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Easy, sunny coastal track with golden sands and excellent swimming. The busiest track in the country, following the length of ...
A classic crossing of the geologically and biologically diverse northwest corner of the South Island.
The track is also open to ...
"The Lake Track." Busy track in summer with swimming and fishing along the lake-side.
The Milford Track is an alpine journey through Fiordland National Park, and New Zealand's most renowned walking track, visited by ...
New track located in Paparoa National Park, exploring the Paparoa Range, gold trails and limestone gorges.
Paparoa Track is a dual-use ...
An internationally renowned and popular alpine crossing between Fiordland and Lake Wakatipu.
This circuit on the Volcanic Plateau passes close to the summit of Tongariro in a spectacular, active volcanic landscape of ...
Classic walks
This journey explores the glacial valleys and mountains of Fiordland from Lake Hauroko to Lake Manapouri, visiting Dusky Sound along ...
A spectacular coastal walk in the Waitakere Ranges west of Auckland.
ALOT OF THIS TRAIL IS CLOSED FOR KAURI DIE BACK ...
The Hollyford Track is a classic lowland Fiordland route from the Hollyford Road out to the coast at Martins Bay.
The Hump Ridge Track links the Waitutu coastline west of Invercargill with the subalpine landscape of the Hump Ridge. Historic ...
An overnight trip past old kauri dams to The Pinnacles, on Coromandel Peninsula.
The classic Stewart Island coastal journey known widely for its mud. Links with the Rakiura Track.
A long but easy walk along Queen Charlotte Sound. This track offers hostel and resort accommodation as well as basic ...
A long and easy walk on St James Station near Lewis Pass. Beech forest, mountain scenery, farmland, wild horses, mud.
Te Araroa is a walking trail running the entire length of the North and South Islands. The trail opened 3 ...
In the forums
Cell phone coverage is directional and aimed at population centers. Why give coverage to somewhere that often has no one ...
I ducked up Mt Brown during Covid lockdown (close to home) and thought I'd have it to myself but met ...
off topic, but amazing, mulvany's daughter did an amazing first kayak circumnavigation of svalbard. best performance by supporting actors was ...
I had this same issue with the homepage links linking back to the homepage rather than the artical thry were ...
Hi, Are any of these still available? thanks :)
Thanks for the feedback everyone. We ended up going to the old hut site and up towards Marchant ridge and ...
That would be alot cheaper than the acquaseal!
the bridges that are removed are bridges over side streams... someone drowned a few years ago trying to cross a ...
Unfortunately that FB page clogs up my old laptop so it doesn't work for me at all.
Madpom's done some good long trips in the N.I. He will have them posted on his routeguides website.
I absolutely love GoerTek 25000mAh solar power bank. It has three USB ports so I can charge my phone and ...
Kia ora koutou,
Any one wanting to share a shuttle Wangapeka Track end- Rolling River to Nelson approx 16 March 2021?
Alternatively ...
Peter,
Many thanks for the time and effort you've put into this. And to everyone else who's commented on this informed ...
Yes - the BoM weather for the fortnight looks preferable to the metservice stuff. Can I have that one please?
Yes, we nearly met high on the Park Pass Glacier. My plan was to spend Tuesday night on Park Pass, ...
There are mosquitoes but nothing like as bad
Took us 4hrs from Sylvan carpark to the mouth of the Beans Burn and roughly 6 hrs up to Split ...
Quite right Ian,Danilo Hegg has some great photos on there.
Also check out Nina Dickerhofs website,equally stunning and she gets out ...
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Ok. PFM! Working fine now.
Sorry about this! I missed the issue and missed the thread.
Well measuring anything as the bird flies from a single structure is never going to o come up with a ...
Still on Amazon if you can crack the translation of sizes ?. ""4-6 times warmer than any solid knit by ...
four people with hypothermia rescued from Ruahines
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ruahine-ranges-rescued-tramper-was-one-hour-from-death/A2SJZROPW6T5PL2TTQJQUVMCIA
I've run off some up to date 'atlases' for the Backcountry Navigator app - if anyone is interested. These allow ...
What's new?
A guide to my route from East Cape to West Cape, the length of NZ's main divide.
A long but easy walk along Queen Charlotte Sound. This track offers hostel and resort accommodation as well as basic ...
A 3 day trip going from the head of the Cameron River in the Hakatere over the above range to ...
Easter trip in 2018, involving a descent of the Nth Ashburton to Cookies Point and the hut and then north ...
From behind Blyth Hut, a poled route exists to the South East Basin of the Turoa skifield. It is not ...
A weekend trip into the Hamner Conservation Area to visit a wee biv in good condition.
A day trip involving a 700 m climb then descending a creek with 2 challenging sidles past waterfalls.
Marked tramping track to John Reid Hut and the Arthur Range tops. NB - the start of the track requires ...
An energetic return day trip. The first half follows relatively easy tracks but the second half is overgrown and more ...
From a very muddy Thompson's Track to an rough North South Track, this can't be described as the greatest of ...
A new track enabling a circuit as a day trip or an easy weekend trip. Plenty of tracks to explore ...
With a couple of spare days in South Canterbury the forecast gale nor'westerlies and heavy rain on the main divide ...
Tramping the North and South Temple Valleys connecting the two over Gunsight Pass.
As we head into Alert Level 3, Government advice supports day works on easy trails. Alrighty then! Here's some iso ...
A classic tramp north of the Routeburn. Rather than exit via the Rockburn, we extended the trip through Lake Nerine ...
New track located in Paparoa National Park, exploring the Paparoa Range, gold trails and limestone gorges.
Paparoa Track is a dual-use ...
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Out in the hills
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Awesome views, lots of steps but not difficult if you pace, cool big rock about half way up that has a nice view (and a good rest stop). Sister & I heard sounds of glacial ice cracking from halfway up to top of tarns track. Well worth the climb!
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Track down from McGregor is well marked (permolat markers). The final descent to the Dorset Ck / Waiohine is a little hairy. Might pay for someone to take a short section of rope to permanently attach
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Water supply currently dried up. Not even a tadpole to be had! This happens occasionally in summer. Only had 6mm of rain since the 21st of December (6 weeks) but another 6mm on the 4/5th February, 2020 now. Not sure of the state of streams further down both sides of the ridge.
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There’s six bunks but only 4 mattresses, so you might want to byo.
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