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Greenstone Track
mid-Greenstone valley
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Distance: less than 100m away
Looking south, a few km from McKellar hut (April 2009)
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Greenstone / Caples Tracks
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4 days. Easy/medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 587m away
The Greenstone and Caples Tracks are often linked together to form a circuit from the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Long ...
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Morning at the Greenstone Saddle Camping Area.
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Distance: 801m away
Morning at the Greenstone Saddle Camping Area. McKellar Saddle, cloaked in cloud and dusted with snow, is left of centre.
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Greenstone Saddle Camping Area
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Informal campsite (DOC).
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Distance: 810m away
Large informal campsite at Greenstone Saddle, near the top of the Greenstone Track.
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lower Greenstone valley
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Distance: 971m away
looking south, near the confluence of Greenstone River and Steele Ck (April 2009)
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Boyd Creek to The Divide via Kiwi Burn and the Mavora Walkway
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Distance: 1.1km away
A New Year's trip through the Snowdon Forest and on to The Divide. Heavily affected by weather, I had to ...
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Slip Flat Hut in the snow
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Distance: 1.6km away
Taken in August 2011 on a hunting trip
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Lake Howden
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Distance: 1.6km away
Summer at Lake Howden is a magic time. The wind is warm, days are hot and sunny, and the fellow ...
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steele creek hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 3.
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Distance: 1.7km away
old deer hunters hut. it has got a mud floor and sack bunkings and when i went there the hut ...
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Key Summit
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Easy. Return via same track.
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Distance: 1.7km away
Short, easy walk at the start of the Routeburn Track to a low summit. Panoramic views of the Greenstone, Hollyford, ...
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Parorama from Harris Saddle
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Distance: 1.8km away
several photographs put together to create a panoramic view
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Routeburn Track
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2 – 4 days. Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 1.8km away
An internationally renowned and popular alpine crossing between Fiordland and Lake Wakatipu.
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Mid Greenstone Hut
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Standard Hut (NZDA). Capacity: 16.Bookings required.
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Distance: 1.8km away
This hut in the Greenstone Valley was managed by DOC, but has since been sold to the New Zealand Deerstalkers ...
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Haast to The Divide
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Distance: 1.8km away
Andrew Barker's traverse 2009. From Pleasant Flat in the Haast to The Divide via Mt Aspiring National Park.
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Not The Routeburn
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Distance: 1.8km away
A six-passes, seven catchments trip through the Humboldt Mountains from Glenorchy to The Divide.
Note that for access from Double Barrel ...
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Slip Flat hut
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Distance: 2.0km away
Lovely old-style tramping hut, open fire, bunks, away from the madding crowds.
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Slip Flat hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 3.
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Distance: 2.0km away
Cute little hut tucked away on Slip Flat in the Greenstone Valley. It is a deer hunting hut but DOC ...
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Howden Hut
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Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 28.
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Distance: 2.1km away
Hut on the Routeburn Track, destroyed by a landslide in February 2020.
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Hollyford Valley
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Distance: 2.2km away
The Hollyford Valley floor sits just above sea level, while the Routeburn Track creeps along the Serpentine Range at around ...
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McKellar Saddle (945 m), Upper Caples Valley
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Distance: 2.3km away
After a steep climb up from Lake McKellar in the Upper Greenstone, you are treated to spectacular views of the ...
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Mavora-Greenstone Walkway
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4 days. Easy. One way.
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Distance: 2.4km away
Links with Greenstone Track.
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Caples Valley Fallow Deer
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Distance: 2.4km away
Spooked a mob of 30+ deer back in 06/07.
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Caples Track
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2 days. Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 2.4km away
A quiet track climbing alongside the Caples River through forest and grassy flats and over a sub-alpine saddle.
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lake rere track
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 2.5km away
simple half day track aroundlake rere. this is a easy track but no wheel chair access. the lake is cool ...
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The Divide Shelter
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Shelter (DOC).
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Distance: 2.7km away
Open shelter at the Milford end of the Routeburn Track. Overnight use prohibited.
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Steele Creek Hut
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Distance: 2.8km away
Picture of the Renovated Steele Creek Hut.
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steele creek track
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3 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 3.1km away
Rugged route following steele creek. This track connets the Greenstone and caples valley bypassing the popular Mckellar hut but this ...
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Great Walks Information
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Distance: 3.3km away
The DOC Great Walks are a set of premium tramping tracks throughout New Zealand.
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McKellar Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 26.
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Distance: 3.6km away
New hut is being built/opened November 2011. Capacity for 26, two separate bunkrooms and main room.
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Home Hill Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 3.6km away
A rustic hut above the old Birchdale Homestead site in the Caples Valley.. Roof has been replaced and new bunks ...
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Earland Falls
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Distance: 3.8km away
A 174m watterfall that the Routeburn track passes right underneath.
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Lake Marian
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Easy/medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 4.0km away
Short walk from the Hollyford Road up to a hanging valley and lake in the Darran Mountains.
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Greenstone Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
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Distance: 4.1km away
This hut is built on the site of the old Sly Burn Hut, and replaces the Mid Greenstone Hut. Sly ...
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Slyburn Hut (Defunct)
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: 4.1km away
This hut on the Greenstone Track has been superceded by the new Greenstone Hut on the same site. The Slyburn ...
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Snow on the Tops
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Distance: 4.1km away
A light snowfall on the tops near the Greenstone hut - April 2009
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Marian Creek
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Distance: 4.3km away
Taken from the viewing gantry, an easy 10 minute walk from the carpark, Marian creek tumbles down the hillside on ...
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Picnic area at Greenstone Station Road Car Park
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Shelter (DOC).
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Distance: 4.6km away
Picnic tables, barbecues.
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Upper Caples Hut
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Club hut (Southern Lakes Deerstalkers Association). Capacity: 16.Bookings required.
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Distance: 4.9km away
Comfortable hut in the Upper Caples Valley.
This hut was closed to the public in February 2014, but is now reopened ...
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Falls Creek
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1 – 2 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 4.9km away
Day or overnight trip to a choice of two rock bivvies off the Milford Road.
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Hollyford Track
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4 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 5.7km away
The Hollyford Track is a classic lowland Fiordland route from the Hollyford Road out to the coast at Martins Bay.
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THE START OF THE DEMON TRAIL
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Distance: 5.7km away
Over this bridge the trail starts to live up to its name
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The Orchard
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Distance: 5.7km away
Open space edged by ribbonwood near Lake Mackenzie.
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Lake Gunn to Falls Creek.
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1 – 2 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 5.9km away
A challenging day trip or overnight trip in Fiordland.
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Fraser Creek
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1 – 2 days. Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 6.0km away
One of several valleys that cut into the southern Humboldt Mountains. It passes through many kilometres of beech forest, river ...
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Fraser Creek & Kay Creek
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Distance: 6.1km away
View from route to Steele Creek from the Upper Caples hut
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The Darran Mountains
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Distance: 6.3km away
Taken from the Routeburn North of The Orchard, almost the whole length of the Hollyford valley is visible with Lake ...
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Lake Marian
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Distance: 6.4km away
Taken in October 2010 the lake appeared tiny in comparison to other photos and videos Ive seen of it online, ...
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Sleepy Hollow Pass route (Caples to Dart)
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Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 6.4km away
The Sleepy Hollow pass route from the mid-Caples to the Dart Valley. This can be combined with either a walk ...
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Mid Caples Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 24.
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Distance: 6.4km away
A new $535000 hut opened February 2014, to replace the smaller hut on the site.
The hut provides pleasant views over ...
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Scott Saddle route (Dart to Caples)
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1 – 2 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 6.4km away
This route crosses the easiest pass from the Dart to Caples Valleys, via Scott Creek, Scott Saddle and Kay Creek ...
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Cascade Creek Campsite
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Scenic Campsite (DOC). 120 spaces.
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Distance: 6.6km away
Large campsite on the Milford Road at the foot of Lake Gunn. Wheelchair accessible toilet.
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Fraser Creek Waterfall
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Distance: 7.0km away
Unnamed waterfall crashing out of a hanging valley about half way up the Fraser. Its well worth the 15-20 minute ...
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Fraser Creek flats
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Distance: 7.8km away
Fraser Creek passes through several grass flats which get more and more pleasant the closer to the head of the ...
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Lake Mackenzie Campsite
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Great Walks Campsite (DOC). 9 spaces.
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Distance: 8.0km away
Small campsite on the Routeburn Track located near the hut.
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Lake Mackenzie Hut
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Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 50.Bookings required.
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Distance: 8.0km away
A Great Walks Hut on the Routeburn Track. During the summer season, bookings are required, with a maximum two-night stay. ...
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Lake MacKenzie
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Distance: 8.1km away
The lake just below the DoC hut, looking towards Emily Pass.
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View from Lake Alabaster
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Distance: 8.3km away
mountain shot from Lake Alabaster
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Emily Peak Reflections
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Distance: 8.5km away
Serenity can be found early morning at places like Lake Mackenzie.
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Misty Morning Reflections at Lake MacKenzie
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Distance: 8.5km away
Taken from near the campisite at the top of lake on a cool crisp March morning, fog swirls over reflections ...
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Lake Mackenzie and the Ailsa Range
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Distance: 8.6km away
Mackenzie Hut is near the lake edge, with the guided walks hut further back.
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Pass Burn Cattle Track
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Distance: 8.8km away
On the Mavora Walkway heading towards the Greenstone. At Pond Burn the track splits in two, one track going down ...
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Lake Wakatipu towards Glenorchy
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Distance: 8.9km away
Looking up Lake Wakatipu towards Glenorchy, Sept 2006
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Smithy's hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (NA). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 9.0km away
Old ten-bunker with a tin roof, located on Pigeon Island in Lake Wakatipu.
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U Pass
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1 – 2 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 9.1km away
A short loop track in the Earl Mountains.
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Pigeon Island
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 9.2km away
A loop track on an island in Lake Wakatipu.
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Kay Creek
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Distance: 9.6km away
Kay Creek, looking downstream from Kay Creek Hut
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Kay Creek Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 3.
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Distance: 9.6km away
Kay Creek Hut (sleeps 3-4, fireplace, firewood available, creek water) makes up for in character what it lacks in comfort. ...
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Head of the Fraser Valley
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Distance: 9.8km away
This photo is taken from the site marked on the topo map where a rock bivy is supposed to exist. ...
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