Tracks, routes, and huts

You gotta go past the bluffs to the south end of the lake. There's some flats there to pitch with the feeder stream for water. Can get pretty exposed.

Thanks guys, duly noted.

its pretty selfish and ignorant to use one around other people in a conservation park... they are highly irritating to be around when you're in a park... the noise, the intrusion to nature

ITS ILLEGAL TO FLY A DRONE IN NZ CONSERVATION PARKS WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL BEING GAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION. THIS APPROVAL IS NOT USUALLY GIVEN DUE TO THE ISSUES OF THE NOISE OF DRONES STRESSING ...

No camping allowed. https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/northland/places/cape-brett-and-whangamumu-area/things-to-do/cape-brett-hut/

Which track are you speaking of PhilipW? I have heard a number of nightmare stories about Bell track before I went, and then met people at the hut who confirmed them (or they did when ...

Thx si-dog. Will check out for sure. Found doc map little misleading (old track no go unfortunately as massive slip) walk in heavy going but walk out sweet. Thanks for reply :)

taumaranui canoe hire https://www.google.co.nz/search?num=50&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHBF_enNZ807NZ807&ei=h1SXW8LfLaCCk-4PpJ294Aw&q=taumaranui+canoe+hire&oq=taumaranui+canoe+hire&gs_l=psy-ab.3...3883.5671.0.5966.11.8.0.0.0.0.405.405.4-1.1.0....0...1...

Diggers hut is now Divers hut...

Thanks again everyone! Who wants to come to Canada and hike the Rockies together (I'll host you), if you accompany me on my next hiking trip to NZ? :)

Thanks for the feedback guys. Much appreciated.

DoC, bless them, have rebenched the track around that hole so it is now back to easy though there are some slightly exposed bits there that might be intimidating to folks new to tramping. Still ...

Thanks glennj. Very helpful. I also enjoyed viewing your photos. The Haystack photo was of particular interest as we're aiming to go there in February 2019.

i started most of my tramping in the tararuas in the eighties... then i went to abel tasman national park, talk about culture shock... the vast majority of people in the tararuas back then were pretty ...

look at the australian who was rescued from Mt aspiring recently when he has come over here he has gone for ambitious well known but difficult routes that have turned to be outside of his level ...

ODT is owned by Allied Press. Not part of the Stuff/Fairfax swamp.

Yup - its very accessible and easy walking - so like Abel Tasman - tends to get very very busy. Tenting will definitely make things more enjoyable for you.

Yes that is it ,and it's open hunting all way from the divide to the saddle.

Camped on top of mid King around this time of the year a few years ago. She was as cold as a brass monkeys. Tarn was frozen over. Its a beaut spot at that time ...

surveys still show a reasonale percentage of tourists are here because of lord of the rings and hobbit movies and various other movies, the latest mission impossible movie was shot aroudn qtown "Middle Earth push still ...

Looks like the Wakarara Rd to Makaroro River access is open again: https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/manawatu-whanganui/places/ruahine-forest-park/things-to-do/tracks/wakarara-road-end-routes/ "From the carpark, follo...

I have been over Unknown Col, from the Unknown to the Mathias. We did it in early summer (Dec-Jan), when the upper Unknown valley was full of avalanche debris - like a mini glacier providing ...

Thanks for the pic aardvark. Yes glennj I would take a pair of gymies for this as I need dry boots for winter hunting.

Thats quite true. Part of this though is the fact that a land owner might ask why he has to provide access when his neighbor doesn't. Some of this comes down to existing tracks which ...

tourism in otago is massive and highly developed, the scenery is as good as you'll find anywhere, the infrastructure is good, you can fly into queenstown and its a short trip to the routeburn and ...