Trig M & Rabbit Hill

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People: Finn, Alex, Liz, Renee, Korra 🐕, Alfie 🐕

Fri Jan 6, 2023 Download GPX
Trig M and Rabbit Hill		12.90km
3:49:33		3.37km/hr
935m ⬆️, 937m ⬇️
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We have some excellent neighbours (Liz and Alex) who also have a dog, Alfie. He’s a very energetic and cute German Shorthaired Pointer and is working on doing the Further Faster Mountain Dog Challenge.

One of the peaks is a straightforward tussocked hill called Trig M in Porters Pass. We got invited along but Jen had work so couldn’t come 😢.

We headed off just after 8am and were walking around 9:30am. It took us 52min to reach Trig M up a 4WD track which was very well formed, if a bit steep. From there we followed a worn foot trail south of Trig M towards Rabbit Hill. The foot trail soon disappeared and we were left to find own way through the tussocks. At the final saddle before Rabbit Hill, we encountered a rather marshy area - we couldn’t find a good way through it and mostly just got muddy (especially the dogs).

The view from Rabbit Hill is well worth the trip. You can see out to the Rakaia River, Lake Coleridge and Redcliffe Stream where you can walk into Cookies Hut. Once you’ve admired the view to your hearts content, it’s simple enough to follow your steps back to Trig M and the car. We got rained on at the end, so had a rather damp and doggy-smelling car on the way home. Delightful.

Group selfie at Trig M. 📷 Alex Apple iPhone 13 iPhone 13 front camera 2.71mm f/2.2 32 <span>%!s(float64=2.2) ISO<s/span> <span>f/2</span> <span>%!d(string=1/636)mm</span> <span>%!s(MISSING)s</span>
Group selfie at Trig M.
📷 Alex

Apple iPhone 13
iPhone 13 front camera 2.71mm f/2.2
32 ISO f/2.2 2mm 1/636s
Korra at Trig M. 📷 Finn Le Sueur Apple iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro back triple camera 4.25mm f/1.8 32 <span>%!s(float64=1.8) ISO<s/span> <span>f/4</span> <span>%!d(string=1/2755)mm</span> <span>%!s(MISSING)s</span>
Korra at Trig M.
📷 Finn Le Sueur

Apple iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro back triple camera 4.25mm f/1.8
32 ISO f/1.8 4mm 1/2755s
Korra at Rabbit Hill (no rabbits seen). 📷 Finn Le Sueur Apple iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro back triple camera 4.25mm f/1.8 32 <span>%!s(float64=1.8) ISO<s/span> <span>f/4</span> <span>%!d(string=1/4274)mm</span> <span>%!s(MISSING)s</span>
Korra at Rabbit Hill (no rabbits seen).
📷 Finn Le Sueur

Apple iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro back triple camera 4.25mm f/1.8
32 ISO f/1.8 4mm 1/4274s
Looking down at Lake Lyndon and Porter's Pass. 📷 Finn Le Sueur Apple iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro back triple camera 4.25mm f/1.8 32 <span>%!s(float64=1.8) ISO<s/span> <span>f/4</span> <span>%!d(string=1/3497)mm</span> <span>%!s(MISSING)s</span>
Looking down at Lake Lyndon and Porter's Pass.
📷 Finn Le Sueur

Apple iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro back triple camera 4.25mm f/1.8
32 ISO f/1.8 4mm 1/3497s
Lovely lupins adding some colour to the high country browns. 📷 Finn Le Sueur Apple iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro back triple camera 4.25mm f/1.8 32 <span>%!s(float64=1.8) ISO<s/span> <span>f/4</span> <span>%!d(string=1/957)mm</span> <span>%!s(MISSING)s</span>
Lovely lupins adding some colour to the high country browns.
📷 Finn Le Sueur

Apple iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro back triple camera 4.25mm f/1.8
32 ISO f/1.8 4mm 1/957s