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Murchison Mountains

Kepler Track

Kepler Track

view from the first day of the track, after leaving the bushline behind   More ▶︎
Mt Luxmoore trig

Mt Luxmoore trig

View over Lake Wanaka from Mt Luxmoore trig - a short detour on the Kepler Track. Sometimes what you don't ...   More ▶︎
Luxmoore saddle

Luxmoore saddle

The ridgeline that the Kepler track hugs before it plunges to the Iris Burn valley below. It was pretty cold ...   More ▶︎
The track is booked out? Try TrekWatch.net

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Kepler Track

Kepler Track

Kepler Track

Kepler Track

Popular loop track providing access to the mountains around Lake Te Anau.   More ▶︎
Great Walks Information

Great Walks Information

The DOC Great Walks are a set of premium tramping tracks throughout New Zealand.   More ▶︎
Iris Burn Hut

Iris Burn Hut

Tucked between lakes Manapouri and Te Anau, this Great Walks hut is part of the Kepler Track. Bookings required during ...   More ▶︎
Iris Burn Waterfall

Iris Burn Waterfall

About 15 minutes walk from Iris Burn Hut... and WELL worth it! Spectacular, especially when it has just been snowing ...   More ▶︎
Iris Burn

Iris Burn

This is just down from the waterfall, and basically the first time you see the river, as it descends into ...   More ▶︎
Kepler Track

Kepler Track

Kepler Track between the Hanging Valley & Forest Burn Shelters, Sept 16, 2006   More ▶︎
Moturau Hut

Moturau Hut

Moturau Hut

Moturau Hut

Moturau Hut is an ugly big barn in a clearing by Lake Manapouri built to house smelly tourists on the ...   More ▶︎
Hanging Valley Shelter September 18, 2011

Hanging Valley Shelter September 18, 2011

Kinda difficult to use the shelter. Good access to the loo though   More ▶︎
Mt Luxmore in August

Mt Luxmore in August

Taken from Point 1402, good snow conditions made for an easy crossing from Luxmores summit to here via the Eastern ...   More ▶︎

Hanging Valley Shelter

Luxmore Hut

Luxmore Hut

Luxmore hut... isn't it beautiful. Really cosy and toasty warm inside... best place in the world on a cold, damp ...   More ▶︎

Shallow Bay

Short and easy day or overnight walk to a hut just off the Kepler Track.   More ▶︎
Shallow Bay Hut

Shallow Bay Hut

Basically a big shed on the sandy shores of misty Manapouri. Situated beneath tall trees, it would be idyllic except ...   More ▶︎
Shallow Bay Hut

Shallow Bay Hut

A prime spot in winter when the mountain backdrop is covered in snow, reflected in Lake Manapouri. This was our ...   More ▶︎
Bushline

Bushline

November on the Kepler. Forced to return to Control Gates due to snow conditions between Luxmore and Iris Burn Huts.   More ▶︎
Murchison Mountains

Murchison Mountains

A late August shot of the snow covered mountains across South Fiord from near the Mt Luxmore hut.   More ▶︎
DoC Humour

DoC Humour

Found at the Luxmore Hut, the tanks at the end of the hut are part of the sewage system...   More ▶︎
Mt Luxmore Hut

Mt Luxmore Hut

On the Kepler track.   More ▶︎
Swingbridge on the Kepler Track

Swingbridge on the Kepler Track

The swingbridge crossed on the last day of the Kepler Track.   More ▶︎
Motorau Hut

Motorau Hut

A view of Motorau hut (on Lake Manapouri) as you leave it to finish the Kepler Track.   More ▶︎
Waiau River

Waiau River

A view up the Waiau River, to what I believe is Cone Peak.   More ▶︎
Lake Manapouri

Lake Manapouri

A cold, wet day with snowing above about 900m. Made it to Motorau Hut, had a quick swim in the lake ...   More ▶︎
Walking, hiking, tramping in fjordland

Walking, hiking, tramping in fjordland

“Done”(tick) the Kepler? Tackling the Dusky? . . . . . . . . . . . . also @: https://photos.google.com/?tab=mq&pageId=none&pli=1   More ▶︎

Brod Bay campsite

Campsite in beech forest on the shoreline of Lake Te Anau.   More ▶︎
The Iris Burn Valley Pt.2

The Iris Burn Valley Pt.2

View up the Iris Burn valley, towards Iris Burn Waterfall.   More ▶︎
The Iris Burn Valley Pt.1

The Iris Burn Valley Pt.1

View up the valley, Spire Peak on the right, 1112m unnamed peak at extreme left.   More ▶︎
Iris Burn Valley

Iris Burn Valley

A pretty little snow-fed stream in the Iris Burn valley   More ▶︎
'Down in the Valley Below..."

'Down in the Valley Below..."

Hanging Valley from the switchbacks above. (Kepler Track)   More ▶︎
Beech Forest

Beech Forest

Ancient, mossy, soaking wet Beech trees on the descent into the Iris Burn valley. My camera lens were wet(... yeah ...   More ▶︎