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Gillespie Pass Circuit, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
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Gillespie Pass Circuit in Mount Aspiring National Park is an excellent circuit for experienced hikers. The trail provides spectacular mountain scenery, alpine vegetation and river valleys filled with silver beech/tawhai. The side trip to Crucible Lake is exceptional.
The trail starts at Makarora and and broken down to the following segments:
Makarora to Young Hut: 20 km (6-7 hours)
Young Hut to Siberia Hut: 12 km (6-8 hours)
Side trip: Siberia Hut to Crucible Lake: 7 km (3-4 hours)
Siberia Hut to Makarora: 26 km (7-8 hours)
Siberia Hut to Kerin Forks Hut: 7 km (2-3 hours)
Kerin Forks to Makarora: 15 km (4-5 hours)
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