Tracks, routes, and huts

• Lake Constance, Nelson Lakes

  Started by roysta1 • 1 reply 25 September 201825 September 2018 by Gregor
  You gotta go past the bluffs to the south end of the lake. There's some flats there to pitch with the feeder stream for water. Can get pretty exposed.

• Travers & D'Urville Valleys in early May

  Started by roysta1 • 5 replies — latest 25 September 201825 September 2018 by roysta1
  Thanks guys, duly noted.

• Drones in National Parks

  Started by Wanderwild • 25 replies — latest 23 September 201823 September 2018 by waynowski
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  its pretty selfish and ignorant to use one around other people in a conservation park... they are highly irritating to be around when you're in a park... the noise, the ...

• drone and smart phone has become essential

  Started by paigemoody547 • 1 reply 21 September 201821 September 2018 by waynowski
  ITS ILLEGAL TO FLY A DRONE IN NZ CONSERVATION PARKS WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL BEING GAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION. THIS APPROVAL IS NOT USUALLY GIVEN DUE TO THE ISSUES OF ...

• Cape Brett track

  Started by Fantastic • 2 replies — latest 18 September 201818 September 2018 by Pro-active
  No camping allowed. https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/northland/places/cape-brett-and-whangamumu-area/things-to-do/cape-brett-hut/

• Mt Pirongia overnighter

  Started by M400-1 • 5 replies — latest 17 September 201817 September 2018 by M400-1
  Which track are you speaking of PhilipW? I have heard a number of nightmare stories about Bell track before I went, and then met people at the hut who confirmed ...

• Garmin route (gpx?) for Tararuas - Waitewaewae

  Started by monkeysh1ne • 2 replies — latest 13 September 201813 September 2018 by monkeysh1ne
  Thx si-dog. Will check out for sure. Found doc map little misleading (old track no go unfortunately as massive slip) walk in heavy going but walk out sweet. Thanks for reply ...

• Whanganui Jouney - Drop-Off/Pick-Up Service?

  Started by Bozeman • 3 replies — latest 11 September 201811 September 2018 by waynowski
  taumaranui canoe hire https://www.google.co.nz/search?num=50&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHBF_enNZ807NZ807&ei=h1SXW8LfLaCCk-4PpJ294Aw&q=taumaranui+canoe+hire&oq=taumaranui+canoe+hire&gs_l=psy-ab.3...3883.5671.0.5966.11.8.0.0.0.0.405.405.4-1.1.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..11.0.0....0.ETflpd8oxFU

• Two huts you won't be visiting any time soon

  Started by matthew • 2 replies — latest 11 September 201811 September 2018 by nzbazza
  Diggers hut is now Divers hut...

• Fiordland ideas for 22 April-10 May

  Started by marian • 30 replies — latest 10 September 201810 September 2018 by marian
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  Thanks again everyone! Who wants to come to Canada and hike the Rockies together (I'll host you), if you accompany me on my next hiking trip to NZ? :)

• Te Araroa South To North - Jan ~ April

  Started by JenMarsden • 6 replies — latest 9 September 20189 September 2018 by JenMarsden
  Thanks for the feedback guys. Much appreciated.

• A couple of questions about track to Pinchgut Hut

  Started by contour_lines_are_the_enemy • 4 replies — latest 7 September 20187 September 2018 by Honora
  DoC, bless them, have rebenched the track around that hole so it is now back to easy though there are some slightly exposed bits there that might be intimidating to ...

• Ivory Lake Hut to Top Tuke Hut:how dangerous is it

  Started by Ararimu12 • 10 replies — latest 6 September 20186 September 2018 by Ararimu12
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  Thanks glennj. Very helpful. I also enjoyed viewing your photos. The Haystack photo was of particular interest as we're aiming to go there in February 2019.

• Those new Great Walks

  Started by izogi • 50 replies — latest 1 September 20181 September 2018 by waynowski
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  i started most of my tramping in the tararuas in the eighties... then i went to abel tasman national park, talk about culture shock... the vast majority of people in the ...

• publishing locations on the internet

  Started by waynowski • 6 replies — latest 14 August 201814 August 2018 by waynowski
  look at the australian who was rescued from Mt aspiring recently when he has come over here he has gone for ambitious well known but difficult routes that have turned to ...

• Death at Mt Aspiring Park

  Started by waynowski • 13 replies — latest 8 August 20188 August 2018 by Pro-active
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  ODT is owned by Allied Press. Not part of the Stuff/Fairfax swamp.

• Tents for St James over Christmas

  Started by TheGoodLife • 6 replies — latest 8 August 20188 August 2018 by si-dog
  Yup - its very accessible and easy walking - so like Abel Tasman - tends to get very very busy. Tenting will definitely make things more enjoyable for you.

• Divide to Mckellar Saddle

  Started by Yulzman • 5 replies — latest 5 August 20185 August 2018 by Yulzman
  Yes that is it ,and it's open hunting all way from the divide to the saddle.

• Route from Alpha Hut to Eastern Hutt Hut

  Started by si-dog • 10 replies — latest 16 July 201816 July 2018 by Gaiters
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  Camped on top of mid King around this time of the year a few years ago. She was as cold as a brass monkeys. Tarn was frozen over. Its a ...

• Location movie Hunt for the wilderpeople

  Started by giuseppe23 • 14 replies — latest 16 July 201816 July 2018 by waynowski
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  surveys still show a reasonale percentage of tourists are here because of lord of the rings and hobbit movies and various other movies, the latest mission impossible movie was shot ...

• Ruahines access to Wakarara Road end closed

  Started by stunted • 16 replies — latest 15 July 201815 July 2018 by geomatt
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  Looks like the Wakarara Rd to Makaroro River access is open again: https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/manawatu-whanganui/places/ruahine-forest-park/things-to-do/tracks/wakarara-road-end-routes/ "From the carpark, follow a poled route (marked with orange track markers) along the farmers fence line and through ...

• Unknown Col

  Started by stunted • 1 reply 15 July 201815 July 2018 by geomatt
  I have been over Unknown Col, from the Unknown to the Mathias. We did it in early summer (Dec-Jan), when the upper Unknown valley was full of avalanche debris - ...

• Cameron Creek,Makaroara

  Started by Yulzman • 6 replies — latest 3 July 20183 July 2018 by Yulzman
  Thanks for the pic aardvark. Yes glennj I would take a pair of gymies for this as I need dry boots for winter hunting.

• Foreign owner fights access to NZ farm

  Started by Honora • 20 replies — latest 1 July 20181 July 2018 by geeves
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  Thats quite true. Part of this though is the fact that a land owner might ask why he has to provide access when his neighbor doesn't. Some of this comes ...

• Kiwis booking on great walks doubles

  Started by waynowski • 25 replies — latest 23 June 201823 June 2018 by waynowski
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  tourism in otago is massive and highly developed, the scenery is as good as you'll find anywhere, the infrastructure is good, you can fly into queenstown and its a short ...