Forum whore
A few pics of the Leatham valley..
Went 22k up the left branch to
Cave hut ...still another 16k or more to go..
nice ride with so gnarly river crossing...
I thought better of attempting the river
crossing into the right branch... Quite
remote to attempt alone....
The Leatham Valley is in behined
Lake Argyile & runs parallel to the
Rainbow Valley on the Blenheim side..
Hardcore Biker
Looks like a good spot to play in.
An over-active right wrist...
Its awesome up there aye - Been a couple of years for me though...
There are two kinds of adventurers: those who go truly hoping to find adventure and those who go secretly hoping they won't. We should come home from our adventures having faced their perils and uncertainties, endured their discomfort and beaten the odds, with a sly acknowledgment and revitalised solidarity of character.
Hardcore Punk
Is it a good hut? How about camping? cheers.
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Armature speller
That looks worth a trip...
Forum whore
Yes Ok...Originally Posted by unstuck
Is it a good hut? How about camping? cheers.
Cave hut...... Sleeps 6 on 3 bunks...
Potbelly stove/fire... Axe for wood...
didn't see a toilet..prob hiden in the trees
somewhere....
For all the DOC huts in the Leatham right/left branch & Wye branch....
http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-rec...ing-wye-river/
Forum whore
It is at that.....
In the new year would be best...
when the rivers at it lowest...
then yer can get up the right branch
aswell..
rivers flow pretty quick at the crossing...
Hardcore Punk
Awesome
Thanks heaps. Added to my list.
For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
Forum whore
It's been a number of years since I was last in there, but......From Barbers hut, Leatham, it turns into a walking track, You used to be able to drive past the hut, accross a slip and the valley opened out again. DAMHIK
The Branch river has some rather large boulders in it, axle breaking thingsthey are. After the crossing it's a nice track up to the last hut then from memory it got a bit loose and shitty for about another K, the track stops at a small carpark where a walking track takes over, awsome views.
Raglan range, above Branch river, is another track worth checking out. Where the track finishes your looking down on the single lane bridge over the Wairau, once again, awsome views from the top.
I have a contact number for the owner of the private land at the start.Although it may be out of date.
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