Nearby | West Matukituki Valley | New Zealand Tramper

Haast to The Divide

GPX file • Distance: 1.6km away

Andrew Barker's traverse 2009. From Pleasant Flat in the Haast to The Divide via Mt Aspiring National Park. More ▶︎

French Ridge

Track • 2 – 4 days. Medium. Return via same track. • Distance: 2.1km away

A steep climb to the snowline in the West Matukituki. More ▶︎

Aspiring - Rees

GPX file • Distance: 2.1km away

Starting at Raspberry Flat, this track passes Mt Aspiring Hut in the West Matukituki Valley and then climbs steeply to ... More ▶︎

Matukituki to Paradise by roads less travelled

GPX file • Distance: 2.1km away

A rough, tough crossing from Raspberry Flat (Aspiring Road, Wanaka) to the Earnslaw Burn (Glenorchy-Paradise road) via Shotover Saddle, Lochnagar, ... More ▶︎

Looking south from Sysiphus Peak

Photograph • Distance: 3.8km away

The Matukituki East Branch winds its way down to meet the West Branch, where we started this walk yesterday. It's ... More ▶︎

Aspiring Flat and Sisyphus Peak

Track • 3 days. Medium. Return via same track. • Distance: 3.8km away

A one and two-half day tramp up the East Matukituki to overnight in Aspiring Flats, with a day trip up ... More ▶︎

Picton to Aspiring

GPX file • Distance: 4.0km away

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

West Matukituki valley

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

Looking up the West Matukituki valley More ▶︎

Route from Pine Creek to Matukituki Valley via Shotover Saddle

GPX file • Distance: 5.9km away

(Partial) route from Pine Creek to Matukituki via Shotover Saddle. The cattle track passage in this file is probably very ... More ▶︎

Shotover saddle tarn over the West Matukituki

Photograph • Distance: 7.1km away

With the Rob Roy glacier directly across the valley we're looking down valley toward Cameron corner where the East and ... More ▶︎

Shotover Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 7.1km away

When we crossed a bridge near to the mouth of the Shotover river just near Queenstown i reminded Kathryn we ... More ▶︎

Shotover stopover

Photograph • Distance: 7.1km away

Stopping short of descending to the West Matukituki and camping with sandflies on the valley floor we spent the last ... More ▶︎

Lochnagar/Shotover Saddle/Matukituki Valley

Track • 2 days. Medium/hard. One way. • Distance: 7.3km away

An alpine crossing of a saddle between 2 major river valleys. Usually done as part of a circuit of saddle ... More ▶︎

route from Snowy Creek to Lochnagar via Shotover Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 7.3km away

Hand drawn route of above More ▶︎

Cascade hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.0km away

Cascade hut in the West Matukituki valley, about 10km from the carpart, only about 1.5km short of Aspiring hut. More ▶︎

Cascade hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.0km away

Cascade hut in the West Matukituki valley, about 10km from the carpart, only about 1.5km short of Aspiring hut. More ▶︎

Cascade hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.0km away

Cascade hut in the West Matukituki valley, about 10km from the carpart, only about 1.5km short of Aspiring hut. More ▶︎

Mount Aspiring

Photograph • Distance: 9.0km away

Peering over the shoulder of Rob Roy Peak, late afternoon, Aspiring Hut. More ▶︎

Aspiring Hut

Photograph • Distance: 9.0km away

This 1949 hut is constructed from local schist. More ▶︎

Cascade Saddle Route from Aspiring Hut

Photograph • Distance: 9.0km away

The route does not actually cross the saddle, but follows the rugged spur in the top centre of this photograph, ... More ▶︎

Aspiring Hut

Hut • Serviced Alpine Hut (NZAC). Capacity: 38. • Distance: 9.0km away

This historic hut in the West Matukituki Valley was constructed of local schist, and opened at Easter 1949. Situated immediately ... More ▶︎

Shovel Flat in the West Matukituki

Photograph • Distance: 9.5km away

A beutiful spot with heaps of great camping sites, French Ridge is the major ridge descending to the valley floor ... More ▶︎

Snowy Creek

Photograph • Distance: 9.8km away

Snowy Creek - viewed from saddle 1950 on the way over from Lochnagar Hut More ▶︎

Snowy Creek

Photograph • Distance: 9.8km away

Snowy Creek - viewed from saddle 1950 on the way over from Lochnagar Hut More ▶︎