Plan A: Boundary Creek Track
The weather forecast is for mostly cloudy, 6°/17° so we may be ok for a pleasant climb up to an old musterers' track, on the way to Makarora. (50 kms, 40mins)
Meet at 9.30am at waterfront carpark opposite McDougall Street.
The 4WD track starts opposite the Boundary Creek campsite on SH6 between Hawea and Makarora and climbs 500m to a viewpoint looking back to the head of lake Wanaka. We can follow the old musterers' trail to find a lunch spot above Boundary Creek gorge, then return the same way. Sturdy footwear will be useful. There is no water. Please have $15 for your driver.
Plan B: Deep Gully
If the forecast has changed and the clouds over Makarora look like rain there, then the alternative is the track up Deep Gully, which is open until 30th September. (Eastern Hills track and Grandview track are closed for lambing from 15th September).
The track starts across the road from the Sandy Point carpark, 17 kms from Wanaka. A poled route follows the toe of the hill before climbing up Deep Gully and up onto the Grandview Ridge. Then return back by the same track to the starting point. About 10.5 kms. There is no water. Again have sturdy shoes (and poles if you use them on the downhill). Please have $5 for your driver.
Leader: Chris Kjelgaard
