BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:34f373d5d50798f7bd510019d1ec5ca4 CATEGORIES:Extended Trip CREATED:20260522T065019 SUMMARY:Mt Watson & Mt Brown Hut, Westcoast URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1613/mt-watson-mt-brown-h ut,-westcoast?tmpl=component DESCRIPTION:Based on current hut bookings I decided to change the order of locations ar ound. The programme is now:\n\n - Friday Smoke-ho carpark to Ces Clark Hut on the Paparoa great walk.\n - Saturday Back to carpark via the Mt Watson r idge route. Then drive to and camp at Lake Kaniere\n - Sunday Steep climb t o Mt Brown Hut, explore beyound the hut and sleep there (4 bunks only! Must be booked!) or camp next to the hut. (Or just go up for the day. Depending on weather)\n - Monday back down to cars and drive home, 5 hrs. Get back t o Nelson in the mid afternoonWalking up to Ces Clark Hut (must be booked! $ 50. Annual hut pass accepted) on the Paparoa Track (great walk) and coming down the rough ridge via Mt Watson makes a very convenient loop from Smoke- ho Carpark, without needing shuttles!\nRoute Details:\n\nFriday morning: we drive to Smokeho carpark, 4 hrs, and climb to Ces Clark Hut on the Paparoa Great Walk track (needs booking!) 10.3km, elevation gain 1173, loss 532m, 4-5 hrs. Comfy hut, great sunsets nearby.\nSaturday: Descend via Mt Watson to loop back to the carpark.13km, 1226m down, 7hrs or so. The route down vi a Mt Watson is a lot rougher, but easy enough to find.\n"The route follows a spur through beautiful mixed forest, steep in places and the odd fallen t ree to negotiate but generally in good condition, marked with the usual ora nge triangles and part of a trapping line from the Paparoa Wilderness Trust .‘’ (Waimea Tramping Club report). Camp at Lake Kaniere Saturday night, DoC , Hans Bay, $15.\nSunday: steep climb up to iconic Mt Brown Hut, either jus t for the day, or overnight/camp at hut. It's a 4 bunker only and needs boo king! $25. There are camping spots next to the hut. There should be enough time to explore behind the hut after lunch. (If the weather looks wet for M onday, or people are under time pressure, we could just go up for the day, = Sunday, then camp another night at Lake Kaniere and drive back home Monda y morning.) It's an iconic, remote hut in a stunning location but only wort h the climb if the forecast is good. The track is little maintained and ste ep. DoC: "Mt Brown Hut is located on a route that is no longer maintained b y DOC. This route receives some maintenance on a sporadic basis." A true we st coast tramping experience :)tinytramper: "The tramp to Mount Brown Hut ( 1125m) and Mt Brown summit (1270m) is one of the West Coast’s finest overni ght or day walk destinations – and if you’re lucky enough to score a clear day, one of its most spectacular. The climb from the car park is a stiff 10 00m, steep and tree-rooty, but the views from the hut over Lake Kaniere and out to the Tasman Sea make every step worthwhile. If you get a great weath er weekend, you may even be rewarded with a stunning West Coast sunset from the hut....The tramp is suitable for fit, experienced trampers with good k nees – take decent gear and plenty of water. It took us 2 hours 50 minutes from the car park to the hut, and the same to return (the return journey in cluded a short break). We also walked to Mt Brown summit at 1270m, in just under an hour one way."\nMonday: descend back to Lake Kaniere, about 2 hrs, and drive home, 5 hrs.\nNote: All weather dependent. Working folk can join for parts of it.\nMt Brown Hut is already fully booked on Saturday night ( as of 15/9), but we can still go Sunday. Ces Clark has fewer than 8 spaces free on Sunday night. It will be tricky to plan. We can only book at short notice, as I do not want to go in pouring rain. Free cancellation if there is an orange or red weather warning. Otherwise, cancellation fee or free ch ange of dates.\nImportant: Please rego or contact Astrid by Tuesday night, so that we can consider options.\n (images/uploads/Trip_Adverts/Mts-Brown-- Watson_FB_ADVERT_web.jpg)\n \n This event was imported from: https://www.li ve.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1613/mt-watson-mt-brown-hut,-westcoast? tmpl=component X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Based on current hut bookings I decided to change the order of locations around. The programme is now:

Walking up to Ces Clark Hut (must be booked! $50. Annual hut pass accepted) on the Papar oa Track (great walk) and coming down the rough ridge via Mt Watson makes a very convenient loop from Smoke-ho Carpark, without needing shuttles!

< p>Route Details:

Friday morning: we drive to Smokeho carpark, 4 hrs, and climb to Ces Cl ark Hut on the Paparoa Great Walk track (needs booking!) 10.3km, e levation gain 1173, loss 532m, 4-5 hrs. Comfy hut, great sunsets nearby.

Saturday: Descend via Mt Watson to loop back to t he carpark.13km, 1226m down, 7hrs or so. The route down via Mt Watson is a lot rougher, but easy enough to find.
"The route follows a spur t hrough beautiful mixed forest, steep in places and the odd fallen tree to n egotiate but generally in good condition, marked with the usual orange tria ngles and part of a trapping line from the Paparoa Wilderness Trust.‘’ (Wai mea Tramping Club report). Camp at Lake Kaniere Saturday night, DoC, Hans Bay, $15.

Sunday: steep cl imb up to iconic Mt Brown Hut, either just for the da y, or overnight/camp at hut. It's a 4 bunker only and needs booking! $25. T here are camping spots next to the hut. There should be enough time to expl ore behind the hut after lunch. (If the weather looks wet for Monday, or pe ople are under time pressure, we could just go up for the day, = Sunday, th en camp another night at Lake Kaniere and drive back home Monday morning.) It's an iconic, remote hut in a stunning location but only worth the climb if the forecast is good. The track is little maintained and steep. DoC: "Mt Brown Hut is located on a route that is no longer maintained by DOC. This route receives some maintenance on a sporadic basis." A true west coast tra mping experience :)tinytramper: "The tramp to Mount Brown Hut (1125m) and M t Brown summit (1270m) is one of the West Coast’s finest overnight or day w alk destinations – and if you’re lucky enough to score a clear day, one of its most spectacular. The climb from the car park is a stiff 1000m, steep a nd tree-rooty, but the views from the hut over Lake Kaniere and out to the Tasman Sea make every step worthwhile. If you get a great weather weekend, you may even be rewarded with a stunning West Coast sunset from the hut.... The tramp is suitable for fit, experienced trampers with good knees – take decent gear and plenty of water. It took us 2 hours 50 minutes from the car park to the hut, and the same to return (the return journey included a sho rt break). We also walked to Mt Brown summit at 1270m, in just under an hou r one way."

Monday: descend back to Lake Kanier e, about 2 hrs, and drive home, 5 hrs.

Note: Al l weather dependent. Working folk can join for parts of it.

Mt Brown Hut is already fully booked on Saturday night (as of 15/9), but we can stil l go Sunday. Ces Clark has fewer than 8 spaces free on Sunday night. It wil l be tricky to plan. We can only book at short notice, as I do not want to go in pouring rain. Free cancellation if there is an orange or red weather warning. Otherwise, cancellation fee or free change of dates.

Important: Please rego or contact Astrid by Tuesday night, s o that we can consider options.

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