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From Omahuru Hut to Lances Hut via traplines
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Distance: 5.0 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Marked route - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 195m to 674m. Gain: 484m. Loss: 924m . Gradient: 16 deg (Moderate)
Skills: - Streams (2/6)
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The ridge from Omahuru Hut to Lances Hut is a confusion of traplines. The trapline you need is No. 5 - running west over pts605 and 622.

Follow the marked trapline south from Omahuru Hut swinging west towards pt690. At the saddle prior to pt690 a junction is marked with yellow triangles, with XX5 (I forget the 2 letters) written on it. Turn right down trapline 5, dropping west towards the main saddle. Half way down you intersect another trapline and must turn left (south) then right (west again) after maybe 20m. The 2nd turn is easy to miss.

The trapline climbs to pt 605. Just prior to the summit another junction is marked with 2 triangles and again you turn right (don't continue to the summit) and drop NW towards a further saddle. Triangles run out at this point - follow the ridgeline NW then W to pt622.

At pt622 you intersect another trapline. Turn left and follow the new line as it heads south and then curves SW passing the head of large slips to the west, descending a steepening spur to hit the river just east of the forks. The latter section is very steep and is a 'scramble'.

Follow the river west tot eh forks and then turn south upstream. The river has broad scrubby flats and is easy going - crossings ankle-deep in normal flows. Lances Hut sits on the eastern bank at the rear of a large grassy paddock - can't miss it!

Last updated by: Reidpaulnz at 2017-07-09 23:03:21
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