Nina Valley and Hut
- 5 hr 30 min – 6 hr 30 min return via same track
- Easy/medium
An interesting week end tramp to a comfortable hut. A great base for exporling the surronding areas
Walking time
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1 – 2 days
5 hr 30 min – 6 hr 30 min
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Distance
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14.0km |
Type
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Return via same track
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Grade
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Easy/medium
The track is often wet and muddy. Grades explained
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Bookings
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No bookings — open access
No — open access
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Starts
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Opposite the Palmers NZDS lodge State Highway 73, Lewis Pass |
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Ends
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Return Options |
Maps
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Link
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devilskin bivhttp://devilskin biv |
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Opposite palmers lodge the track starts by crossing a swing bridge and sidles along the true right of the river. The track climbs steeply but briefly before sidling along a high bank above the river before the track turns up the Nina valley. Easy going through open beech forrest before you reach the Silvis Ridge turn off after 25mins. The track continues in the same way for much of the way until you meet the new swing bridge above the Nina gorge, after about an hour. From here the new track follows the true right side of the river. The old track still exsists on the true left but is not maintained and swing bridges have been removed. The new track drops to a river flat for a breif moment before climbing slowly through the forrest gradualy gaining height towards where the new hut is situated. The steepest section of the track is just before the hut.After 1.5- 2 hours. The hut is located above the valley exposing great veiws both down into the valley and also of the high peaks surrounding. It is a new Comfortable 10 bunk hut. The hut is an excelent base to explore the surronding area, either up into the devilskin saddle or into the Nina basin or even up the Brass monkey biv. You can return the same way or take the track down towards the nina biv until you reach the old hut site. Turn down stream from here and follow the old track down the true left side. This track is mainly flat but the track can be overgrown or blocked in places, but is still well marked.