Urchin track snow damage

I went for a walk up the Urchin track yesterday. Quite a bit of snow damage.

Youngest son up there, 30 years ago:

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Yesterday
Track damage:

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A dog:

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Brings back a few memories, use to hunt round there a lot back in the early 90's.

There will be a lot of snow damage after the latest big fall exotic & indigenous forrests

I nipped up there last weekend, just that one bit of damage, pretty good considering.

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Originally Posted by Timmay

I nipped up there last weekend, just that one bit of damage, pretty good considering.

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I was in good clothes and track shoes so didn't go past that :) Thanks.

Good thing, still a fair bit. Some deep, I fell into my waist in 2 spots
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From the weekend after that massive snow dump.
Walked over the Urchin and into Waipakihi on Thursday night.
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Any one of you 3 have any luck? You're damn keen looking for a sika in the snow

Wayyyyy too early. Zero sign. More of a stretch the legs day instead of a hunt.

I found the place to be already cold enough for me during the roar season in the past, I can't imagine how cold the nights would be at this time of year! Good on you guys.

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Originally Posted by Freezer

Any one of you 3 have any luck? You're damn keen looking for a sika in the snow

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Had three whistle at me and bumped one in the bush. Very noisy moving around in the snow.

Always wanted to do this track . What ya looking at to the bush line 1.5hrs? I might have a look next week if work allows. cheers

I'm pretty unfit and it took me 1h20 to the top when I last did it. only a few mins from bush line to trig

Yeah its an easier walk the the umukari side, you do a bit of the climb in the wagon

1 hr 50 mins for me. But im not the fittest.

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Originally Posted by Nick-D

Yeah its an easier walk the the umukari side, you do a bit of the climb in the wagon

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Cheers guys. Yeah thats a bit of a slog up the hill .
If im heading up the Urchin I basically hang a right instead of left to Umakarikari by the looks of it and park at the pillars car park is that correct? Cheers

You can drive quite a way up and park by the power station. Can't remember the elevation of the road end but you get up a fair bit as Nick said.

Yeah its clearly signposted, just keep following your nose until the road stops