Time for another hike, to the Packhorse Hut this time

The beginning of the track isn’t the most interesting to be honest

Innitially it’s a bit of paddock hopping

But eventually we reach a forest and it gets more interesting and the views better

These are the ‘Remarkable Dykes‘, I was expecting something else tbh but on the other hand finding dykes here would have been quite remarkable by itself

The dykes again

A bit of shelter from the bright sun in the tree covered parts of the track

The Packhorse Hut, it’s busy today, more people had the splendid idea to go here today

Inside the hut, front room, must be fantastic here in winter with the fireplace going

The bunks in the back room

Plenty of water in the hut, the hut overlooks Lyttelton Harbour but you can also see the Canterbury Plains from here and the Kaituna Valley to the south

Time for a nap

And we’re on our way back, bye bye hut

A look back to where the hut is, just a few minutes away behind that hill on the right

Through the woods again, it smells lovely of pine here

Rachel looking back towards Mt Bradley, the hut itself is right in that little saddle behind the pine trees

Lyttelton Harbour and Moepuku in the distance