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DAY 3: Halfway Hut, Lake Roe Hut
Walk 3 - 5 hours
The track
is reasonably flat for the first two hours then climbs steeply
to above the bushline. Snow poles and mountain grasses guide
you to Lake Roe Hut (12 bunks), sited at the northern end
of Lake Laffy on Furkert Pass.
Set amongst massive granite outcrops
Lake Roe is a short walk above the hut with stunning views
of Mt Tamatea.
DAY 4: Lake
Roe, Loch Maree Hut
Walk 5 - 7 hours
Traversing
along the tops of the Pleasant Range skirting a series of
mountain lakes with spectacular views of Dusky Sound and the
surrounding mountains. Then plunging down in to the Seaforth
valley and Loch Maree Hut
DAY 5:
Loch Maree, Supper Cove Hut
Walk 6 - 8 hours
Skirting around Loch Maree with
trees poking eerily above the water.....if you can't see them
you are probably staying another day at Loch Maree! Then follow
an old track cut in 1903 as part of an ambitious road planned
up the Seaforth to Lake Manapouri, but abandoned well before
completion. Supper Cove Hut (12 bunks ) is situated on the
edge of Dusky Sound.
DAY 6: Supper
Cove, Loch Maree Hut
Walk 6 - 8 hours
Return trip
to Supper Cove, you have done this one before so you know
what to expect!
DAY 7: Loch
Maree, Kintail Hut
Walk 6 - 8 hours
Relatively
easy going although a few deep gorges can prove challenging
and wet after heavy rains.
DAY 8: Kintail,
Upper Spey
Walk 5 - 7 hours
Steep climb
up Centre Pass with some spectacular views of Seaforth Valley,
Gair Loch and Tripod Hill. On Centre pass walk through alpine
shrubland and tussockland. If it is a fine day we recommend
the side trip ( 2 hours return ) to Mt. Memphis.
DAY 9:
Upper Spey, West Arm of Lake Manapouri
Walk 4 - 5 hours
F0llow the
Spey river to the track end and the West Arm of Lake Manapouri.
Catch the boat ( 3 to 5 a day depending on time of year )
to Manapouri and the completion of your epic trip.
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