Tramping the North West Circuit - Stewart Island NZ, May 2022.

An 8 day, 100km tramp around the northern coastline of Stewart Island (Rakiura) by-passing the Oban to Freshwater Hut sections. Fabulous white sand beaches, crystal clear waters, rugged rocky islands/headlands, pristine podocarp forests, prolific birdlife - this track has it all!! Add a great backcountry hut network providing shelter after 5-8 hours tramping each day and you have a trip of a lifetime. The mud, tree roots and constant gully traversing does add an edge to the trip, sometimes a very tedious one. However if you strike the right weather window you won't regret travelling to the bottom of New Zealand and giving it a go........
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0:00 Intro
0:30 Day 1 - Freshwater Hut to Mason Bay Hut
3:41 Day 2 - Mason Bay to Big Hellfire Hut
6:51 Day 3 - Big Hellfire to East Ruggedy Hut
9:40 Day 4 - East Ruggedy to Long Harry Hut
12:13 Day 5 - Long Harry to Yankee River Hut
14:27 Day 6 - Yankee River to Christmas Village Hut
17:11 Day 7 - Christmas Village to Bungaree Hut
20:19 Day 8 - Bungaree to Oban