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Harper Pass route

Location

This trip starts at the Aicken car park beside SH 73, 5km west of the Otira Township. You need to ford the Otira River to access the Taramakau Valley.

The trip finishes at the shelter and car park at Windy Point, just off the Lewis Pass Highway (SH7).

Description

You are recommended to start the trip from the west as fine weather is required when crossing the Otira, Otehake and Taramakau Rivers. These rivers are dangerous to cross in bad weather.
The eastern side is easier because bridges over all major rivers and good forest tracks make tramping possible even in unpleasant conditions.

Visit www.doc.govt.nz for full details on this tramp.

Level

Hard

Amenities

• Birds
• Camping
• Carpark
• Fishing
• Historical
• Huts
• Plant Life
• Tramping

Source

www.doc.govt.nz

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