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Trail Boss: Peter Dymock Phone: 03 4488 092 Email: pjdymock@xtra.co.nz
Duration: 5 days (4 days walking plus Saturday) Meet: Monday 20st February Limit: 12
| CODE | COST | CODE | ||
| WALKER | DYW | $210 | LEADER | DYT |
This 4 day walking trail traverses some very isolated mountain country through the Garvie , Old Woman & Carrick Range tops from Garston to Bannockburn .
The trail is self sufficient and you will be back packing all your own gear & cooking your own food . The trail for reasonably experienced & fit people only. About 50% of the trail is “off track” – rough lumpy tussock , alpine bog lands, easy alpine tops & alpine plateau country (no climbing involved). However the first and last nights will be fully catered (included in trail fee) and we will have a food drop at the penultimate stop over , plus a ride up the Nevis Road from Garston , so packs should not be overly heavy. The days will not be too long. We will be staying at the Garston Hall on the first night , mountain huts on the trail and a woolshed in Bannockburn on the last night. Garston is a small village on SH6, about 1 hr south of Queenstown.
This is magic Central Otago high country at its best, in an area rarely visited. The Garvies are dotted with alpine lakes and innumerable tarns and the Old Woman Range features Central Otago‘s highest alpine plateau with a unique arctic tundra type vegetation & landscape.
Meet Monday 20th February evening at Garston . (catered evening meal & breakfast )
Tuesday Garston to Blue Lake via Roaring Lion string bog plateau & easy saddle over Garvies to Blue Lake (ride up Nevis Road)
Wednesday Blue Lake to Jac Macs in head of Waikaia River
Thursday Jac Macs to Old Woman Hut (food drop)
Friday Old Woman Hut to Bannockburn via Carrick town (catered evening meal & breakfast)
Saturday (morning ) Bannockburn to Cromwell racecourse via river track (packs will be transported for you)
For a route map, detailed trail description, gear list and more information contact your Trail Boss. Suitable only for people with previous tramping/hiking experience.
