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Day 3: Browning Hut to Hacket Picnic Area
2 HOURS, 6KM
The track immediately crosses to the true right (north) side of a tributary of
Browning
Stream
. For the next hour it's easy walking through forest and across several eroded stre-
ambeds. During high water you can follow a steep, alternative track around these streams
and slips. Shortly before crossing Browning Stream for the last time, you pass a side track
that leads south (left fork) over a low saddle to Hacket Hut (six bunks). The main track
crosses the stream after five minutes, near the confluence with Hacket Creek, which is
forded immediately.
The other side of Hacket Creek is private farmland, but you don't need permission to
walk through it. An easy, benched track follows the creek on its true left (west) side for an
hour, almost to the Hacket picnic area. About 1km before the picnic area the track crosses a
swing bridge over Hacket Creek, and then joins a 4WD track to a wooden footbridge over
the Roding River.
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Kaikoura Coast Track
Duration
3 days
Distance
37.3km (23 miles)
Track Standard
Easy tramping track
Difficulty
Easy to moderate
Start/End
Ngaroma
Nearest Town
Kaikoura (
Click here
)
Transport
Bus
Summary
A private track that combines alpine views and a lengthy beach walk with gra-
cious farm hospitality at night.
In 1994, three adjoining farms along the Kaikoura coast - Hawkswood, Medina and
Ngaroma - were all searching for a way to diversify their activities while preserving, even
expanding, their large areas of native forest and bush. Taking a cue from the Banks Penin-
