Erewhon Station - Garden Of Eden - Perth River - Whataroa
- 5 – 7 days one way
- Hard
Erewhon Station, McCoy Hut, Wee MacGregor Glacier, Garden Of Eden, Adverse Creek, Perth River, Whataroa
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Walking time
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5 – 7 days
35 hr – 40 hr
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Type
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One way
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Grade
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Hard
The water level of the Upper Perth River dictates the level of difficulty Grades explained
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Bookings
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No bookings — open access
No — open access
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Starts
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Erewhon Station |
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Ends
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Whataroa Airport - North of the Town |
Maps
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The walk from Erewhon to McCoy Hut is easy in periods of low River levels. From McCoy Hut follow up the Clyde River on True Left ( same side as the hut) for a few hundred meters then cross to the true right in an appropriate place. The going is easy and there are plenty of campsites all up this side of the river. There is a semi rock biv near where where you will have crossed over ( easy to find). 500 meters before one nears the moraine lakes near the Clyde - Frances confluence there is a large rock garden with some good rock bivs well above the river. Before moving further up the river return to near it as otherwise you will end up on top of a large moraine wall. Cross around the moraine lakes and up the glacier rock scree keeping to the true right of the Frances river(ice and rock). Near the Colin Campbell - Wee MacGregor glacier ice/rock intersection there is a large 'hole' of 100 M diameter. Cross into the hole and up the other side to the true left of the Wee MacGregor is the easiest. Proceed up the middle of the valley and there are 2 waterfalls visible coming off the table below the Wee macGregor. To get onto the table either go up the creek that exits a small valley below the 2 waterfalls or go up to the area where there is a large horizontal black stripe in the rock above the 2 waterfalls. Great campsites on fine gravel on the Eastern end of the Wee MacGregor table free from rockfall danger
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