Just prior to the bivvy site, we noted a turn off for a route down to Pinchgut hut. Nothing was marked on my NZMS 260 Map, but between observing the trail signs and remembering words from a guide book, we hatched an on the fly figure 8 loop.
The trip down to Pinchgut Hut was rather steep in places, but generally well marked with poles. The return trip up the spur to the SE of the Hut was unmarked, discontinuous and trickier, but we found most of the sections of pad on the ridge top. Occaisonal caches of Waratah's gave us confidence and the knowledge that DOC is going to pole the route in the near future.
It was a pretty solid day, capped off by a long meandering return route to the car.
8.5hrs.
24km
2110m of ascent, same descent.
Andrew, Hayley, Steph, Geoff and Chucky
Great views to the Puketeraki range
Descending to Bob's Bivvy site
At Bob's bivvy
Accross the tops toward Pinchgut Hut, Mt Thomas behind
Pinchgut Hut
Slogging back up to the ridgetop
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