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Lake Thompson

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

A view of the beautiful Lake Thompson, a short distance from Thompson Pass More ▶︎

St Arnaud Camp Ground Jetty

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Morning view in May. More ▶︎

The New Red Hills Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Red Hills Hut More ▶︎

Travers-Sabine Saddle

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Going over the saddle looking west towards the Sabine Valley - April 2010. More ▶︎

Route Guide: St Arnaud to Lewis Pass

Article • Distance: less than 100m away

A 5-7 day north-south route from St Arnaud to the Lewis Pass, via Travers Pass, Waiau Pass, Thompson Pass and ... More ▶︎

Top Wairoa Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: less than 100m away

Top Wairoa hut (6 bunks, matresses, fire - limited scrubby firewood, river water) huddles amidst Manuka scrub above the north ... More ▶︎

Route Guide: Richmond Ranges (west) main ridge

Article • Distance: less than 100m away

The main ridge of the western Richmond Ranges from Mt Riley, near Okamario on SH6 to the Red Hills above ... More ▶︎

Red Hills Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Red Hills Hut from 'The Plateau' More ▶︎

Red Hill

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Red Hill, ascending from Top Wairoa Hut. The whole range appears to consist of nothing more than loose, rad, abrasive ... More ▶︎

Red Hills Hut (replaced)

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Red Hills Hut, Richmond Ranges More ▶︎

Ascent to Red Hill / Ellis Peak from Top Wairoa.

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Ascent to Red Hill / Ellis Peak from Top Wairoa. More ▶︎

Red Hills Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: less than 100m away

The Red Hills Hut sits on the saddle between the Motueka (right branch) and the Wairau, and at the base ... More ▶︎

Top Wairoa Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Top Wairoa Hut, from the ascent to Mt Elliss / Red Hill More ▶︎

Top Wairoa Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Top Wairoa Hut, Richmond Ranges More ▶︎

Tarn, Richmond Ranges

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

The tarn at Tarn Hut, in the Richmond Ranges More ▶︎

Tarn Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Tarn Hut, Richmond Ranges More ▶︎

Tarn Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 5. • Distance: less than 100m away

Tarn Hut (5 bunks, matresses, stove, tank & stream water) is located in a clearing at the south end of ... More ▶︎

Mount Rintoul summit

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Mount Rintoul summit, Richmond Ranges More ▶︎

View from Mt Fell into the Pelorus Valley

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

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Mt Fell from the North Bank

Track • 2 days. Medium. • Distance: less than 100m away

A steady climb which rewards your efforts with fabulous views of the Wairau Plains, Nelson/Tasman Bay and beyond. More ▶︎

Travers-Sabine

Track • 4 – 7 days. Medium. Loop track with a road section. • Distance: less than 100m away

Two river valleys linked by a straightforward alpine saddle at 1800m More ▶︎

Wakamarina

Track • 1 – 2 days. Easy. One way. • Distance: less than 100m away

An old goldminer's trail crossing the Richmond Range from Wairau Valley to the Wakamarina Valley. This is an easy 2-day walk ... More ▶︎

Mt Baldy

Track • Easy/medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: less than 100m away

A walk to the summit of Mt Baldy, the first half of the tramp follows the Wakamarina track to Fosters ... More ▶︎

Saint Arnaud

Place • Place. • Distance: less than 100m away

An alpine village on the shore of Lake Rotoiti in Nelson Lakes National Park. More ▶︎

Te Araroa Trail

Track • 95 days. Medium. One way. • Distance: less than 100m away

Te Araroa is a walking trail running the entire length of the North and South Islands. The trail opened 3 ... More ▶︎

Maungakura/Red Hill

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

a few peaks before the true summit More ▶︎

Red Hills Ridge Traverse

GPX file • Distance: less than 100m away

Traverse of the Red Hills Ridge beginning from the Red Hills car park, returning via Mt Ellis, Hunters Hut, Porters ... More ▶︎

Picton to Aspiring

GPX file • Distance: less than 100m away

An aborted alpine traverse. Picton to West Cape, but aborted at Aspiring due to real world emergencies back home. Posted ... More ▶︎

Mt Richmond Alpine Route

Track • 5 days. Medium. One way. • Distance: less than 100m away

Long route above the bushline in Mt Richmond Forest Park near Nelson. More ▶︎

Top Wairoa Hut March 2014

Photograph • Distance: 106m away

This photo shows the hut after its fairly recent maintenance. A paint job & clearance of scrub from around the ... More ▶︎

Mount Fishtail

Track • 1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 134m away

A moderate day hike to the summit of Mount Fishtail a prominent peak in the Richmond Range. Great views can ... More ▶︎

Walking the length of the Richmond Ranges

Track • 7 – 14 days. Medium/hard. One way. • Distance: 160m away

A 7-14 day walk along the spine of the Richmond Ranges. Alpine tops, crumbling ridgelines, untracked bush & scrub, boulders ... More ▶︎

Mount Riley, Marlborough

Photograph • Distance: 163m away

From the Summit of Mount Riley, looking northeast. 15-10-09 More ▶︎

St Arnaud to Lewis Pass

Track • 5 – 9 days. Medium/hard. One way. • Distance: 456m away

A 5-9 day north-south route from St Arnaud to the Lewis Pass, via Travers Pass, Waiau Pass, Thompson Pass and ... More ▶︎

Mt Fishtail

Photograph • Distance: 539m away

Mount Fishtail, Richmond Ranges. The ridge in the foreground leads to Mt Fell, and is steep in places... where it's ... More ▶︎

Wairau valley from Fishtail Hut

Photograph • Distance: 539m away

Wairau valley from Fishtail Hut More ▶︎

Fishtail Hut

Photograph • Distance: 539m away

Fishtail Hut, Richmond Ranges More ▶︎

Fishtail Hut from Mt Fishtail

Photograph • Distance: 539m away

Fishtail Hut from Mt Fishtail More ▶︎

Fishtail Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 539m away

Fishtail hut (4 bunk, matresses, tank water, no fire) is located on a plateau half way up the scree face ... More ▶︎

Black Valley Walk

Track • Easy. One way. • Distance: 592m away

Link track between St Arnaud village and the campground. More ▶︎

Gibbs Walk

Track • Easy. One way. • Distance: 628m away

Short link track betweem St Arnaud village and campground. More ▶︎

Fosters Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 742m away

Fosters Hut (4 bunks, matresses, stove, tank water) is a typical 4-bed forestry hut. It sits in a clearing on ... More ▶︎

Seaward Kaikouras from Fosters Hut

Photograph • Distance: 753m away

Seaward Kaikouras from Fosters Hut, Richmond Ranges More ▶︎

Wairau Valley from Fosters Hut

Photograph • Distance: 753m away

Wairau Valley from Fosters Hut More ▶︎

Wairau Valley from Fosters Hut

Photograph • Distance: 753m away

Blenheim and the Wairau Valley from Fosters Hut More ▶︎

Fosters Hut

Photograph • Distance: 753m away

Fosters Hut, Richmond Ranges More ▶︎

Mount Rintoul Hut

Photograph • Distance: 795m away

Mount Rintoul Hut in the Richmond Ranges with Nelson and the bay beyond. More ▶︎

Mount Rintoul Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 795m away

Rintoul Hut / Mount Rintoul Hut (6 beds, matresses, stove, tank water) lies on the Alpine Route, 100m below the ... More ▶︎

Kerr Bay campsite

Campsite • Basic Campsite (DOC). 21 spaces. • Distance: 844m away

Grassy lakeside camping surrounded by a wealth of walking options, from short walks to alpine tops trips and multi-day tramps. ... More ▶︎

Nelson Lakes - Lakehead, Angelus and Speargrass Circuit

GPX file • Distance: 903m away

From St Arnaud along Lake Rotoiti to Lakehead Hut, then crossing the Travers River and via the Cascade Track to ... More ▶︎

Lake Rotoiti, St. Arnaud

Photograph • Distance: 904m away

Lake Rotoiti, St. Arnaud More ▶︎

Lake Rotoiti

Photograph • Distance: 924m away

from the shore of St Arnaud, looking to the head of the lake and up the Travers Valley - Apr ... More ▶︎

Richmond Hut

Photograph • Distance: 947m away

small hut on Richmond Saddle More ▶︎

Richmond Saddle Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 947m away

Hut near Mt. Richmond, on the saddle, nice view to Nelson Bay, and Abel Tasman. Beautiful sunset. More ▶︎

Richmond Range - country fit for mountain goats!

Photograph • Distance: 947m away

Goats rule on the main Richmond Range from Richmond Saddle to Ada Flats. More ▶︎

Loop Track, Lake Rotoiti

Track • Easy. Loop track. • Distance: 979m away

A short walk through the Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project at St Arnaud. Lakeside beech forest. More ▶︎

Honeydew Walk, Lake Rotoiti

Track • Easy. Loop track. • Distance: 979m away

This short loop leads into the edges of the Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project area, a "mainland island" with pest numbers ... More ▶︎

Mt Fell Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 1.2km away

Mount Fell Hut (sleeps 6, wood-burning stove, firewood available, tank water). The hut lies just inside the bush below Mt ... More ▶︎

Mt Fell Hut (Richmond Ranges)

Photograph • Distance: 1.2km away

... at night More ▶︎

Mt. Fell Hut (Richmond Ranges)

Photograph • Distance: 1.2km away

Mt Fell Hut in the Richmond Ranges, with Mount Fell summit behind. More ▶︎

Mt Sunday Bivy

Photograph • Distance: 1.3km away

Small 2 bunk bivy on the Mt Sunday - Mt Riley track, Mt Richmond Forest Park. More ▶︎

Mt Sunday Biv

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 1.3km away

Mt Sunday biv More ▶︎

Mt Sunday / Mt Riley Track

Track • 1 – 2 days. Medium. Loop track. • Distance: 1.8km away

A circuit track on the Richmond Range, visiting two forested summits. More ▶︎

Mt Baldy

Photograph • Distance: 1.8km away

This photo has been posted to illustrate the existing route description for climbing Mt Baldy. Mt Baldy 1315m is behind ... More ▶︎

Anglers Walk, Lake Rotoiti

Track • Easy. One way. • Distance: 2.2km away

This track follows the first 2km of the Buller River from its source at Lake Rotoiti. It is well used ... More ▶︎

Lake Rotoiti

Photograph • Distance: 2.8km away

Lake Rotoiti More ▶︎

Nelson Lakes National Park

Place • National Park. 1017.53km². • Distance: 2.8km away

An alpine park of beech forests, valleys, and glacial lakes, offering some relatively easy walking. Established in 1956. Highest point: ... More ▶︎

Old Man Hut

Photograph • Distance: 3.5km away

Old Man Hut (Richmond Ranges) More ▶︎

Old Man Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 3.5km away

Old Man Hut (sleeps 6, wood-burning stove, firewood available, tank & stream water) sits in a large grassy clearing between ... More ▶︎

Paddy's Pinchgut circuit

Track • Easy. Loop track. • Distance: 4.0km away

Mt Robert carpark to carpark via Paddy Track, Bushline hut, Relax Shelter and Pinchgut track - 4 hours. 575m up ... More ▶︎

Paddy's Pinchgut circuit

Photograph • Distance: 4.0km away

Great morning or afternoon walk with great lake and mountain views. More ▶︎

Profile : St Arnaud - Lewis Pass

Photograph • Distance: 4.1km away

A useful profile of the 100km tramp - with a couple of bad weather alternatives : 1. low route past Speargrass ... More ▶︎

St Arnaud - Lewis Pass

Article • Distance: 4.1km away

A 9-day 100km tramp via the Thompson, D'Urville and 3 Tarns Passes Feb 2013 More ▶︎

Maitland Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 4.1km away

A basic four bunk hut situated on the banks of the Right Branch Motueka River in the Mt Richmond Forest ... More ▶︎

Maitland Hut

Photograph • Distance: 4.1km away

Not sure what happened to this hut. But it was in a great possy amongst the ultra mafic rocks with ... More ▶︎

Route Guide: Richmond Ranges (east)

Article • Distance: 4.2km away

Tramping in the eastern Richmond Ranges between Picton and Okaramio (SH6) More ▶︎

St Arnaud Range Track

Track • 1 day. Medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 4.5km away

This walk climbs steadily through beech forest to a height of over 1650 metres. Above the bushline (at 1400 m), ... More ▶︎

Mt Royal

Track • 1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 4.7km away

Park at camp ground, walk Quartz Creek to track start, follow spur up to saddle, then above the tree line ... More ▶︎

Bushline Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 14. • Distance: 4.7km away

A cute hut with a grand outlook over Lake Rotoiti and down to St Arnaud. Loo with a view! More ▶︎

Parachute Rocks Track

Photograph • Distance: 4.8km away

View of Lake Rotoiti from point 1738 More ▶︎

Red Hills Range

Photograph • Distance: 4.9km away

Red Hills Range, Richmond Ranges with the Wairoa in the distance. More ▶︎

Devils Creek Hut

Photograph • Distance: 4.9km away

A standard hut with a few mice More ▶︎

Devils Creek Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 4.9km away

A tidy hut on the Wakamarina Track. Has wood-burner. More ▶︎

Kea hut Nov 2012

Photograph • Distance: 4.9km away

An older but lovingly restored hut in the Mt Robert area of Nelson Lakes National Park. This hut is only ... More ▶︎

Kea hut

Hut • Private hut (NA). • Distance: 4.9km away

An older but lovingly restored hut in the Mt Robert area of Nelson Lakes National Park. This hut is only ... More ▶︎

Mid Wairoa Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

Mid Wairoa Hut, Richmond Ranges More ▶︎

Mid Wairoa Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 5.0km away

Mid Wairoa Hut (6 bunks, matresses, tank & river water, stove) sits on flats 20m above the Left Branch of ... More ▶︎

Waterfall, Wairoa left branch.

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

The waterfall and pool at the 1st creek crossing of the Wairoa above Mid Wairoa Hut, Richmond Ranges. More ▶︎

Relax Shelter

Hut • Shelter (DOC). • Distance: 5.1km away

Basic shelter on Robert Ridge (Mt Robert, Nelson Lakes National Park) More ▶︎

Relax Shelter Nov 2012

Photograph • Distance: 5.1km away

On the Pinchgut track Mt Robert close to the junction with Paddys track and the Robert Ridge route. More ▶︎

Pine Valley Hut

Hut • Removed! • Distance: 5.1km away

Pine Valley hut Burnt down mid 2014 More ▶︎

Beebys hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 5.2km away

Beebys hut More ▶︎

Hunters Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8. • Distance: 5.5km away

Standard 8 bunk hut on the Te Araroa trail. More ▶︎

Hunters hut (Mt Richmond)

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8. • Distance: 5.5km away

cosy 8 bunk hut on ridge left branch motueka river not that easy to find on old maps More ▶︎

Mt Rintoul from Old Man

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

Looking back towards Rintoul From Old Man. Old Man Hut lies 1km off ridge to the left of the saddle. More ▶︎

Legal access points from Kenningtons Road to the Richmond Ranges

Photograph • Distance: 5.7km away

Legal access points from Kenningtons Road to the Richmond Ranges - note that these access points are along paper roads ... More ▶︎

Porter Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

This is an older photo of the hut, set in the lunar landscape of the Red Hills. I think the ... More ▶︎

Porters Creek Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 5.8km away

A basic hut on the edge of the Red Hills mineral belt. More ▶︎

Roebuck Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 5.9km away

A remote, cosy hut in a great location (sandflies!) within the Richmond Forest Park near Nelson. More ▶︎

Slaty Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 5.9km away

On the Mt Richmond Alpine Route. More ▶︎

Kaikoura Ranges

Photograph • Distance: 6.1km away

View from Mt. Richmond, over the Marlborough region. 2 days before leaving, my last tramp in New Zealand... More ▶︎

Mid Goulter Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8. • Distance: 6.3km away

Mid Goulter hut More ▶︎

Mid Goulter hut Nov 2013

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km away

Here is a photo of this hut which was listed but not illustrated here. The hut is in a sunny, sheltered ... More ▶︎

Starveall Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 6.4km away

A standard DOC hut with six bunks and a wood burner situated on the bushline 45 minutes below the ridge ... More ▶︎

Starveall Hut

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km away

This hut is in a top spot and has an Awesome View. More ▶︎

Ben Nevis

Track • 1 day. Easy/medium. Return via same track. • Distance: 6.7km away

Relatively steep climb to the summit of Ben Nevis (1619m), a prominent peak in the Mt Richmond Forest Park South-East ... More ▶︎

Ben Nevis

Photograph • Distance: 6.7km away

looking down the ridge from Ben Nevis towards Nelson. More ▶︎

Lower Goulter hut Nov 2013

Photograph • Distance: 6.7km away

This hut is close to a 4x4 road end & it shows a bit. Empty booze bottles, other litter, smut ... More ▶︎

Richmond Range (pt 1424)

Photograph • Distance: 6.8km away

Richmond Range between Richmond Saddle and Ada Flats. A rough, but interesting route from Richmond Saddle Hut to Old Man ... More ▶︎

Lower Goulter Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8. • Distance: 6.9km away

Lower Goulter hut More ▶︎

Mount Richmond Forest Park

Place • Conservation Park. 1660.00km². • Distance: 6.9km away

A wedge of land at the base of the Marlborough Sounds, south of Nelson and north of the Wairau River, ... More ▶︎

Starveall Hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.0km away

Nicely situated hut overlooking Nelson and bay in the Richmond Forest Park.Nearby residents include a nosey woodhen who enjoys smelly ... More ▶︎

Middy Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 7.2km away

Nice location but tons of sandflies on the river bank. More ▶︎

Starveall Hut (Richmond Ranges)

Photograph • Distance: 7.2km away

A tidy 6 bunk hut on the bushline in the Richmond Ranges. Read my trip report on my blog http://waitakathlete.blogspot.co.nz/2017/07/solo-to-starveall.html I couldn't ... More ▶︎

View over Silverstream and down Raglan Range

Photograph • Distance: 7.6km away

I took this photo looking generally southward when high on the Raglan Range. I was heading to Silverstream Bivvy and ... More ▶︎

Robert Ridge

Photograph • Distance: 7.8km away

looking down the ridge from Flagtop - Apr 2011 More ▶︎

Boulder Stream Hut [Removed]

Hut • Removed! • Distance: 8.0km away

Removed February 2012. More ▶︎

Silverstream Bivvy Jan 2019

Photograph • Distance: 8.2km away

A nice Marlborough biv in the Branch catchment of the Raglan Range that gets few visitors. More ▶︎

Silverstream Bivvy

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 8.2km away

Weatherboard and iron biv located near the treeline on the Raglan Range. The biv is not on Silverstream itself but ... More ▶︎

Coldwater hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12. • Distance: 8.4km away

A concrete hut with 12 bunks. When I was there during the Summer the fire had been removed to prevent ... More ▶︎

Coldwater Hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.4km away

The hut, from the Lakehead jetty, looking across Lake Rotoiti - Apr 2011 More ▶︎

Bull Paddock Creek Track

GPX file • Distance: 8.6km away

GPS file of track from Bull Paddock Creek Biv to the Wairau River More ▶︎

Bull Paddock Creek Track

Track • 1 – 3 days. Medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 8.6km away

Access To Bull Paddock Creek Biv from The Wairau river, this track follows Sand Fly Stream before dropping Bull Paddock ... More ▶︎

Lake Chalice at dawn

Photograph • Distance: 8.7km away

Lake Chalice at dawn. Rugged beauty. More ▶︎

Captains Creek Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 8.8km away

Captains Creek Hut More ▶︎

Captain Creek Hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.8km away

Basic 4 bunker on the side of the Pelorus River, about 4 hours from road end, 3 from Emerald Pools, ... More ▶︎

Lakehead hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.9km away

Lakehead hut close to Lake Rotoiti in Nelson Lakes National Park More ▶︎

Lakehead Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 28. • Distance: 8.9km away

A large modern hut. Lots of sandflies. Note that access to Coldwater Hut across the valley is either a 2-3 ... More ▶︎

Lake Chalice Hut

Photograph • Distance: 9.1km away

Tidy large hut near Northbank/Topline roadend (40 mins/2 km) and of course Lake Chalice. Great for a day trip or ... More ▶︎

Lake Chalice Hut

Photograph • Distance: 9.1km away

Tidy 1963 vintage hut near Northbank/Topline/Staircase car park (40 mins / 2 km) and of course Lake Chalice. Great for ... More ▶︎

Lake Chalice Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8. • Distance: 9.1km away

South Marlborough Hut near the end of Northbank/Topline/Staircase Roads, with water from a stream, and the lake 5 minutes further. More ▶︎

Wairau views

Photograph • Distance: 9.2km away

Wairau views from road-side lookout on Staircase road. More ▶︎

Robert Ridge

Photograph • Distance: 9.3km away

looking NE along the ridge - in good weather, the views are expansive. More ▶︎

Havelock, from pt1045

Photograph • Distance: 9.3km away

Havelock, from pt1045 in the eastern Richmond Ranges More ▶︎

Robert Ridge in the Rain

Photograph • Distance: 9.4km away

On our last day, we decided to walk out from Speargrass Hut via Robert Ridge (to avoid retracing our walk ... More ▶︎

Nelson Lakes double figure eight with a reverse twist

Article • Distance: 9.8km away

January 2008. A seven day epic up and over Lake Angelus from Speargrass Hut, then up the Sabine River, over Waiau ... More ▶︎

Pelorus Track (via Rocks hut & Totara saddle)

Track • 2 – 3 days. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 9.9km away

The Pelorus track is a semi-remote forest experience in Mount Richmond Forest park.It leads up the Pelorus valley and over ... More ▶︎