Hiking the Heaphy Track | New Zealand Great Walk #6
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- March 4 - 8, 2020 - Mary solo hiked the Heaphy Track, one of New Zealand's Great Walks. Located on the South Island in the Kahurangi National Park, the high lights of this point-to-point track includes beaches, varied forests, takahe birds, caves (with ancient cave spiders), tussock downs, and nocturnal carnivorous land snails. The track is open year round to hikers and from May 1 to Nov 30 for mountain bikes.
Follow Mary's 5-day journey of discovery as she tramps over 80 km / 50 miles.
Day 1 - Kohaihai Camp / Car Park to Lewis Hut
Day 2 - Lewis Hut to James MacKay Hut
Day 3 - James MacKay Hut to Saxon Hut
Day 4 - Saxon Hut to Perry Saddle Hut
Day 5 - Perry Saddle Hut to Brown Hut Car Park (end of track)
Interested in learning more about this track, check out the New Zealand Dept of Conservation site or see the brochure here: www.doc.govt.n...
I have only just started a calling to get out and do the great walks and your videos are great. Definitely wanting to go solo
We met many solo trampers on the walks and they all seemed to have a great time. Any idea which one will be your first one?
Very nice! You are a brave lady to do that alone. What an amazing opportunity to get close to nature.
Thanks! Hiking in New Zealand feels different from the US - so uber relaxed. Didn't even hesitate to go solo.
I like the way you showed us around inside the huts, and your interesting commentary.
I was warmly amused at your desire for a change from the "more bush". 😉 We Kiwis love tramping in the bush and can enjoy it for a whole day! It's a natural part of our outdoor lifestyle here. 🤗
I am very much enjoying watching your solo hike, as I am a single woman, and I am planning on going solo on some of our walks.
Great video!
❤️ 👐🏿 😊
I've met so many awesome female solo trampers on the tracks in New Zealand and they all seem to be having a great time. Hope you get the opportunity to do so real soon and let us know how they go! Thanks for watching.
@@ourlifev3 I shall do. 🤗
@@ourlifev3 I was hiking in the bush in my region the other day, and I still remembered this video. ❤️ I was telling my friend about you! 😁
She and I both love the bush, and we are definitely planning to do Heaphy this year or next for sure. 🌳💖
@@GypsyGirl317 Where we're currently located there aren't any good local hiking trails. 😖 I miss NZ where they are plentiful. Happy that you're out enjoying and hope you get to do the Heaphy this year! Let me know how it goes when you do. 🙂
the Lewis hut is no more, just a new shelter is there.
Oh no! Do you know if it removed on purpose?
I'm wondering how you thought about your 5 day hut instead of doing it in 4 days? If you had to do it again which would you do?
5 days would allow more time to explore the caves, offshoots and beaches. It would also have made the first day shorter, which would have been great. I still think that I would do 4 day again though, just would plan them out much better to spend more time exploring.