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Crow Hut Experience [by Tushar Phatak]
Hello Guys! I want to share my experience with my tramp along the Arthur ,s Pass National Park. I believe that most of you guys must be still reeling with the lockdown 2, so I just thought sharing my experience will alleviate some of your “stuck in the rut” situations. 18
So, this tramp was organized by the amazing “ Lincoln University Tramping Club” led by Myles Macintosh on 29th July 2020. We were 7 guys all excited to get our feet moving, more eager since it was the first tramp for most guys post lockdown 1. We started our journey from the start point of Lincoln University at about 7:30 am. The journey to Arthur’s pass parking spot is about 2 hrs. drive from Lincoln University. Along the way, we did stop for a nice pie break at the Sheffield Pie Shop. After spending good 10min, we restarted our journey towards the Arthur’s pass national park. We reached there about 9:30 am at the park. After sorting out camping gear ,we set out on a 10.3 km journey towards Crow Hut. The Journey is about 6 – 7 hrs. walk one way, as we glanced upon a Waimakariri river which was dry on the outside, however there were under streams beneath the rocks. For most part, the journey is a straight walk along the loose river rocks however as we proceed towards crow river, one would have to cross some scree slopes, bush edges, grassy Waimakariri flats and some Beech Forests along with several river streams crossing, which is an unique experience. Then after walking 3hrs, we stopped besides the river stream to have a
