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I found 192 results near coordinates (-44.66433738, 168.2209028).
Mt Tantalus
Mt Tantalus over the Fohn Saddle. The Fohn Saddle is about the mid-point of the 5 passes tramp
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Turners Biv
Rock bivouac.
Updated
23 July 201423 July 2014.
Distance from location:
17km.
These bivvy rocks were discovered by Samuel Turner in about 1920. The rocks are located on a tussock terrace above Leader Creek in the Darran Mountains. Two rocks have space for three and two. With a direct view across to ...
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Gill's Biv
Rock bivouac.
Updated
24 July 201424 July 2014.
Distance from location:
17km.
A large rock dropped of the Darran Range, located at the head of Lake Adelaide. Mike Gill identified the biv in the 1950s. The rock has space for up to 8, and offers a grand view down the lake.
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Phil's Biv
Rock bivouac.
Created
24 July 201424 July 2014.
Distance from location:
17km.
Rock biv high above the head of lake Adelaide, beneath Marian Peak. Several rocks provide rooms with benches.
Note: Approximate location.
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Daley's Flat Hut
Hut.
Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
Created
25 November 200725 November 2007.
Distance from location:
18km.
This is the oldest hut on the Rees Dart route but is a welcome stop over on the long trip down the Dart, especially in rain.
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Lake Marian
Track.
Easy/medium. Return via same track.
Updated
6 January 20116 January 2011.
Distance from location:
18km.
Short walk from the Hollyford Road up to a hanging valley and lake in the Darran Mountains.
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Boyd Creek to The Divide via Kiwi Burn and the Mavora Walkway
A New Year's trip through the Snowdon Forest and on to The Divide. Heavily affected by weather, I had to change my initial plans as rain and a bit of snow blasted the lower South Island. The following is my ...
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Key Summit
Track.
Easy. Return via same track.
Updated
18 March 200818 March 2008.
Distance from location:
18km.
Short, easy walk at the start of the Routeburn Track to a low summit. Panoramic views of the Greenstone, Hollyford, and Eglinton Valleys, and the snowy Darran, Ailsa, and Livingstone Ranges.
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Lake Howden
Summer at Lake Howden is a magic time. The wind is warm, days are hot and sunny, and the fellow travellers colourful and cheerful.
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Sleepy Hollow Pass route (Caples to Dart)
Track.
Medium/hard. One way.
Updated
22 January 200722 January 2007.
Distance from location:
19km.
The Sleepy Hollow pass route from the mid-Caples to the Dart Valley. This can be combined with either a walk down the Caples valley, or the route over Scott Saddle to make a round walk with a short road section.
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Descent to Glacier Burn
The final descent to Glacier Burn from pt1731, on the route from the Caples valley via Sleepy Hollow.
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Glacier burn - ascent to sleepy hollow pass
From Glacier Burn to Sleepy Hollow pass: route leaves the Glacier Burn track and climbs this scree gully on the left of the track, about 1km after leaving the bush. Route then follows plateau at its head, to the head ...
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Greenstone Saddle Camping Area
Campsite.
Informal campsite (DOC).
Created
2 February 20172 February 2017.
Distance from location:
19km.
Large informal campsite at Greenstone Saddle, near the top of the Greenstone Track.
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Aspiring - Rees
Starting at Raspberry Flat, this track passes Mt Aspiring Hut in the West Matukituki Valley and then climbs steeply to the Pylon and Cascade Saddle - be warned that this is a dangerous climb across snow-grass and should not be ...
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Caples Track
Track.
2 days. Easy/medium. One way.
Updated
12 September 201512 September 2015.
Distance from location:
19km.
A quiet track climbing alongside the Caples River through forest and grassy flats and over a sub-alpine saddle.
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Rees Vally
This is a picture taken on the rees/dart track and is on day 2 of our tramp in between shelter rock hut and the reese saddle.
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Greenstone / Caples Tracks
Track.
4 days. Easy/medium. Loop track.
Updated
21 February 201421 February 2014.
Distance from location:
20km.
The Greenstone and Caples Tracks are often linked together to form a circuit from the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Long valleys and good huts.
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25-Mile Hut
This is a derelict Hut on the Rees Dart track. It is in an ideal location on a terrace above the river and can easily be missed from the track.
It is also often seen on the map and mistaken ...
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rees valley
Track.
3 days. Medium. Return via same track.
Updated
28 May 201128 May 2011.
Distance from location:
20km.
pleasant walk up the rees valley. the track gets a bit swampy at the start and then a few avalance debries near the shelter rock hut. the saddle is quite steep.
times:
muddy creek carpark-twenty five mile hut 2-2.5 hours
twenty five ...
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Greenstone Track
Track.
2 – 3 days. Easy. One way.
Updated
28 May 201128 May 2011.
Distance from location:
20km.
A famous, easy track along red tussock river flats.
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Pawnbroker Rock
Rock bivouac.
Created
23 July 201423 July 2014.
Distance from location:
20km.
This bivvy was found by Paul Powell, and named after the arrangement of tussocks growing on the rock. The bivvy has space for four.
Located in dense bush 250m below Grave's Couloir, 30m from the river on the true right.
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Falls Creek
Track.
1 – 2 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
Created
28 April 201328 April 2013.
Distance from location:
20km.
Day or overnight trip to a choice of two rock bivvies off the Milford Road.
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McKerrow Island Hut
Hut.
Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Created
22 December 201022 December 2010.
Distance from location:
20km.
Alternative hut located at the head of Lake McKerrow on the Hollyford Track. The hut is located on an island, and may not be accessible when the Hollyford River is in flood.
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