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Five Passes via Lake Nerine and North Col
A classic tramp north of the Routeburn. Rather than exit via the Rockburn, we extended the trip through Lake Nerine and North Col
Feb 2013
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Lake Unknown
Lake Unknown lies high between the Beans Burn & the Rockburn. The Dart Valley is visible behind about 750 meters lower. This pic taken from under Mt Nox. Mt Earnslaw behind.
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Theatre Flat
Half way up the Rockburn is the giant Theatre Flats. Lake Nerine is at the top of the bluffs at the centre of this photo
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Bridge in the Rockburn
This fine bridge provides an easy crossing of the Rockburn just below Theatre Flat
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Early morning reflection
Taken from the top of Park Pass looking south towards the route into Lake Nerine
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View of the Rockburn from Park Pass Bivvy
As you ascend the Rockburn, perhaps as part of the Five Passes Walk, you can take advantage of a rock bivvy on the east side of Park Pass.
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Rockburn - Lake Nerine - North Routeburn
Track.
3 – 5 days. Medium. Loop track.
Updated
4 October 20104 October 2010.
Distance from location:
4.0km.
A slightly shorter option to the 5 passes trip but of similar if not more difficulty. Can be done in 3 days but I would recommend longer to allow for possible bad weather or just to make it a bit ...
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The Serpentine Range and the Three Passes
A six day trip around the Three Passes, including a traverse of the Serpentine Range instead of the North Route Burn.
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Five Passes
Track.
6 – 7 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
Updated
5 July 20125 July 2012.
Distance from location:
4.2km.
A classic trip starting and finishing at the Routeburn road.
The five passes are; Sugarloaf pass, Park pass, Cow saddle, Fiery col, Fohn saddle. There are tracks in parts of the Rock Burn and Beans Burn valleys, but the rest of ...
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beansburn track
Track.
3 – 5 days. Medium. Return via same track.
Updated
28 May 201128 May 2011.
Distance from location:
4.5km.
a route that follows the beansburn valley. lake unknown can be reached from here.
times:
beansburn mouth-rock bivvy no 1 1-1.5 hrs
rock bivvy no 1-rock bivvy no 2 6.5-8 hrs
rock bivvy no 2-fohn saddle 4 hrs.
notes:
. on the first clearing ...
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Looking back towards Park Pass
It is a steep snowgrass sidle from Park Pass to this point but the view is rewarding
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A tarn on the way to Lake Nerine
This tarn is a very attractive place to stop for a while on the way to Lake Nerine. While it was clear and fine on this trip, on an earlier trip at a similar time of year it was foggy ...
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Haast to The Divide
Andrew Barker's traverse 2009. From Pleasant Flat in the Haast to The Divide via Mt Aspiring National Park.
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Rees-Dart Track
Track.
3 – 4 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
Updated
19 July 201719 July 2017.
Distance from location:
5.1km.
Alpine circuit along two river valleys at the head of Lake Wakatipu.
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Theatre Flat from above
Looking back down at Theatre Flat from the lip of the hanging valley that holds lake Nerine
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Camp at Lake Nerine
This has to be every tramper's dream. A camp at Lake Nerine in perfect windless conditions
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Olivine Wilderness Area
Place.
Wilderness Area. 830.00km2.
Created
10 February 201410 February 2014.
Distance from location:
5.7km.
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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Lake Nerine
Looking back at Lake Nerine from the ridge at its head. Mt Earnslaw in the distance
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Rees - Dart
Starting at Muddy Creek, this track heads up the Rees River to the head of the valley with a short sharp climb to the Rees saddle. Down the Snowy Creek to Dart Hut. Usually, weather permitting, trampers would factor in ...
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Tutuko & Madeline
Looking across at Mt Tutuko and Madeline across a cloud filled Hollyford Valley. This is during a rest on the traverse from Lake Nerine to North Col
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Ice Cave
Remnants of winter snow fall melted from underneath by the North Routeburn. Taken from just below North Col.
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Rockburn Hut
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
Created
31 March 201131 March 2011.
Distance from location:
7.4km.
Rockburn Hut or McIntyres Hut. Near the confluence of Rock Burn and Dart River. A very rough and uninviting hut. I suppose I would be happy to stay here in a storm, but it would need to be a bad ...
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The Olivine Ledge
At around 1100M a grassy ledge takes you from a short distance down from Fiery Col to the outlet from Fohn Lakes and beyond to give a descent to the junction of the Olivine River and Forgotten River. The terrain ...
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Scree Slopes in Hidden Falls Creek
An interesting mix of colours awaits you when you ascend Hidden Falls Ck toward Cow Saddle.
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Looking up the Rockburn
From Sugarloaf pass, this is the view of the Rockburn that greets you after you cross
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Camp on Sugarloaf Pass
A good way to start a trip going into the Rockburn is to leave Glenorchy late in the day and camp on the Sugarloaf. It is mostly quite swampy but there are dry spots. There is also water nearby
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The North Branch of the Routeburn
Our final camp in the North Branch of the Routeburn. North Col, which we have just come through, is in the distance
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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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Mt Earnslaw
This was a sweet day trip taken in Feb 2008, bluebird day.
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Hobbs Bivvy, Route Burn North Branch
Rock bivouac.
Created
29 August 201729 August 2017.
Distance from location:
10.0km.
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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