2934	2946	12	Riverton camp
							2946	2972	26	Camp
38	1298	Invercargill to Bluff	2	19.00	73	2022-02-27	2972	2979	7	Invercargill
							2979	3010	31	Bluf
1318			73			2022-03-01