2756 Arthurs Pass: White River - Avoca circuit, 11-16 March 2018

THE PLAN - This trip gets off the beaten track and follows a circular route taken by two guys back in Easter 2012.  They did it in 4 days, 3 nights, staying every night in huts.  Our goal is to take 5 nights, 6 days and camp a few nights.

We plan to park our cars and meet at the Bealey Hotel in AP on Sunday 11 March at 12 noon.  We will then get dropped off at Klondyke Corner, and walk up the Waimakariri River to Carrington Hut 4-5hrs to overnight.  On Monday we’ll go off track and head up the White River to overnight in a rocky alpine environment at Barker Hut at 1550m. 5-6 hrs.

On Tuesday we’ll scramble over White Col (1,748m) and down Burnet Stream to Weka Burnet Biv 6-8 hrs.   Wednesday we’ll hopefully be heading down the Wilberforce river valley and up Bristed Stream to camp up valley somewhere under Half Moon Saddle, 6 hrs.  Thursday it will be over Half Moon Saddle (1,851m), down to the Avoca River to camp by the river 6hrs.  And on Friday we’ll go up over Jordan Saddle (1,409m) and out to the Waimak, either by going down Jordan Stream or up to pt 1875 then down Hut Spur and Bealey Spur to SH 73, to exit just east of Klondyke Corner, 6-7 hrs.  And walk back to the Bealey hotel to overnight and enjoy fresh food and cold beer.

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