All of the tracks walked and described in the blog were mapped with GPS, corrected, and made into flyover tours. These conversions were done with the software GEORGET (Google Earth ORGaniser, Editor & Toolkit) which does all of the stuff that Google Earth can’t be bothered with. We’ll see about putting GEORGET up on sourceforge one day.
Summary tours (multi-day tramps combined into a single tour) can be found lower down the page. See also the Classes of Tramping Inclines, for the classification of the incline data.
This is the final list of all 31 walks undertaken in the 2013 tour.
| Auckland and Environs | |||||||
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| Section | Date, Time | Distance|Speed | Walking|Break | Δ Altitude | Range | ||
| Birkenhead, Le Roys Bushwalk | Tue, Feb 5, ’13, 14:53-17:51 | 9.6 km | 3.97 km/h | 2:25 h | 0:33 h | +220 m | -224 m | +4.5% (E) | -4.8% (E) | 6-96 m | |
| Huia Bush Bash | Wed, Feb 6, ’13, 9:49-15:20 | 5.5 km | 1.70 km/h | 3:15 h | 2:15 h | +410 m | -409 m | +14.2% (D-) | -15.5% (D-) | 10-346 m | |
| Stewart Island | |||||||
| Oban – Port William | Sun, Feb 10, ’13, 14:06-17:07 | 12.6 km | 4.55 km/h | 2:46 h | 0:15 h | +294 m | -292 m | +4.4% (E) | -4.9% (E) | 3-131 m | |
| Port William – Christmas Village | Mon, Feb 11, ’13, 8:28-16:40 | 17.0 km | 2.66 km/h | 6:24 h | 1:48 h | +559 m | -556 m | +6.4% (E+) | -6.7% (M-) | 2-139 m | |
| Christmas Village – Mt Anglem – Yankee River | Tue, Feb 12, ’13, 8:32-18:59 | 19.4 km | 2.23 km/h | 8:42 h | 1:45 h | +987 m | -980 m | +10.6% (M+) | -9.8% (M) | 0-767 m | |
| Yankee – Long Harry | Wed, Feb 13, ’13, 9:34-13:24 | 8.4 km | 2.39 km/h | 3:31 h | 0:19 h | +436 m | -434 m | +11.9% (M+) | -9.2% (M) | 2-267 m | |
| Long Harry – East Ruggedy | Thu, Feb 14, ’13, 9:41-14:31 | 9.9 km | 2.32 km/h | 4:16 h | 0:34 h | +485 m | -496 m | +7.8% (M-) | -13.5% (D-) | 5-201 m | |
| East Ruggedy – Hellfire | Fri, Feb 15, ’13, 8:47-14:56 | 14.8 km | 2.52 km/h | 5:53 h | 0:17 h | +680 m | -508 m | +8.6% (M) | -7.4% (M-) | -2-271 m | |
| Hellfire – Mason Bay | Sat, Feb 16, ’13, 9:25-16:53 | 17.0 km | 2.57 km/h | 6:36 h | 0:52 h | +580 m | -784 m | +7.1% (M-) | -9.0% (M) | 4-388 m | |
| Mason Bay – Freshwater | Sun, Feb 17, ’13, 9:52-13:16 | 14.1 km | 4.45 km/h | 3:09 h | 0:14 h | +64 m | -76 m | +1.3% (F) | -0.8% (F-) | 4-60 m | |
| Freshwater – North Arm | Mon, Feb 18, ’13, 9:34-15:04 | 11.1 km | 2.16 km/h | 5:08 h | 0:21 h | +480 m | -475 m | +8.9% (M) | -8.4% (M) | 6-338 m | |
| North Arm – Oban | Tue, Feb 19, ’13, 9:06-12:08 | 12.5 km | 4.16 km/h | 3:00 h | 0:02 h | +230 m | -255 m | +3.9% (E-) | -3.9% (E-) | 5-108 m | |
| Near Kaikoura | |||||||
| Mt Fyffe Hike | Sat, Feb 23, ’13, 10:48-15:36 | 16.5 km | 4.06 km/h | 4:03 h | 0:45 h | +1366 m | -1367 m | +16.6% (D-) | -16.6% (D-) | 192-1594 m | |
| Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway | Sun, Feb 24, ’13, 9:15-12:11 | 11.5 km | 4.49 km/h | 2:34 h | 0:22 h | +191 m | -192 m | +3.3% (E-) | -3.3% (E-) | 0-56 m | |
| Blenheim | |||||||
| Wither Hills Mt Vernon Walk | Mon, Feb 25, ’13, 13:09-14:55 | 4.8 km | 4.43 km/h | 1:05 h | 0:42 h | +328 m | -325 m | +14.1% (D-) | -13.4% (D-) | 36-371 m | |
| Abel Tasman Coastal Track | |||||||
| Marahau – Bark Bay | Wed, Feb 27, ’13, 9:48-15:45 | 22.8 km | 4.34 km/h | 5:16 h | 0:40 h | +521 m | -513 m | +4.3% (E) | -4.8% (E) | -8-128 m | |
| Bark Bay – Awaroa | Thu, Feb 28, ’13, 12:29-15:49 | 12.0 km | 4.54 km/h | 2:39 h | 0:41 h | +289 m | -295 m | +4.5% (E) | -5.3% (E+) | -2-147 m | |
| Awaroa – Whariwharangi | Fri, Mar 1, ’13, 7:57-13:24 | 16.3 km | 4.40 km/h | 3:43 h | 1:45 h | +582 m | -561 m | +7.6% (M-) | -6.5% (E+) | -14-392 m | |
| Whariwharangi – Totaranui | Sat, Mar 2, ’13, 8:21-10:19 | 8.4 km | 4.33 km/h | 1:57 h | 0:01 h | +243 m | -244 m | +6.7% (M-) | -5.1% (E) | -4-125 m | |
| Ross | |||||||
| Ross Goldmine Walkway | Mon, Mar 4, ’13, 11:25-11:55 | 2.1 km | 4.21 km/h | 0:30 h | 0:00 h | +84 m | -79 m | +7.3% (M-) | -8.1% (M-) | 42-145 m | |
| Wanaka | |||||||
| Diamond Lake Walk | Tue, Mar 5, ’13, 10:56-12:22 | 5.0 km | 4.75 km/h | 1:04 h | 0:23 h | +228 m | -231 m | +10.6% (M+) | -9.1% (M) | 326-563 m | |
| Around Te Anau | |||||||
| Dore’s Pass | Thu, Mar 7, ’13, 10:03-11:27 | 4.7 km | 3.39 km/h | 1:22 h | 0:02 h | +103 m | -108 m | +4.7% (E) | -4.4% (E) | 368-466 m | |
| Lake Marian Walk | Thu, Mar 7, ’13, 12:17-14:57 | 6.2 km | 2.82 km/h | 2:12 h | 0:27 h | +410 m | -380 m | +13.0% (M+) | -12.3% (M+) | 318-719 m | |
| Kepler Walk-On | Sat, Mar 9, ’13, 10:04-17:46 | 29.3 km | 4.60 km/h | 6:21 h | 1:21 h | +912 m | -915 m | +6.2% (E+) | -6.4% (E+) | 201-991 m | |
| Milford Track | |||||||
| Glade – Clinton | Sun, Mar 10, ’13, 11:40-13:52 | 5.5 km | 3.40 km/h | 1:37 h | 0:35 h | +68 m | -57 m | +2.2% (F) | -2.4% (F+) | 208-239 m | |
| Clinton – Mackinnon – Mintaro | Mon, Mar 11, ’13, 8:03-18:05 | 26.2 km | 3.88 km/h | 6:44 h | 3:18 h | +1132 m | -742 m | +7.1% (M-) | -7.2% (M-) | 219-1144 m | |
| Mintaro – Dumpling | Tue, Mar 12, ’13, 8:57-15:58 | 13.3 km | 3.28 km/h | 4:03 h | 2:58 h | +694 m | -1191 m | +15.2% (D-) | -13.6% (D-) | 106-1143 m | |
| Dumpling – Sandfly | Wed, Mar 13, ’13, 8:03-13:43 | 18.2 km | 4.34 km/h | 4:12 h | 1:29 h | +242 m | -341 m | +3.1% (F+) | -3.3% (E-) | 6-119 m | |
| Around Mt Cook Village | |||||||
| Mt Cook Village Walks | Thu, Mar 21, ’13, 9:25-15:30 | 15.8 km | 3.72 km/h | 4:14 h | 1:51 h | +742 m | -738 m | +9.0% (M) | -9.9% (M) | 749-1317 m | |
| Mt Somers – Sharplin | |||||||
| Mt Somers – Sharplin | Sat, Mar 23, ’13, 10:49-13:58 | 8.3 km | 3.07 km/h | 2:42 h | 0:27 h | +750 m | -741 m | +19.1% (D) | -17.0% (D) | 457-1079 m | |
| Akaroa Skyline | |||||||
| Akaroa Skyline | Tue, Mar 26, ’13, 10:55-14:06 | 12.6 km | 4.34 km/h | 2:54 h | 0:17 h | +779 m | -783 m | +14.2% (D-) | -11.0% (M+) | 3-785 m | |
The Big Picture
| View the summary tours | ||
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| North-West Circuit, Stewart Island | Abel Tasman Coastal Track | Milford Track |
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Classes of Tramping Inclines
GEORGET uses a particular algorithm to calculate avarage ascents and descents as a function of the distance in ascent or descent. Obviously, longer tracks with varying inclines will tend to have lower average inclines than shorter parts of the track which may be steeper sustained ascents or descents. At the lowest level, the subdivision is linear and more or less arbitrary, as it hovers around the noise level for GEORGET’s algorithm. At the higher levels, a cutoff point of 30° was chosen as being that of artificial staircases; sustained inclines above 30° involve dedicated climbing.
| Classes of Tramping Inclines, with upper limits | ||||
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| Class | Subclass | Slope %δH/δd | Slope° | N |
| Flat | F- | 1.09% | 0.62° | 1 |
| F | 2.18% | 1.25° | 2 | |
| F+ | 3.27% | 1.88° | 2 | |
| Easy | E- | 4.13% | 2.36° | 5 |
| E | 5.20% | 2.98° | 10 | |
| E+ | 6.55% | 3.75° | 5 | |
| Moderate | M- | 8.26% | 4.72° | 10 |
| M | 10.43% | 5.95° | 9 | |
| M+ | 13.17% | 7.50° | 6 | |
| Demanding | D- | 16.64% | 9.45° | 10 |
| D | 21.08% | 11.90° | 2 | |
| D+ | 26.79% | 15.00° | ||
| Strenuous | S- | 34.24% | 18.90° | |
| S | 44.13% | 23.81° | ||
| S+ | 57.74% | 30.00° | ||
| Extreme | X- | 100.00% | 45.00° | |
| X | 173.20% | 60.00° | ||
| X+ | 373.20% | 75.00° | ||
