{"id":10282,"date":"2022-04-09T23:59:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T11:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/?p=10282"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:00:51","slug":"mt-richardson-loop-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2022\/04\/mt-richardson-loop-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt Richardson Loop Track"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pld-like-dislike-wrap pld-template-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"pld-like-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-like-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"Wow! Cool! Great photos!\" data-post-id=\"10282\" data-trigger-type=\"like\" data-restriction=\"no\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-like-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">2    <\/span>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"pld-dislike-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-dislike-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"Meh\" data-post-id=\"10282\" data-trigger-type=\"dislike\" data-restriction=\"no\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-dislike-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\"><\/span>\r\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"attachment_10283\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10283\" class=\"wp-image-10283 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9372_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9372_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9372_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9372_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9372_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9372_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Time for another hike, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topomap.co.nz\/NZTopoMap?v=2&amp;ll=-43.18757,172.244596&amp;z=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">loop track<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doc.govt.nz\/parks-and-recreation\/places-to-go\/canterbury\/places\/mount-thomas-forest-conservation-area\/things-to-do\/richardson-track\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mt Richardson<\/a> this time, the track starts in the wet forest, lots of these things on the tree trunks<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10284\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10284\" class=\"wp-image-10284 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9374_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9374_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9374_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9374_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9374_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9374_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Muddy in places<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10285\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10285\" class=\"wp-image-10285 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9376_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9376_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9376_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9376_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9376_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9376_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Slips in places<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10286\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10286\" class=\"wp-image-10286 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9378_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9378_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9378_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9378_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9378_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9378_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">But the track is easy to follow<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10287\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10287\" class=\"wp-image-10287 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9380_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9380_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9380_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9380_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9380_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9380_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Though not always easy to walk<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10288\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10288\" class=\"wp-image-10288 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9382_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9382_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9382_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9382_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9382_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9382_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mushrooms<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10289\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10289\" class=\"wp-image-10289 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9389_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9389_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9389_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9389_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9389_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9389_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And I&#8217;ve made it to the top!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10290\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10290\" class=\"wp-image-10290 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9390_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9390_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9390_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9390_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9390_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9390_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Well, we both have<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10291\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10291\" class=\"wp-image-10291 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9393_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9393_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9393_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9393_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9393_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9393_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nice views of Rees Valley and the Puketeraki Range behind (where I often fly)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10292\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10292\" class=\"wp-image-10292 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9397_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9397_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9397_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9397_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9397_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9397_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/hikingscenery.com\/mt-richardson-loop-mount-thomas-conservation-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blowhard Track<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10293\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10293\" class=\"wp-image-10293 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9400_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9400_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9400_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9400_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9400_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9400_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still on the Blowhard Track<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10294\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10294\" class=\"wp-image-10294 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9401_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9401_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9401_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9401_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9401_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSCF9401_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And this one as well, after this we took the Bypass Track back to the car, it was a good hike!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10371\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10371\" class=\"wp-image-10371 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/mtrichardsonlooptrack.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/mtrichardsonlooptrack.jpg 800w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/mtrichardsonlooptrack-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/mtrichardsonlooptrack-694x1024.jpg 694w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/mtrichardsonlooptrack-768x1134.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map and height profile of today&#8217;s loop track (12.1 km)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[296,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hiking","category-new-zealand","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10282"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14386,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10282\/revisions\/14386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}