{"id":10335,"date":"2023-01-08T23:59:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T10:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/?p=10335"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:59:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:59:03","slug":"mt-grey-loop-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2023\/01\/mt-grey-loop-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt Grey 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=\"10335\" 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\">4    <\/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=\"10335\" 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_10336\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10336\" class=\"wp-image-10336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9857_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9857_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9857_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9857_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9857_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9857_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The last day of my short holiday, I want to use it well so decide to walk the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doc.govt.nz\/parks-and-recreation\/places-to-go\/canterbury\/places\/mount-grey-maukatere-conservation-area\/things-to-do\/mt-greymaukatere-track\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mt Grey loop track<\/a>, the first part is just through forest like this<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10337\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10337\" class=\"wp-image-10337 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9858_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9858_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9858_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9858_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9858_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9858_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sometimes you get a bit of a clear view of the sky<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10338\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10338\" class=\"wp-image-10338 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9859_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9859_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9859_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9859_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9859_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9859_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Until you get to about here, maybe 45 minutes from the top, which is also as far as Rachel and I got here a little while back<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10339\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10339\" class=\"wp-image-10339 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9861_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9861_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9861_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9861_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9861_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9861_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">But this time I continue, all the way to the top, which I assumed to be where that antenna is<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10340\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10340\" class=\"wp-image-10340 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9862_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9862_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9862_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9862_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9862_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9862_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">But that&#8217;s not the case, it&#8217;s a little further and higher, perfect timing to reach the summit as the sun is finally coming out now<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10341\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10341\" class=\"wp-image-10341 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9866_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9866_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9866_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9866_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9866_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9866_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another summit conquered!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10342\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10342\" class=\"wp-image-10342 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9869_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9869_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9869_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9869_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9869_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9869_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">So I came via the Mt Grey Track but complete the loop by returning via the Red Beech Track<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10343\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10343\" class=\"wp-image-10343 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9870_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9870_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9870_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9870_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9870_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9870_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tell me something I don&#8217;t know&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10344\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10344\" class=\"wp-image-10344 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9872_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9872_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9872_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9872_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9872_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9872_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Beech Track, the track goes on and on and on through that green covered forest<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10345\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10345\" class=\"wp-image-10345 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9876_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9876_DxO_result.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9876_DxO_result-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9876_DxO_result-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9876_DxO_result-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9876_DxO_result-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And it&#8217;s actually nippy here, my breath condenses and the track is slippery in places, still an awesome track<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10346\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10346\" class=\"wp-image-10346 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9877_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9877_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9877_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9877_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9877_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9877_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many Rivers too Cross&#8230; nah, just this one, the Grey River<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10347\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10347\" class=\"wp-image-10347 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9881_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9881_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9881_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9881_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9881_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF9881_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some old hut near the end of the 5.5 hour long track, I definitely feel my legs after all that walking recently, time to go home and soak in the pool!!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10365\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10365\" class=\"wp-image-10365 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mtgreylooptrack.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mtgreylooptrack.jpg 800w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mtgreylooptrack-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mtgreylooptrack-647x1024.jpg 647w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mtgreylooptrack-768x1216.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map and height profile of today&#8217;s hike (14.2 km)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[296,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10335","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\/10335","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=10335"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14384,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10335\/revisions\/14384"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}