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Kowhai - Hapuku Track

Kowhai Hut

Kowhai Hut

Quiet hut 2 min from river sleeps six ,with fire place. Watch out for sandflies.   More ▶︎
Kowhai Saddle

Kowhai Saddle

Looking southeast along the poled route up to Gables End and Mount Fyffe.   More ▶︎
From Mt Fyffe Summit (Sep 2011)

From Mt Fyffe Summit (Sep 2011)

Mt Fyffe Summit   More ▶︎
Kowhai Hut

Kowhai Hut

Kowhai Hut and Kowhai Saddle beyond.   More ▶︎
Hapuku Hut

Hapuku Hut

A small hut in forest on the Hapuku River.   More ▶︎
Kowhai Hut

Kowhai Hut

A small hut on grassy flats by the Kowhai River beneath Mount Fyffe.   More ▶︎
Kowhai Hut

Kowhai Hut

Kowhai Hut sits on a grassy terrace beside the Kowhai River.   More ▶︎
Hapuku Hut

Hapuku Hut

A small hut surrounded by forest on the Hapuku River near Mount Fyffe. A few small camping spots are located ...   More ▶︎
Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Conservation Park

Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Conservation Park

A new conservation park established 2008 to protect the high country of the Seaward Kaikoura Range.   More ▶︎

Hinau Track Kaikoura

Hinau Track Kaikoura   More ▶︎

Hinau Track

A brief loop through hinau forest at the foot of Mount Fyffe near Kaikoura.   More ▶︎
Kowhai-Hapuku Circuit over Mt Fyffe

Kowhai-Hapuku Circuit over Mt Fyffe

A 3 day circuit starting and finishing at the Mt Fyffe carpark.   More ▶︎
Kowhai Saddle April 2013

Kowhai Saddle April 2013

This picture taken from Gables End looks down at Kowhai Saddle and beyond to Mt Manakau 2608m which has its ...   More ▶︎
Looking back down the Kowhai Valley.

Looking back down the Kowhai Valley.

Near the saddle.   More ▶︎
Head of the Hapuku Valley

Head of the Hapuku Valley

The route leads down a wide gully of scree.   More ▶︎
Mt Fyffe Summit (Sep 2011)

Mt Fyffe Summit (Sep 2011)

Mt Fyffe Summit   More ▶︎
Mount Fyffe

Mount Fyffe

A steep 4WD track to a hut overlooking Kaikoura Peninsula, and on to the summit, with panoramic views of the ...   More ▶︎
Kaikoura from Mt Fyffe Track (Sep 2011)

Kaikoura from Mt Fyffe Track (Sep 2011)

Kaikoura   More ▶︎
Mount Fyffe Hut, mid-winter

Mount Fyffe Hut, mid-winter

The hut commands great views of both the Seaward Kaikoura Range and Kaikoura Peninsula.   More ▶︎
Seaward Kaikoura Range from Mount Fyffe Hut

Seaward Kaikoura Range from Mount Fyffe Hut

From left: Snowflake, Snowflake Spur, Mount Saunders. Below is the Kowhai River.   More ▶︎
Kaikoura Peninsula.

Kaikoura Peninsula.

The view from the summit of Mount Fyffe   More ▶︎
Snowflake Spur

Snowflake Spur

Across the valley from Mount Fyffe Hut   More ▶︎
Kaikoura peninsula

Kaikoura peninsula

View from Mt Fyffe Hut   More ▶︎
The Indifferent Blue(s) from Mt Fyffe

The Indifferent Blue(s) from Mt Fyffe

Mt Fyffe Hut is well suited for views like this one...'In your atlas two islands Not In Narrow Seas'. Indeed.   More ▶︎
Mt Fyffe Hut (Sep 2011)

Mt Fyffe Hut (Sep 2011)

Mt Fyffe Hut   More ▶︎
Banks Peninsula

Banks Peninsula

Banks Peninsula at sunset, taken from ~150km away, on Mt Fyffe (Seaward Kaikouras)   More ▶︎
Mount Fyffe Hut

Mount Fyffe Hut

Situated in Tarn Saddle with great views east to the Kaikoura Peninsula and west to the Seaward Kaikoura Mountains. Recently ...   More ▶︎
Barratts Biv

Barratts Biv

Barratts biv via North branch Hapuku river.   More ▶︎
Old Barratts biv

Old Barratts biv

This photo is of the old Barratts bivvy which is very close to the newer bivvy. It took us 3.5 hrs ...   More ▶︎

Fyffe-Palmer Track

A loop track through forest on the slopes of Kaikoura's Mount Fyffe.   More ▶︎

Fyffe-Palmer Track

Fyffe-Palmer Track   More ▶︎

Puhipuhi Scenic Reserve

A short loop track in forest near Kaikoura.   More ▶︎
Kahutara River

Kahutara River

Kahutara River - good, legal tramping access from Pacific Coast (SH1) to start of the Blind Saddle Track / Molesworth ...   More ▶︎

Dubious Bivvy

Small weatherboard hut next to Dubious Stream on the barren slopes of the Seaward Kaikoura Range.   More ▶︎

Limestone Hut

Small hut located next to Limestone Stream on the Seaward Kaikoura Range.   More ▶︎
Peketa beach

Peketa beach

Beach at Peketa - start of the Coast to Coast: Kaikoura to Karamea traverse   More ▶︎
Stalactites and stalagmites in Maori Leap Cave

Stalactites and stalagmites in Maori Leap Cave

Limestone cave with stalactites and stalagmites that took very interesting shapes in it.   More ▶︎
Maori Leap Cave

Maori Leap Cave

A guided tour of a limestone sea cave south of Kaikoura.   More ▶︎