0:00 Day 1 | St. Arnaud to Lakehead Hut | 9km 0:56 Day 2 | Lakehead Hut to Upper Travers Hut | 20km 2:25 Day 3 | Up the Travers Saddle to West Sabine Hut | 7.5km 6:44 Day 4 | Blue Lake Hut side trip | 6.7km 7:51 Day 5 | Blue Lake to Sabine Hut (Lake Rotoroa) | 20.6km 10:05 Day 6 | Sabine Hut to Speargrass Hut | 11km 11:32 Day 7 | Speargrass Hut to Mt Robert car park | 8km 12:01 End photo gallery
You were fortunate the weather and views from Travers Saddle were excellent. That place can be real hell to cross in a southerly with horizontal rain or icey conditions. It can snow up there even in mid summer when storms come from the south. Thanks for your great coverage. I hope it inspires you to discover other tramping areas in N.Z.
Kia ora Dori, thank you for your excellent video of your hike (tramp in NZ) in my favourite place Nelson Lakes. Nelson was my home town. I tramped your route solo in 1985 as you have done, so good on you! Best wishes for more great tramping. Pete the old tramper.
That looks amazing. The blue lake looks amazing ! ! My partner and I will be going there soon but unfortunately we can't include blue lake in this trip. Seeing the video makes me less nervous. Never done any hike more than 3days. Video makes me more prepared mentally so I'm really looking forward to it. Hope I won't get too grumpy climbing steep mountain 😅😅
Hi sorry i missed replying to you! 🤦♀️ I did most of the hikes in March. End of summer and i think one of the best months to avoid rain. But you never know when you are in the mountains it can change really fast 😊. Hope you had some amazing hiking adventures yourself as well 😄
Hi i am so sorry i forgot to reply! My base weight is around 5.5kg and then adding food and water. I usually sit around the 11-12kg total pack weight for a 7 day hike. I hope this still helps - sorry again for my very late reply 😊
Thank you! I carried the food for the whole trip.... check out the videos about hiking food - dehydrated pasta meals, oatmeal satchets, oat bars etc :D
Thank you! :D It was very quiet on this track, I think because it is not that popular yet - and not classified as a Great Walk. But there was a good group of about 15 people at the huts every night :D :D. Would definitely recommend if you want a less crowded hike
Hey Dori! Where does this rank in your hikes for NZ? Danya and I are considering hiking it over the Xmas break and wondering if it's a "must do". Thank you!
Sorry for the late reply - been offline for a while 😬. This is for me in the top 3. Because it's not crowded and off the beaten track. Also one of the most beautiful hikes i have ever done - especially when you do the side trip to blue lake 😊 Been following your adventures as well! Woop woop 😁
@ChrisandDanya Thats awesome! Need to watch your video - hope you managed to get some sneaky drone shots 😄 I've been offline for a while but planning more videos soon 😊
New Zealand is truly a hiking paradise when it comes to facilities, well marked routes etc But I am very much looking forward to the day we can travel back to Europe...I have seen so many beautiful hiking pictures lately from Switserland, Germany, Slovenia and Austria. So beautiful 😍
That is definitely one of the best and easy accessible hikes in Europe 😁 I think we both did it around the same time...September 2019? 😊 Are you planning any hikes soon?
@@DorisHikingAdventures Sadly, I am too busy with their and and with my company. Next week I have to go (run) back to the job. I could share a lot of Fotos with you from Lee and Eisleck! I did parts of the Lee -Trail again in 2019. The EscapArdenne was my first Adventure.
Thank you 😁 Its amazing, I love every single one of my subscribers 😍 I never expected so much support and honestly i love making videos more and more every day ❤ Persistency is key 😊
Wow! That lake at 10:10 was like glass! Stunning. 😍 Nice hike. Cool bridges. Amazing views everywhere. Thanks for sharing. Subscribed to follow your adventures (#110). I hope our channels grow together. 👍
0:00 Day 1 | St. Arnaud to Lakehead Hut | 9km
0:56 Day 2 | Lakehead Hut to Upper Travers Hut | 20km
2:25 Day 3 | Up the Travers Saddle to West Sabine Hut | 7.5km
6:44 Day 4 | Blue Lake Hut side trip | 6.7km
7:51 Day 5 | Blue Lake to Sabine Hut (Lake Rotoroa) | 20.6km
10:05 Day 6 | Sabine Hut to Speargrass Hut | 11km
11:32 Day 7 | Speargrass Hut to Mt Robert car park | 8km
12:01 End photo gallery
You were fortunate the weather and views from Travers Saddle were excellent. That place can be real hell to cross in a southerly with horizontal rain or icey conditions. It can snow up there even in mid summer when storms come from the south. Thanks for your great coverage. I hope it inspires you to discover other tramping areas in N.Z.
Kia ora Dori, thank you for your excellent video of your hike (tramp in NZ) in my favourite place Nelson Lakes. Nelson was my home town. I tramped your route solo in 1985 as you have done, so good on you! Best wishes for more great tramping. Pete the old tramper.
Thanks Pete! It is so magical out there...can't wait to come back to New Zealand for another hiking adventure :D
Watching this is just a dream! I loved the scenery so much. The blue lake was amazing. Winsome 💗
Thank you! 😁😁😁
The beauty is just insane. It is even better when you are standing there 😁
That looks amazing. The blue lake looks amazing ! !
My partner and I will be going there soon but unfortunately we can't include blue lake in this trip. Seeing the video makes me less nervous. Never done any hike more than 3days. Video makes me more prepared mentally so I'm really looking forward to it. Hope I won't get too grumpy climbing steep mountain 😅😅
Hey sorry i missed replying to you 🤦♀️. I hope you had a fantastic time and it wasn't too daunting 😄. So glad the video made you less nervous xx
What an awesome trip. It seems like you had the entire hike all to your self that Blue Lake was especially gorgeous.
Thank you! New Zealand has some fantastic hikes 😁
Lovely video, brought back great memories from when I did this walk in 1987 . . . not sure about the music though!
Glad it brought back memories 😀. And thank you for the feedback 😀...I am trying a more vlog style video for the Bibbulmun Track.
Amazing and I found it quite inspiring, hope to do Tongariro again next year and a trip down to the South Island (if allowed). Thank you for sharing
Thank you! :D
More videos from the South Island coming soon :D
Gorgeous hiking area thanks for sharing your adventures with us
Thank you! Glad you are enjoying the videos 😀👍👌
The view ist just amazing ❤
Thank you I am glad you enjoyed it 🙏👌😃
Great video! And what amazing weather you had! What month of the year did you do it in?
Hi sorry i missed replying to you! 🤦♀️
I did most of the hikes in March. End of summer and i think one of the best months to avoid rain. But you never know when you are in the mountains it can change really fast 😊. Hope you had some amazing hiking adventures yourself as well 😄
Great trip and thanks for sharing the video. How heavy was your pack for 7 days?
Hi i am so sorry i forgot to reply! My base weight is around 5.5kg and then adding food and water. I usually sit around the 11-12kg total pack weight for a 7 day hike. I hope this still helps - sorry again for my very late reply 😊
Well done with your hike and video! How did you organise food for 7 days?
Thank you! I carried the food for the whole trip.... check out the videos about hiking food - dehydrated pasta meals, oatmeal satchets, oat bars etc :D
Nice! Seems like there are almost no other fellow hikers?
Thank you! :D It was very quiet on this track, I think because it is not that popular yet - and not classified as a Great Walk. But there was a good group of about 15 people at the huts every night :D :D. Would definitely recommend if you want a less crowded hike
A amazing view!👍👍👍
Thank you! 😃
Hey Dori!
Where does this rank in your hikes for NZ? Danya and I are considering hiking it over the Xmas break and wondering if it's a "must do". Thank you!
Sorry for the late reply - been offline for a while 😬. This is for me in the top 3. Because it's not crowded and off the beaten track. Also one of the most beautiful hikes i have ever done - especially when you do the side trip to blue lake 😊
Been following your adventures as well! Woop woop 😁
@@DorisHikingAdventures we ended up doing it! Had a wonderful time and Blue Lake was absolutely stunning!
Hope you are doing well! 😊
@ChrisandDanya Thats awesome! Need to watch your video - hope you managed to get some sneaky drone shots 😄
I've been offline for a while but planning more videos soon 😊
@@DorisHikingAdventures that's great to hear you're coming back!
No drone shots in our video unfortunately, NZ is just so strict with their rules.
Love it!
Thanks!! 🙏😃
Wow, We euro-Guys may be envy!
New Zealand is truly a hiking paradise when it comes to facilities, well marked routes etc
But I am very much looking forward to the day we can travel back to Europe...I have seen so many beautiful hiking pictures lately from Switserland, Germany, Slovenia and Austria. So beautiful 😍
@@DorisHikingAdventures What about the Lee-Trail in Luxemburg?
That is definitely one of the best and easy accessible hikes in Europe 😁
I think we both did it around the same time...September 2019? 😊
Are you planning any hikes soon?
@@DorisHikingAdventures Sadly, I am too busy with their and and with my company. Next week I have to go (run) back to the job. I could share a lot of Fotos with you from Lee and Eisleck! I did parts of the Lee -Trail again in 2019. The EscapArdenne was my first Adventure.
On your way to 1000Subs!
Thank you 😁
Its amazing, I love every single one of my subscribers 😍
I never expected so much support and honestly i love making videos more and more every day ❤
Persistency is key 😊
@@DorisHikingAdventures Hikers are Hikers. #runsteepgethigh
Wow! That lake at 10:10 was like glass! Stunning. 😍 Nice hike. Cool bridges. Amazing views everywhere. Thanks for sharing. Subscribed to follow your adventures (#110). I hope our channels grow together. 👍
Thank you! 😁 Blue Lake is absolutely a must see... i even put a timestamp in for it 😂. Checking out your channel now 👍👍👍