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The DOC Great Walks are a set of premium tramping tracks throughout New Zealand.
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Te Wāhipounamu - South West New Zealand World Heritage Area
Place.
World Heritage Area. 26000.00km2.
Updated
21 November 201221 November 2012.
This UNESCO World Heritage Area occupies the southwestern corner of New Zealand. It includes four national parks, and covers 10% of the New Zealand's land area.
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Olivine Wilderness Area
Place.
Wilderness Area. 830.00km2.
Created
10 February 201410 February 2014.
Remote country in the Olivine Range. The wilderness area includes the Red Hills, the Olivine Ice Plateau, and the Joe River. It borders Mount Aspiring (3027m) and includes Stargazer (2341m) and Moonraker (2027m).
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Arawhata Rock Biv
Rock bivouac.
Created
10 July 201410 July 2014.
Rock bivouac in the upper Arawhata River.
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Rock of Ages Bivouac
Rock bivouac.
Updated
23 July 201423 July 2014.
An overhang above the Kitchener River and Aspiring Flats, near the Matukituki East Branch. Room to sleep 10, although exposed to weather, with dry space for 2 to 4. Another rock just below has space for 3 to 4. The ...
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Scotts Rock Biv
Rock bivouac.
Updated
23 July 201423 July 2014.
Located at the head of the Matukituki River West Branch, beyond Pearl Flat.
The biv is 500m upstream of the upper swingbridge, but this bridge has now been destroyed.
DOC describes the biv as small and not entirely waterproof.
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Forgotten River Rock Biv
Rock bivouac.
Created
24 July 201424 July 2014.
Located above the basin at the head of the Forgotten River, west of Forgotten River Col. The biv offers a good view down the valley.
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Valley of the Trolls Rock bivvy
Rock bivouac.
Updated
24 July 201424 July 2014.
Rock bivvy formed by an overhanging cliff. Probably enough room for about a dozen people but the northern end is very exposed to northerly down valley winds. Some drippage off the cliff also doesn't make part of the bivvy suitable ...
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North Route Burn Rock bivvy
Rock bivouac.
Created
24 July 201424 July 2014.
2 person biv rumoured to be 500m from the Routeburn Track in the North Branch of the Route Burn on the true left, close to the river but near the bush edge.
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Hobbs Bivvy, Route Burn North Branch
Rock bivouac.
Created
29 August 201729 August 2017.
A dry and sheltered bivvy underneath a giant boulder in the North Branch of the Route Burn. Sleeps 4 or 5 but with only about half a metre of clearance underneath it's crawling room only.
There's a stream bed right beside ...
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