Tracks, routes, and huts

• Best day walks

  Started by matthew • 9 replies — latest 30 October 201230 October 2012 by Karabiner
  From Homer Hut on Milford Road - Talbot-McPherson Traverse. A strictly scrambling/alpine event, with tonnes of exposure. Scramble up Talbot's ladder to McPherson Peak - cross the glacier to Traverse ...

• The Landsborough and the Karangarua Saddle

  Started by teapot • 2 replies — latest 30 October 201230 October 2012 by Karabiner
  Teapot, see the 2003 volume of the NZAC Journal - pp. 36-40. We describe a trip up the Landsborough over Douglas Pass and round the TR of Lake Douglas on ...

• Te Araroa Trail forums

  Started by citizenjane • 30 replies — latest 24 October 201224 October 2012 by waynowski
  1 2 3 4
  and too much american fast food and junk food....

• Track-closures-in-Tararuas-risk-lives

  Started by waynowski • 5 replies — latest 20 October 201220 October 2012 by geeves
  Your spelling is much better than mine. Those are 2 of the tracks

• From Mueller to Douglas Rock Hut

  Started by bergfex • 1 reply 19 October 201219 October 2012 by waynowski
  I doubt it, they are on completely different ranges with a massive glacier in between. fitzgerald pass might be the best route.. it's now preferable to the copland as being the ...

• Tongariro Alpine Crossing reopens for long weekend

  Started by waynowski 15 October 201215 October 2012 • No replies
  http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10840723 A lahar on Mt Tongariro early on Sunday morning has helped to make the Tongariro Alpine Crossing track safe to reopen.

• Kaimanawa Forest Park pamphlet

  Started by pmcke 12 October 201212 October 2012 • No replies
  I see this new Kaimanawa Forest park Pamphlet is out from DOC. Lots of good up to date info here. http://www.doc.govt.nz/publications/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/central-north-island/kaimanawa-forest-park-brochure/

• Copland pass in November?

  Started by rungai • 10 replies — latest 30 September 201230 September 2012 by kuotadriver
  1 2
  I went in November and May. From memory, I needed to traverse a bit in order to cross a small schrund near the pass. This was filled in by November. ...

• Nice 4 day tramp easy drive from CHCH

  Started by CoolKiwiBloke • 12 replies — latest 30 September 201230 September 2012 by waynowski
  1 2
  trudge col from the hawdon side , you can make out the details of what i've said, the upper scree slope the bluffs and the strip of scree running diagonally ...

• lost on te araroa

  Started by waynowski • 8 replies — latest 24 September 201224 September 2012 by geeves
  same stuff as that shot putter. Just need lots more of it. Even NZers dont know how long this track is without a little research first. 3 months would of been ...

• Advice hiking in Queenstown / Wanaka area

  Started by sjosha • 31 replies — latest 11 September 201211 September 2012 by waynowski
  1 2 3 4
  i prefer the routeburn in three, the huts are at such fantastic locations you have to stop and relax there...

• Stewart Island - North West Circuit - Winter

  Started by robhoult • 28 replies — latest 9 September 20129 September 2012 by apurdam
  1 2 3
  Yeah. We drooled over the beautiful area between Florence and Lake Roe. That looked such a fabulous route. All done with tent, ice axes/crampons, and - what - two weeks ...

• Dusky Track

  Started by CornishGirl • 6 replies — latest 2 September 20122 September 2012 by Yarmoss
  The mud on NW circuit is not a bad representation of what you'll encounter on the Dusky, the Dusky is worse but the NW is the closest Ive encountered to ...

• tongariro-re-opening-plan-underway/

  Started by waynowski • 2 replies — latest 27 August 201227 August 2012 by pmcke
  new bulletin from GNS here http://www.geonet.org.nz/volcano/alert-bulletins/archives/2012/aug-27-2012-12-30-pm-tongariro-volcano.html

• South Island: Otira to Mt Cook Village

  Started by andrewbish • 9 replies — latest 24 July 201224 July 2012 by andrewbish
  Thanks, MP. That makes more sense. :)

• FITZGERALD PASS TO DOUGLAS ROCK HUT - CONDITIONS

  Started by davidm • 2 replies — latest 29 June 201229 June 2012 by glennj
  Underfoot it will be snow, scree, boulders & short scrub. I wouldn't be keen to bivvy above the Douglas Rock hut at this time of year tho it wouldn't have bothered ...

• Sabine Traverse in Winter

  Started by Nator • 1 reply 24 June 201224 June 2012 by Nator
  Would they be suitable for NZ? http://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/ski-board/other/auction-485973903.htm

• Jacksons Bay to Martins Bay

  Started by Sniff • 16 replies — latest 24 June 201224 June 2012 by rocky2
  1 2
  Hi Bushtrekker, I did this trip in Dec 2010. Challenging in some parts but a real "must do" tramp. Re the hut/private batch (up on poles) just in from the ...

• Conditions of Mt Holdsworth Jumbo Circuit

  Started by Sabine • 3 replies — latest 23 June 201223 June 2012 by Sabine
  Thank you very much for these informations! I'll have a better look at the tracks you are talking about. Cheers

• Suitable Winter Tracks in Canterbury Eegion

  Started by Alex Warnaar • 2 replies — latest 20 June 201220 June 2012 by Alex Warnaar
  Thanks for your reply robhoult, I'll check it out. It looks like a fun route!

• South Island Cross Country Ski Routes in September

  Started by Feral Kaza • 1 reply 17 June 201217 June 2012 by madpom
  A high country rather than alpine destination, but quite a bit goes on in central otago: oteake and old man ranges. If that's your sort of thing, call doc in ...

• Queen Charlotte Track for a Non tramper?

  Started by ellaleah • 2 replies — latest 13 June 201213 June 2012 by waynowski
  theres one long day in it with lots of hills. 24km... the rest is straight forward... big choice of type of accomodation for all budgets... boats can ferry your gear between accomodation, ...

• Milford Track mid-August?

  Started by jamsyn • 4 replies — latest 13 June 201213 June 2012 by waynowski
  note the avalanche paths in orange in the map http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/southland/milford-track-winter-tramping.pdf

• Waitakere Ranges track closures

  Started by iangeorge 12 June 201212 June 2012 • No replies
  News release from Auckland council: http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/newseventsculture/OurAuckland/News/Pages/aitakererangestrackclosures.aspx From 1 July, Auckland Council will be closing 13 "kauri protection zones" in Waitakere Ranges Regional Park to protect kauri from kauri dieback disease. This will ...

• 4 day 3 night tramp Nelson/Hamner springs ArthursP

  Started by carmen • 4 replies — latest 12 June 201212 June 2012 by carmen
  Thanks for the posts so far. Forgot to say 2 members of our group have already done angelus and bush hut so looking for something different. But very helpful suggestions ...