{"id":11627,"date":"2024-01-27T23:59:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T10:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/?p=11627"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T02:00:35","slug":"holiday-day-10-west-manuherikia-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2024\/01\/holiday-day-10-west-manuherikia-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday \u2013 Day 10 \u2013 West Manuherikia Track"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our trip today starts at the Homestead Shelter<\/a>, we’ve stayed here many times<\/p><\/div>\n

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We’re doing the West<\/a> Manuherikia<\/a> Track<\/a> today, we’ve done this one before but in the opposite direction<\/p><\/div>\n

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It rained quite a bit yesterday so we hope the river isn’t too high, so far it’s looking ok<\/p><\/div>\n

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The first hut on the track: Boundary Creek Hut<\/a>, where I lost my Ray-Ben (yes, Ray-Ben, not Ray-Ban, they were cheap fakes from AliExpress)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Omarama Saddle<\/a> right ahead of us (the low point)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The second hut: Top Hut<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Looking back at the hut<\/p><\/div>\n

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We have made it to the top of the saddle, here’s looking back at the track<\/p><\/div>\n

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And the valley with Top Hut<\/p><\/div>\n

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It looks like another great day for gliding as well<\/p><\/div>\n

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The decision is made to drive up to the St Bathans Range (just like the previous<\/a> time we were here)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Getting to the St Bathans Range is a lot of sloooow driving, sooo many rocks<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is how far I’m willing to drive, from here on it’s a little walk we’re doing, over that top in the previous photo<\/p><\/div>\n

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At the that top, looking back<\/p><\/div>\n

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View of the Mackenzie basin where I was gliding only recently<\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s also rather cold here (at about 2 km altitude), glad I brought a beanie and gloves<\/p><\/div>\n

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Going back to the car again, quite steep here<\/p><\/div>\n

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Rachel ahead of me<\/p><\/div>\n

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Looking back at what Omarama glider pilots know as Hugo’s Elevator<\/p><\/div>\n

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Our car is still there, it’s a happy car, it’s had a 50 mm raise since we were last here and the extra ground clearance really helps, no damage this time<\/p><\/div>\n

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Looking towards Lake Dunstan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hawkdun Range in the distance<\/p><\/div>\n

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Last part of the track, back down to Omarama<\/p><\/div>\n

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After buying some groceries at Omarama we visit Sailor’s<\/a> Cutting<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Just for a little walk<\/p><\/div>\n

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We end the day at our favourite freedom camping spot at Lake Aviemore<\/p><\/div>\n

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Enjoying a lovely meal<\/p><\/div>\n

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