Hurunui No.3 Hut via Mackenzie Hut, Lake Sumner Forest Park

December 2016

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December 2016

Crossing a swingbridge over the Hurunui. Photo: Pat Barrett
A night at Number 3 Tops tramping is nearly always a goal of my trips, and on this one we planned to access the high tops south of MacKenzie Hut and follow these over to the Hurunui River flats, a reasonable option considering the time we had. We used a 4WD to gain access to […]
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