Admiring a vegetable sheep plant on the Mt Watson tops. Photo: Nic Menary

Ces Clark Hut via Mt Watson, Paparoa National Park

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This trip ticks all the boxes for an overnighter: it’s a loop track passing through West Coast bush and includes satisfying tops travel with panoramic views and a warm hut. By Anna Welch

A carved arch welcomes visitors onto the Paparoa Track Great Walk, a meticulous gravel highway beckoning beyond. But turn left instead, where the sign indicates the Mt Watson Route.  This track scrambles up a muddy bank and over a narrow spur clad in regenerating forest. It leads along the spur as it steepens through podocarp […]
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