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Mingha River-Deception River
Lake Mavis
Track
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2 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: less than 100m away
A side trip off the popular Mingha-Deception route in Arthur's Pass.
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Goat Pass Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
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Distance: 354m away
Large hut on the popular Mingha-Deception route
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route from Lake Mavis to Edwards Valley bypassing Taruahuna Pass
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Distance: 1.3km away
This route bypasses the pass with its tiresome talus travel for those who have experienced it several times already!
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Edwards River-Hawdon River
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3 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 2.1km away
See Hawdon River.
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Lake Anti-Mavis, Tarn Pass in the distance
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Distance: 2.2km away
Lake Anti-Mavis, Tarn Pass in the distance
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Mingha Biv
Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 2.2km away
Just south of Goat Pass. Hut has had a full refurbishment thanks to NZDA, Permolat and The Back Country Trust. ...
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Mingha Biv
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Distance: 2.2km away
The old and not in very good condition Mingha Biv
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Upper Deception hut Feb 2009
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Distance: 2.3km away
A sound old NZFS hut in need of a bit of TLC. The scrub badly needed cutting back last time ...
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Upper Deception Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 2.3km away
Six bunk hut adjacent the popular Mingha-Deception route. It was built by the NZFS in 1962.
[A four bunker Lower Deception ...
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Greyneys Shelter June 2012
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Distance: 2.7km away
This shelter is next to SH 73 between Arthur's Pass Village and the Waimakariri River at Klondyke Corner. It's handy ...
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Greyneys campsite
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Informal campsite (DOC). 10 spaces.
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Distance: 2.8km away
A grassy clearing in the forest next to the highway, with a stone shelter. This campsite is located near the ...
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Mt Aicken in Jan
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Distance: 3.6km away
Require Medium fitness level, rock/stone marked track above bushline.
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Page Memorial Shelter
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Distance: 3.6km away
Day shelter in Temple Basin, Arthurs Pass.
Page Memorial Shelter is little day-hut built for skiers in Temple Basin, set apart ...
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Mount Cassidy
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1 day. Medium/hard. Return via same track.
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Distance: 3.9km away
A short but challenging climb from Arthur's Pass Village.
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Te Araroa Trail
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95 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 4.0km away
Te Araroa is a walking trail running the entire length of the North and South Islands. The trail opened 3 ...
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Arthur's Pass Village
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Place.
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Distance: 4.0km away
Resort village surrounded by mountains within Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Arthur's Pass Village Historic Walk
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 4.0km away
Introductory circuit of the village, providing a history of the Pass and the rail tunnel.
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Arthur's Pass National Park
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National Park. 1145.00km2.
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Distance: 4.0km away
This alpine park straddles the Main Divide of the Southern Alps, with dry beech forests in the east and damp ...
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Avalanche Peak-Crow River
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1 – 2 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 4.0km away
A route over Avalanche Peak dropping to the Crow River and exiting down the Waimakariri River.
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Devil's Punchbowl Walking Track
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Easy/medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 4.0km away
Classic Arthur's Pass walk to the 131m Punchbowl Falls / Te Tautea o Hinekakai.
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Temple Basin
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Easy/medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 4.0km away
A steepish climb through alpine meadows to the Temple Basin skifield
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Temple Basin Ski Field
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Distance: 4.0km away
Taken a little past the ski huts, November 2012
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Edwards Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 16.
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Distance: 4.1km away
Well built hut, sleeps 16 people.
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Edwards Hut Toilet
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Distance: 4.1km away
View down the valley from the Edwards hut.
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Millennium Walk
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Distance: 4.4km away
Short walk to a waterfall at the Arthur's Pass Visitor Centre.
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Walks Around Arthur's Pass
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Distance: 4.4km away
A variety of both easy and more challenging walks are available around Arthur's Pass village and the nearby pass.
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Mt Bealey
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Distance: 4.4km away
A handy winter day trip from Greymouth view at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEhVTeoq9-k
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Avalanche Creek Shelter campsite
Campsite
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Basic Campsite (DOC). 10 spaces.
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Distance: 4.4km away
Campsite located near the highway in Arthur's Pass Village. A good base for a variety of day walks. The information ...
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Klondyke Corner campsite
Campsite
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Informal campsite (DOC). 30 spaces.
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Distance: 4.6km away
A large grassy site often used as a base for trampers in the area. The area features a striking octagonal ...
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Klondyke shelter and campsite
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Distance: 4.6km away
The striking octagonal shelter by the roadside, and camping area beyond.
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Harman Pass - Taipo River - Kelly Saddle
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3 – 5 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 4.7km away
A long journey through the west of Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Devil's Punchbowl Track
GPX file
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Distance: 4.7km away
Short walk to a classic Arthur's Pass waterfall.
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Shattered rock on Mount Cassidy
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Distance: 4.8km away
The rock is very crumbly and unstable.
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Ascent to Taruahuna Pass
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Distance: 4.8km away
Ascent to Taruahuna Pass from Otehake
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Great mountain buttercup
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Distance: 5.0km away
Ranunculus lyalli. Con's Track, Mount Cassidy, Arthur's Pass.
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Rock wren
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Distance: 5.0km away
I heard this bird before I saw it, on the scree just above the Con's Track bushline on Mount Cassidy, ...
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Heading back to the tent on Tarn Col
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Distance: 5.1km away
Chuzzman aka chuzz returning to the tent after getting yha on the cliff-sides of Tarn Col.
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Lake Kaniere - Otira
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Distance: 5.1km away
from the north end of Lake Kaniere, along the west shore to the Styx river. East along the Styx to ...
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Mt Bealey - Lyell Peak - Avalanche Peak Traverse
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1 day. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 5.1km away
A classic traverse from Mt Bealey to Avalanche Peak
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First Light Amber Col
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Distance: 5.1km away
5:30am God it's early, beautiful light, freezing cold, about an hour before total white-out.
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Veiw from campsite on Amber Col
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Distance: 5.1km away
This just shows the route up to Amber Col from the Otehaki river on the bottom right, Falling Mtn on ...
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Amber Col
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Distance: 5.1km away
September 2008
Stayed the previous night at the new Hawdon Hut, then made my way over Walker Pass and up the ...
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Mountain violet
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Distance: 5.1km away
Viola cunninghamii, Bridal Veil Track, Arthur's Pass.
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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 5.2km away
An aborted alpine traverse. Picton to West Cape, but aborted at Aspiring due to real world emergencies back home. Posted ...
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Goat Creek track to Mt Barron
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0 – 1 day. Hard. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 5.2km away
Overgrown and line is destroyed by recent slips.
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Mount Barron Route
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Distance: 5.3km away
Old trail leading up the the tussock tops of Mount Barron. A good benched track leads up to a rocky ...
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birds-eye view
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Distance: 5.3km away
Looking from Waharoa Saddle down Pfeifer Stream & to Lake Kaurapataka
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Mount Barron Route
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Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 5.4km away
Old access track onto the Mount Barron tussock tops.
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"Old" Pfeifer biv (Removed) Dec 2007
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Distance: 5.4km away
The old biv a few months before it was replaced.
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Paratu Stream - Waharoa Saddle
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Distance: 5.4km away
The easiest route to Mt Pfeifer via an attractive bouldered stream and a magical saddle with flybys of kaka and ...
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Pfeiffer Biv
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Distance: 5.4km away
cosy,dinky even,modern 2 bunker with longdrop nearby.
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Pfeifer biv & toilet April 2012
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Distance: 5.4km away
A new biv from early 2008 replacing an old biv that was about 20m to the south. (The sign on ...
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Pfeifer biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 5.4km away
A new biv from early 2008 replacing an old biv that was about 20m to the south. (The sign on ...
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Three Passes
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4 – 5 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 5.6km away
A classic trip from Arthur's Pass across Browning, Whitehorn and Harman Passes, emerging near Lake Kaniere on the West Coast.
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Barker Hut
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 5.6km away
Surrounded by glaciers at the head of the White River, this is the highest hut in Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Waimakariri River-Rolleston River
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2 – 3 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 5.6km away
Alpine tramp over Waimakariri Col.
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The Track Starts
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Distance: 5.6km away
After three or four scree/shrub combinations, where the gorge below opens out a little, keep an eye out for the ...
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Track Descent
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Distance: 5.6km away
The map shows the track crossing two small tributaries before heading sharply down to meet the main river. You may ...
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Pick Your Path
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Distance: 5.6km away
Try to stay reasonably high above the river on the true left for the easiest route down and to avoid ...
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Grass my Arse
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Distance: 5.6km away
Sections of alpine "herbs" break up the scree slopes high above the Rolleston River. There is no track through these ...
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At the top
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Distance: 5.6km away
If intending to cross over into the Rolleston from the Waimak, DON'T go over the actual Waimak Col (you'll see ...
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Top of Rolleston Valley
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Distance: 5.6km away
There are sporadic cairns down into the Rolleston Valley, but they can be difficult to pick out against the scree. ...
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Waimakariri River flats
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Distance: 5.6km away
Starting out from the East Coast, the Waimakariri River is a long but easy slog to Carrington Hut. Follow the ...
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Route Planning
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Distance: 5.6km away
Checking the map for a route over the head of the Waimakariri Valley into the Rolleston Valley. Be aware in ...
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The Trail Klondyke Corner to Carrington Hu
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Distance: 5.6km away
view of the grassy trail before the riverbed becomes the trail.
The hut is still far here but it is behind ...
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Other Part of trail to Carrington Hut
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Distance: 5.6km away
the trail after a nice rain
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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 2)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 5.6km away
One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village.
Otira Hotel ...
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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 1)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 5.6km away
One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village.
Otira Hotel to ...
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traverse of Mt Pfeifer
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Distance: 5.7km away
Traverse of ridge south-east of the summit in clag. Getting around the boulder was tricky and a bit exposed.
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Posing on Mt Pfeifer
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Distance: 5.7km away
This pic looks westward from Mt Pfeifer during autumn conditions prior to the May snowfalls.
Mt Pfeifer is an easy ...
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Mt Pfeifer etc from Kellys Hill July 2011
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Distance: 5.7km away
This photo was taken from near the broadcasting repeaters on top of Kellys Hill which is the hill immediately north ...
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Mt Philistine Traverse
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1 day. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 5.7km away
A classic mountain traverse in Arthurs Pass National Park, includes climbing steep scree, bluffs, rock and snow. An ice axe ...
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Lake Misery Track
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Distance: 5.7km away
Small rockpile on the Lake Misery Track.
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Dobson Nature Walk
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Distance: 5.8km away
Stroll through an alpine herbfield scattered with massive boulders, Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Lake Misery Track
GPX file
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Distance: 5.8km away
Short connector track that crosses the Main Divide of the Southern Alps.
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Arthur's Pass Walking Track
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Easy. One way.
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Distance: 6.0km away
A new walk, opened March 2014 to mark 150 years of Arthur's Pass. Attractive and easy walking from the Arthur's ...
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Bealey Chasm and Valley
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Easy/medium.
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Distance: 6.0km away
A excellent short walk in the autumn or spring with wonderful views of rolleston glacier
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Cockayne Nature Walk
GPX file
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Distance: 6.1km away
Short walk in rich forest near Kellys Creek, Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Mount Barron
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Distance: 6.1km away
Mount Barron from the Death's Corner lookout. The route follows the far edge of the obvious slip. The steep bluffs ...
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Cockayne Nature Walk
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 6.1km away
A short loop in forest near Kelly's Creek, Otira.
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Barrack Creek Route
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Distance: 6.2km away
Goat Hill and Barrack Creek from Mount Barron. The route follows the spur to the true right of Barrack Creek.
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Descent from Pfeifer Biv into Pfeifer Creek via scree
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Distance: 6.2km away
Unmarked route exiting basin where biv lies, maintaining altitude to cross a spur after 20 minutes then travelling northeast along ...
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View from Avalanche Peak June 2013
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Distance: 6.2km away
This pic looks WSW from the summit over the Crow River to Jellicoe Ridge and beyond. The prominent summit on ...
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Avalanche Peak
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Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 6.3km away
A day trip near Arthur's Pass village to an altitude of 1833m.
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Rome Ridge - Avalanche Peak Traverse
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1 day. Medium. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 6.3km away
Climb up Rome Ridge towards Mount Rolleston to traverse the ridge between it and Avalanche Peak.
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Mount Barron tops
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Distance: 6.4km away
The end of the marked track up Mount Barron.
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Dobson Nature Walk
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Easy. One way.
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Distance: 6.5km away
A short walk on the Main Divide of the Southern Alps, offering alpine flora and panoramic views.
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Hunts Creek Track
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2 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 6.7km away
Rough travel to a small, tidy hut. Better walked as part of a circuit.
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Kelly Shelter (Removed)
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Removed!
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Distance: 6.7km away
Kelly shelter is a roadside shelter on the Arthur's Pass road, at the base of Kelly's Creek and the track ...
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Discovery Stream/Sudden Valley traverse
Article
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Distance: 6.8km away
2 day circuit from Hawden River, crossing mountain ridgetop after approach from Discovery Stream which features boulder-hopping and cascades.
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Mt Bealey
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Distance: 6.8km away
Its my first walk. up Mt Bealey. Absolutly love being in the nature, So happy, So excited. My friend described ...
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Philistine / Warnock's Bluffs
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Distance: 7.2km away
The normal route up Philistine from the road ascends through this line of bluffs. When there is no snow, the ...
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Walker Pass Tarn
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Distance: 7.2km away
October 08,
Tarn on Walker Pass looking back towards the Hawdon Valley
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The Descent Route of the NW Tributary of Discovery Stream
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Distance: 7.2km away
this route avoids waterfalls
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Descent Route from NW Tributary of Discovery Stream
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Distance: 7.2km away
This avoids waterfalls
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Otira Valley
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Easy. Return via same track.
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Distance: 7.2km away
A short, pretty walk into an alpine environment. A variety of alpine flowers in summer.
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Otehake Hut
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Distance: 7.4km away
6 bunk NZFS style hut in the Otehake Valley, near the confluence of East & West Otehake Rivers, altitude 640m
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Misty morning on Bealey Spur
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Distance: 7.4km away
Early morning drizzle releases its grip.
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Otehake hut
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Distance: 7.4km away
Otehake hut is an NZFS six bunker that was built in 1963. It is the "stretched style" with a porch ...
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Otehake Hut
Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC).
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Distance: 7.4km away
Otehake Hut. NZFS six bunker with porch. Built 1962/63.
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Bealey Spur shortcut
GPX file
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Distance: 7.4km away
A side track that bypasses Cloudesley Road.
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Crow Slide in snow
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Distance: 7.4km away
Frank and me doing an alpine finish (our speciality) down the Crow slide en route to Crow Hut from Avalanche ...
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Kelly Range - Hunts Saddle Circuit
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2 – 3 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: 7.7km away
A challenging circuit route traversing the Kelly Range and returning along Kelly's Creek. The direction described is the easiest option.
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Crow Hut (Arthur's Pass)
Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 7.7km away
In the Crow valley, Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Crow hut (Arthurs Pass) March 2008
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Distance: 7.7km away
I've noticed that there isn't a photo on here of this hut to go with the text entry. Seeing no ...
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route from Otehake Track to Big Tops Hut via Koropuku Gorge
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Distance: 7.9km away
Untracked mission involving 1)crossing of Otehake River. Only able to be done at low flows. @) travel up Koropuku Gorge ...
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Bealey Spur
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1 – 2 days. Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 8.0km away
Gentle climb with generous views over Arthurs Pass and the Waimakariri River. The track visits an historic musterers' hut framed ...
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Bealey Spur Hut
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Distance: 8.0km away
Hut is located bottom centre of picture, in the clearing.
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Bealey Spur - Jordan Saddle - Waimakariri River
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1 – 2 days. Medium/hard. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 8.0km away
A long day trip with great views from open tops travel, a descent down a stream and beginning and ending ...
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Sudden valley track
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Distance: 8.0km away
Comments to add to other articles about Sudden Valley
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Sudden Valley
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Distance: 8.0km away
Sudden Valley off Hawdon Valley - Arthurs Pass
Great short trip in times of low rainfall
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Otehake Hot Springs
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Distance: 8.1km away
Otehake hot springs. October 25th 2009.
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Mt Rolleston- Low Peak (via Rome ridge)
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Medium/hard.
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Distance: 8.1km away
Track starts off at SH73 (Coral track). Steep ascent through the bush line on a marked track leading you up ...
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Sudden Valley
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2 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 8.1km away
A secluded hanging valley in the southeast corner of Arthur's Pass National Park
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"New" Sudden Valley biv Feb 2010
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Distance: 8.1km away
Replacement for old biv. This biv is only a short distance from the Hawdon Shelter. You can get in and ...
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Sudden Valley Biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 8.1km away
The small dark biv was replaced Summer 2008. Camping is possible around the biv.
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Otehake Hot Springs
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2 days. Easy/medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 8.3km away
A popular weekend route to good hot pools.
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Harper Pass - Kiwi Saddle
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5 – 7 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 8.3km away
A classic crossing of the Main Divide, following the deep valleys of the Hope Fault from the Arthur's Pass road ...
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Kellys Range & beyond from Kellys Hill July 2011
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Distance: 8.3km away
This pic looking SW from Kellys Hill was taken before this weeks heavy snowfalls. The dip in the foreground is ...
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Kellys Hill
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Distance: 8.3km away
1400m above, looking NW from Kellys Hill, APNP.
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Kellys Saddle
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Distance: 8.3km away
Kellys Saddle - a tussock saddle between the Otira and Taipo near Carroll Hut
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Bealey Spur Hut - Oct 2011
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Distance: 8.3km away
Exterior shot of the Bealey Spur Hut in October 2011.
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Bealey Spur Hut
Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.3km away
Historic 1925 musterers' hut on an easy grassy spur over the Waimakariri River.
Old basic hut built around 1925 by musterers ...
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bealey spur hut interior
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Distance: 8.3km away
a beech pole frame with 1930's corrugated iron, viewed from the door
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Lake Kaurapataka
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Distance: 8.4km away
"It can be beautiful from a distance..." (Holcroft)
dis-tance - detente (softening)? de(to do) tente(softening) (or hardening? - dis tente)... ...
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Catching the dawn on the Kelly range
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Distance: 8.4km away
The morning light on the Kelly range before it reaches the valley with Arthurs Pass
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Carroll Memorial Hut
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Distance: 8.4km away
Situated on Kelly Saddle, Carroll Hut has stunning views across to Arthur's Pass.
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Carroll Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 8.4km away
A small, tidy hut just above the treeline on the Kelly Range. Recently renovated with new cladding and new windows. ...
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Carroll Hut
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Distance: 8.4km away
This newly renovated hut sits on a pretty tussock plateau on the Kelly Range.
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Arthur's Pass
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Distance: 8.4km away
Arthiur's pass and the viaduct viewed from the Kelly Creek to Carroll's Hut track.
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Kelly Range
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1 – 2 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 8.4km away
A brief climb up to Carroll Hut on the tops at the northern edge of Arthur's Pass National Park. Magnificent ...
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Kelly Range views over Kelly Ck
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Distance: 8.4km away
Moving southward above Carroll hut on the Kelly Range.
Descending the range to Hunts saddle and returning by Kellys Creek resulted ...
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Bealey Spur Hut - Interior
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Distance: 8.4km away
Inside the bealey spur hut, facing the bunk beds
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Bealey Spur Hut - Oct 2011
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Distance: 8.4km away
Shot of the interior of the Bealey Spur Hut in October 2011.
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Below Kelly-Hunt Saddle
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Distance: 8.5km away
The Kelly below the Kelly-Hunt Saddle
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Edwards River-Otehake River
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4 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 8.5km away
Another north-south crossing of the park.
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Hawdon Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
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Distance: 8.5km away
A new hut opened in December 2007 after the previous hut was destroyed by fire June 2005.
An easy two to ...
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Philistine Bluffs
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Distance: 8.6km away
Decending the bluffs - not a forgiving place to loose your footing- there have been deaths here.
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Mt Philistine
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1 day. Medium/hard. Return via same track.
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Distance: 8.6km away
Moderate to hard daytrip in Arthurs Pass.
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Philistine Bluffs
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Distance: 8.6km away
Decending the bluffs - not a forgiving place to loose your footing- there have been deaths here.
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Lake Kaurapataka.
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Distance: 8.6km away
This small lake next to the Taramakau Valley is a good camping spot.
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Lake Kaurapataka
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1 – 2 days. Easy. Return via same track.
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Distance: 8.6km away
Easy weekend trip to a pretty Arthur's Pass camping spot
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Cass-Lagoon Saddle
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2 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 8.6km away
This classic route from Cass to Cora Lynn Road circles the Black Range to form an open loop, and a ...
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Bealy hut
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Distance: 8.7km away
Arthurs Pass end of the Lagoon Saddle track 5 minutes from the Cora Lynn carpark.
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route from Otehake Track to Big Tops Hut via Koropuku Gorge
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Distance: 8.8km away
Untracked mission only able to be done when rivers at low flows (usually from December to April).
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Bealey Hut
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Distance: 8.8km away
A tidy little hut at the Cora Lynn end of the Cass-Lagoon Saddle Track.
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Bealey Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.8km away
A tidy hut near the end of the Cass-Lagoon Saddle Track. The hut has six bunks (most, but not all, ...
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'20 minutes' rock, Big Tops
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Distance: 8.8km away
'Lost track of my past/
On deception pass/
Dont know where im going/
Can't recall where ive been'
Deception Pass (Mudhoney)
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Anti Crow Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.9km away
In the Waimakariri valley near Anti Crow River.
The previous Anti Crow Hut used to be the CMC hut about half ...
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Taramakau in the evening from Big Tops
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Distance: 8.9km away
then the rain came and washed it all away...and yet keeping low doesn't make no sense so little Eiffel stands ...
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Otehake NZFS track up to Big Tops and down to Koropuku Hut
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1 day. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 8.9km away
Attractive old track from Otehake swingbridge to open tops. Recent extensions cut from gully to bypass waterfalls.
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Grand Traverse of Mt Pfeifer
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Distance: 9.1km away
Traverse from Kaurapataka Saddle, over summit to Waharoa Saddle.
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Mt Rolleston - Otira Face
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Distance: 9.3km away
The best known peak in Arthurs Pass national park. The Otira Face as seen here from Mt Philistine is often ...
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Crow Glacier, Mt Rolleston
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Distance: 9.3km away
Crow glacier and Mt Rolleston. taken April 1969.
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(Pihoihoi) - Pipit
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Distance: 9.4km away
Moaris used to mimick the pipits movements and use a tactic called Manukawhaki (decoy bird). They would pretend to retreat ...
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Mural gracing Koropuku hut
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Distance: 9.7km away
I snapped this to show my partner how cultured the inhabitants of back country huts can be. It is topical ...
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Koropuku Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 9.7km away
Cult Hut! A NZFS 4 bunk beauty with silken wooden floors, no fireplace, tasteful furnishings and domestic accoutrements including the ...
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Descent from Kelly Tops to Hunts Saddle and Return!
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Distance: 9.7km away
Masochistic mission involving at times 40 degrees gradients where the techniques of hanging off scrub and sliding to the next ...
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Hunts Creek
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Distance: 9.7km away
Barron Ridge is at left, and Hunts Ridge at right. Hunt Saddle is at bottom right and Kelly's Creek at ...
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Head of the Rolleston River, just below Pt2000
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Distance: 9.8km away
Taken while traversing slopes high in the Rolleston river. Shows the snow slope used to access the first col north ...
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Descent to the Taipo Valley
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Distance: 9.8km away
Descent to the Taipo Valley from the Kelly Range, above Dillons Homestead / Hut
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Dillons Hut (new)
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Distance: 9.8km away
Dillons Hut (new), Taipo Valley, Westland
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Kelly Range from Hunts Creek Track
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Distance: 9.9km away
The route from the tops of the Kelly Range to Hunts Saddle drops through thick scrub to a small bog ...
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Hunts Creek Hut
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Distance: 9.9km away
5-7 hours slog up Kellys Creek from the Otira highway, this little abode is welcome site after mud-jumping across Hunts ...
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Hunts Hut
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Distance: 9.9km away
A small but tidy hut located at the edge of a tussock clearing near Hunts Creek.
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Hunts Creek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 9.9km away
A small hut handsomely located at the edge of a tussock clearing on Hunts Creek, west of Otira.
Hunts Creek takes ...
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