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  • Rat infestation in Pool Hut, St James Cycle Trail

    I don't think there is ever 'only one rat'
  • Hura Saddle / Hura Creek - advice wanted

    I've been from Mudflats Hut up and over to Julia Hut and been on the Campbell Range tops further south. However I have not crossed Hura Saddle or been up ...
  • McGregor Falls Tararuas

    The TTC have a couple of trip reports on their website: https://ttc.org.nz/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TripReports/2017-12-02-McGregorFalls https://ttc.org.nz/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TripReports/2014-02-23-McGregorFalls In both cases the parties seem to have approached the fall from above rather than climbing up the stream, but ...
  • Pinnacles Hut - any cancellations on 4 April 2020?

    Hi there. A friend and I were hoping to do the Pinnacles walk in the Coromandel on Saturday, 4 April for a milestone birthday & stay the night to see ...
  • Into the Landsborough

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    Launch the bright pink drone. Bound to invite target practice from any hunters lurking out there within a 3km radius. Along the ridge to Horace Walker, the ferals had mown ...
  • Grey River area - Marlborough

    Hi, checked through some old emails and couldn't find anymore specifics for hut ownership as must have discussed this via phone calls. Your best first step is as you suggest, talking to ...
  • NZ topo maps for garmin GPS

    A tramping mate (AndrewP over on www.bushwalk.com) has been producing contour maps (Aus, state by state) for use in Garmin GPS for quite some time - now he's added New ...
  • Part of the rees dart track is closed .

    Hey guys - because of the track closure, I received this reply yesterday from the Queenstown VC: "A bridge was destroyed along the Dart track (in between Chinamans Bluff and Daleys ...
  • Stewart Island, Tin Range - Doughboy Bay

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    Thanks @Honora. Much appreciated. How long did it take you to get through to/from Doughboy? Any options for campsites once you drop off the Tin Range or all too scrubby down ...
  • Milfor area affected by the weather.

    photos https://www.doc.govt.nz/extreme-weather-fiordland
  • Three Passes Conditions

    Thinking of doing the Three Passes route in a couple of weeks. Does anyone have an update on the snow conditions. Can you get by without crampons? I have done ...
  • Bob's Biv water supply currently dried up

    Little bit of rain today in Rangiora and thunder from the Mount Thomas direction so this might be fixed
  • South Fiord Lake Te Anau

    Thanks for that, Madpom. I'l lost my older paper topomap with the boundaries on, the current online topomap doesn't show it. Good to know Junction Burn hut is a possibility.
  • Abel Tasman - North of Totaranui

    Why not get the shuttle to drop you at Wainui and then hike back towards Marahau? That's what I would do. I've done the whole track and north of Totaranui ...
  • Myestery Kaimai/Mamakui huts...

    Waipapa Hut & Crow Hut are both pre-fabricated flyable 'big fridge' type huts, with the former actually located south of where it is shown on older maps. Both huts are ...
  • ruahines

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    I've visited Te Ekaou Hut via the farm track with permission, although it took two attempts. In both instances i phoned the landowner. The first time they politely declined me ...
  • Short easy valley walk / camp near Christchurch?

    Almost exactly that. We encountered a large school group of kids playing field games just before ascending into the bush from the river flats on the way back from Carrington ...
  • Waitawheta Hut - Tramway walk

    *Are the river crossings deep (will have a 7 year old with me)* From memory all river crossings are either bridged or there was an alternative high-water track. In normal flow ...
  • Whitehorn Pass

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    Also the remote huts website has up to date info on the condition of the Styx.
  • Routeburn car swap

    Looking for a car swap with someone or group starting from The Divide end. 20th, 21st or 22nd April 2020. Anyone keen?
  • Heaphy car swap

    Hi, we're thinking of the Heaphy, 4-5 days, flexible either way, anytime but finish before 23 Jan. Anyone want to relocate cars to meet up half way between two ends? ...
  • Lake Morgan Tops

    You won't see the track in places because of the scrub closing in but you can't leave the ridge by far. I found a UHF radio that seemed like it ...
  • Gunsight Pass

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    Yep possible to do in a day. Did it with intention of camping under canvas but was so close to the road end just kept going. Carried all that load ...
  • Torrential rain washouts Mt Cook & Sth Canty ?.

    Climber missing after torrential rain lashes Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/118382629/climber-missing-after-torrential-rain-lashes-mount-cook-national-park A climber has been missing for a week after travelling to Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park while torrential rain saturated the area ...
  • Heaphy track car swap 22/12/19- 26/12/19

    Hi Everyone, we're walking the Heaphy east to west, starting 22nd Dec and finishing on Christmas day but staying in karamea for the night. Is anyone walking the other way ...

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