Possible Trips

[PR]

What I am look at are any infomation on the the following and if anyone has done them

Rakaia River (from state highway 1 to state highway 72 mount hutt)

Rakaia River (state highway 72 to the mountains?)

Ashburton River (state highway 1 North branch to state highway 72 Alford Forest)

Ashburton River (state highway 1 south branch to state highway 72 Mt Sommers)

Hurunui River (state highway 1 to state highway 7)

Hurunui River (state highway 7 to the mountains)

Waiau River (state highway 1 to Waiau)

Any info would be good and I would be going downstream not the way I typed it in

[kiwipete]

What I am look at are any infomation on the the following and if anyone has done them

Rakaia River (from state highway 1 to state highway 72 mount hutt)

Rakaia River (state highway 72 to the mountains?)

Ashburton River (state highway 1 North branch to state highway 72 Alford Forest)

Ashburton River (state highway 1 south branch to state highway 72 Mt Sommers)

Hurunui River (state highway 1 to state highway 7)

Hurunui River (state highway 7 to the mountains)

Waiau River (state highway 1 to Waiau)

Any info would be good and I would be going downstream not the way I typed it in

Forget the Hurunui / Rakaia as there are shit loads of deep fast water xings. as for the ashburton, there are several clubs that have done it, I will try to get some GPS maps of it for you.

Did the Pahau river a couple of wkknds ago, this led us onto the Hurunui and had a 45-50 meter xing to do with 5 trucks. Had to tie them all together and convoy across as it was rather swift.
Not something I would choose to do again, esp with a light truck in the middle that was almost floating.

[PR]

What about in late summer when the rivers are lower

[curly12]

But if you get a good norwester come through you will get the river rising.....

[philux]

Me and petemcc went up the rakaia then up the havlock (i think) stayed at mistakes flat hut then came back out, was a very good trip something different. lots of big rocks river crossings were pretty good (did the trip in april)

pic from near the hut

[PR]

That is correct I am just looking for other places to do day trips around Christchurch