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Boyd Creek to The Divide via Kiwi Burn and the Mavora Walkway
Mavora Lakes Walkways
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Easy/medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: less than 100m away
A magic place. Think glorious glassy (cold)lake. Reflecting snow covred mountains. Blue sky. Yes I know, all cliches.
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Taipo hut
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Distance: less than 100m away
Northern most hut on the Mavora Walkway. Not in 100% condition, there is water damage to the hut floor from ...
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Haast to The Divide
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Distance: less than 100m away
Andrew Barker's traverse 2009. From Pleasant Flat in the Haast to The Divide via Mt Aspiring National Park.
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Boyd Creek to Upukerora Link Track
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1 day. Hard. One way.
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Distance: less than 100m away
An old track linking Boyd Creek to the Upukerora via Dunton Swamp that is no longer maintained by DOC. There ...
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Army hut
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Distance: less than 100m away
Located on the Upukerora river, Army hut is an old deer hunters hut still in use today. Can be reached ...
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Slyburn Hut (Defunct)
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: less than 100m away
This hut on the Greenstone Track has been superceded by the new Greenstone Hut on the same site. The Slyburn ...
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Greenstone Hut
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Distance: less than 100m away
Taken in April 2009 on a frosty morning
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Snow on the Tops
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Distance: less than 100m away
A light snowfall on the tops near the Greenstone hut - April 2009
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Greenstone Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
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Distance: less than 100m away
This hut is built on the site of the old Sly Burn Hut, and replaces the Mid Greenstone Hut. Sly ...
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Routeburn Track
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2 – 4 days. Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: less than 100m away
An internationally renowned and popular alpine crossing between Fiordland and Lake Wakatipu.
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Careys Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 7.
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Distance: less than 100m away
Hut at the head of North Mavora Lake on the Mavora-Greenstone Walkway. This corrugated iron hut includes both a coal ...
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Taipo Hut, Southland
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: less than 100m away
Hut next to the Mararoa River, on the Mavora - Greenstone Walkway.
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Kiwi Burn Swingbridge
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Distance: less than 100m away
The normal start of the popular Kiwi Burn tramping track. The bridge crosses the Mararoa River and then its a ...
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South Mavora Lake
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Distance: less than 100m away
A particularly wet New Year's Day at South Mavora Lake, looking up the lake from the swing bridge over the ...
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Boundary Hut (Mavora- Greenstone Walkway)
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: less than 100m away
A hut on the Mavora-Greenstone Walkway on Mararoa River, beyond North Mavora Lake.
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Not The Routeburn
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Distance: less than 100m away
A six-passes, seven catchments trip through the Humboldt Mountains from Glenorchy to The Divide.
Note that for access from Double Barrel ...
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Kiwi Burn Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
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Distance: less than 100m away
Kiwi Burn Hut (12 bunks, wood-burning stove, water, firewood available) is a purpose built tramping hut located on the grassy ...
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North Whitestone Flats
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Distance: less than 100m away
Large flats which lead from near the low saddle 597 all the way to the Whitestone River. These are private ...
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Whitestone River
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Distance: less than 100m away
Pleasant walking to be had on either riverbank with plenty of good camping once above the farmland.
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Dunton Swamp, Boyd-Upukerora Link Track
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Distance: less than 100m away
Large 3.5km swamp in the Snowdon forest. The Boyd-Upukerora link track is mapped going around it but you're wasting your ...
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Parorama from Harris Saddle
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Distance: 101m away
several photographs put together to create a panoramic view
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North Mavora Lake
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Distance: 104m away
The view up the North Mavora from near the boat ramp at the southern end of the lake on a ...
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Key Summit
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Easy. Return via same track.
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Distance: 105m away
Short, easy walk at the start of the Routeburn Track to a low summit. Panoramic views of the Greenstone, Hollyford, ...
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Greenstone / Caples Tracks
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4 days. Easy/medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 134m away
The Greenstone and Caples Tracks are often linked together to form a circuit from the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Long ...
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Howden Hut
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Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 28.
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Distance: 367m away
Hut on the Routeburn Track, destroyed by a landslide in February 2020.
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Lake Howden
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Distance: 459m away
Summer at Lake Howden is a magic time. The wind is warm, days are hot and sunny, and the fellow ...
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Kiwi Burn from the North
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Distance: 553m away
Approaching Kiwi Burn hut from the direction of the Whitestone River, its visible on the tree line. The track snakes ...
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McKellar Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 26.
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Distance: 588m away
New hut is being built/opened November 2011. Capacity for 26, two separate bunkrooms and main room.
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Hollyford Valley
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Distance: 595m away
The Hollyford Valley floor sits just above sea level, while the Routeburn Track creeps along the Serpentine Range at around ...
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Mid Greenstone Hut
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Standard Hut (NZDA). Capacity: 16.Bookings required.
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Distance: 738m away
This hut in the Greenstone Valley was managed by DOC, but has since been sold to the New Zealand Deerstalkers ...
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The Divide Shelter
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Shelter (DOC).
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Distance: 1.1km away
Open shelter at the Milford end of the Routeburn Track. Overnight use prohibited.
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Greenstone Track
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2 – 3 days. Easy. One way.
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Distance: 1.1km away
A famous, easy track along red tussock river flats.
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Winton Burn and Mararoa from Mavora Walkway
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Distance: 1.1km away
Wind and rain swept vista from the bluffs above Careys hut on route to Boundary hut. The gully to the ...
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Great Walks Information
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Distance: 1.2km away
The DOC Great Walks are a set of premium tramping tracks throughout New Zealand.
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Army Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 5.
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Distance: 1.3km away
Although basic by DOC's categories, this is a comfortable, well appointed 4-bed hut, maintained by local volunteers from Te Anau. ...
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Greenstone Saddle Camping Area
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Informal campsite (DOC).
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Distance: 1.3km away
Large informal campsite at Greenstone Saddle, near the top of the Greenstone Track.
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Upper Upukerora River
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Distance: 1.4km away
Panorama of the large flats above Army hut looking up river.
December 2013
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Morning at the Greenstone Saddle Camping Area.
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Distance: 1.4km away
Morning at the Greenstone Saddle Camping Area. McKellar Saddle, cloaked in cloud and dusted with snow, is left of centre.
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Mavora-Greenstone Walkway
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4 days. Easy. One way.
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Distance: 1.8km away
Links with Greenstone Track.
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lower Greenstone valley
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Distance: 2.0km away
looking south, near the confluence of Greenstone River and Steele Ck (April 2009)
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steele creek hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 3.
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Distance: 2.1km away
old deer hunters hut. it has got a mud floor and sack bunkings and when i went there the hut ...
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West Burn Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 2.1km away
Small hut on the western shoreline of North Mavora Lake. Note no toilet.
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Boyd-Upukerora Link Track Large Flats
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Distance: 2.2km away
The larger of a couple of tussocky/grassy/swampy clearings you encounter while on the Boyd Creek to Upukerora link track. There ...
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Slip Flat hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 3.
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Distance: 2.2km away
Cute little hut tucked away on Slip Flat in the Greenstone Valley. It is a deer hunting hut but DOC ...
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Slip Flat hut
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Distance: 2.2km away
Lovely old-style tramping hut, open fire, bunks, away from the madding crowds.
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Lake Marian
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Easy/medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 2.2km away
Short walk from the Hollyford Road up to a hanging valley and lake in the Darran Mountains.
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Snowdon Forest between the Whitestone and Upukerora
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Distance: 2.2km away
Typical scene while traversing between the Upukerora and Whitestone rivers. A lightly marked route follows the true right stream bank ...
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Earland Falls
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Distance: 2.2km away
A 174m watterfall that the Routeburn track passes right underneath.
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McKellar Saddle (945 m), Upper Caples Valley
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Distance: 2.4km away
After a steep climb up from Lake McKellar in the Upper Greenstone, you are treated to spectacular views of the ...
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Marian Creek
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Distance: 2.5km away
Taken from the viewing gantry, an easy 10 minute walk from the carpark, Marian creek tumbles down the hillside on ...
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Boyd-Upukerora Link Track Flats
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Distance: 2.7km away
One of a couple of tussocky/grassy/swampy clearings you encounter while on the Boyd Creek to Upukerora link track. There was ...
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Slip Flat Hut in the snow
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Distance: 2.7km away
Taken in August 2011 on a hunting trip
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Upukerora River
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Distance: 2.8km away
Decent sized river that flows out of the Snowdon Forest and eventually through Te Anau to the lake. This is ...
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Caples Track
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2 days. Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 2.9km away
A quiet track climbing alongside the Caples River through forest and grassy flats and over a sub-alpine saddle.
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Caples Valley Fallow Deer
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Distance: 2.9km away
Spooked a mob of 30+ deer back in 06/07.
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Falls Creek
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1 – 2 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 3.1km away
Day or overnight trip to a choice of two rock bivvies off the Milford Road.
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mid-Greenstone valley
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Distance: 3.4km away
Looking south, a few km from McKellar hut (April 2009)
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Steele Creek Hut
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Distance: 3.5km away
Picture of the Renovated Steele Creek Hut.
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Boyd Creek "5 hours"
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Distance: 3.5km away
5 hours? Maybe in the 70's. Took me a bit about 9 hours and I wasn't fiddle-faffing around. This sign ...
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Hollyford Track
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4 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 3.6km away
The Hollyford Track is a classic lowland Fiordland route from the Hollyford Road out to the coast at Martins Bay.
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THE START OF THE DEMON TRAIL
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Distance: 3.6km away
Over this bridge the trail starts to live up to its name
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Pass Burn Cattle Track
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Distance: 3.7km away
On the Mavora Walkway heading towards the Greenstone. At Pond Burn the track splits in two, one track going down ...
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steele creek track
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3 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 3.8km away
Rugged route following steele creek. This track connets the Greenstone and caples valley bypassing the popular Mckellar hut but this ...
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The Orchard
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Distance: 3.8km away
Open space edged by ribbonwood near Lake Mackenzie.
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Walker Creek Campsite
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Basic Campsite (DOC). 4 spaces.
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Distance: 3.9km away
A small roadside picnic area on the Eglinton River, with limited camping space. No drinking water. Self registration.
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Te Araroa Trail
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95 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 4.1km away
Te Araroa is a walking trail running the entire length of the North and South Islands. The trail opened 3 ...
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Lake Gunn to Falls Creek.
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1 – 2 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 4.3km away
A challenging day trip or overnight trip in Fiordland.
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Forestry Clearing, Boyd-Upukerora Link Track
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Distance: 4.5km away
Part of a large tree-felled clearing on the Boyd-Upukerora link track. The mapped track supposedly skirts around it but the ...
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The Darran Mountains
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Distance: 4.5km away
Taken from the Routeburn North of The Orchard, almost the whole length of the Hollyford valley is visible with Lake ...
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Lake Marian
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Distance: 4.6km away
Taken in October 2010 the lake appeared tiny in comparison to other photos and videos Ive seen of it online, ...
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Forks Hut (Mavora)
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 5.0km away
Hut at forks on the Windon Burn north of the North Mavora Lake.
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Mavora Walkway Country
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Distance: 5.3km away
Typical country that the Mavora Walkway passes through. Looking south down valley to avoid rain on the camera.
Jan 2014
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Dunton Creek South Branch
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Distance: 5.5km away
Crossing point of Dunton Creek while on the Boyd-Upukerora link track. Pleasant break stop.
December 2013
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Upper Caples Hut
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Club hut (Southern Lakes Deerstalkers Association). Capacity: 16.Bookings required.
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Distance: 5.5km away
Comfortable hut in the Upper Caples Valley.
This hut was closed to the public in February 2014, but is now reopened ...
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lake rere track
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 5.6km away
simple half day track aroundlake rere. this is a easy track but no wheel chair access. the lake is cool ...
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Fraser Creek & Kay Creek
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Distance: 5.8km away
View from route to Steele Creek from the Upper Caples hut
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Fraser Creek Waterfall
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Distance: 5.9km away
Unnamed waterfall crashing out of a hanging valley about half way up the Fraser. Its well worth the 15-20 minute ...
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Cascade Creek Campsite
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Scenic Campsite (DOC). 120 spaces.
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Distance: 6.0km away
Large campsite on the Milford Road at the foot of Lake Gunn. Wheelchair accessible toilet.
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Ashton Burn, Eyre Mountains
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Distance: 6.2km away
The bottom end of Ashton Burn in the Eyre mountains. Do not be deceived by the broad valley at its ...
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Lake Mackenzie Campsite
Campsite
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Great Walks Campsite (DOC). 9 spaces.
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Distance: 6.2km away
Small campsite on the Routeburn Track located near the hut.
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Lake Mackenzie Hut
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Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 50.Bookings required.
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Distance: 6.2km away
A Great Walks Hut on the Routeburn Track. During the summer season, bookings are required, with a maximum two-night stay. ...
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Jane Peak, Eyre Mountains
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2 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 6.2km away
The Eyre Mountains are located south of Lake Wakatipu, just next to the Mavora Lakes. Jane Peak is the highest ...
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View from Lake Alabaster
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Distance: 6.2km away
mountain shot from Lake Alabaster
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Lake MacKenzie
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Distance: 6.3km away
The lake just below the DoC hut, looking towards Emily Pass.
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Fraser Creek
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1 – 2 days. Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 6.5km away
One of several valleys that cut into the southern Humboldt Mountains. It passes through many kilometres of beech forest, river ...
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Lake Mackenzie and the Ailsa Range
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Distance: 6.6km away
Mackenzie Hut is near the lake edge, with the guided walks hut further back.
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Fraser Creek flats
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Distance: 6.6km away
Fraser Creek passes through several grass flats which get more and more pleasant the closer to the head of the ...
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Emily Peak Reflections
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Distance: 6.7km away
Serenity can be found early morning at places like Lake Mackenzie.
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Misty Morning Reflections at Lake MacKenzie
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Distance: 6.7km away
Taken from near the campisite at the top of lake on a cool crisp March morning, fog swirls over reflections ...
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Scott Saddle route (Dart to Caples)
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1 – 2 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 6.9km away
This route crosses the easiest pass from the Dart to Caples Valleys, via Scott Creek, Scott Saddle and Kay Creek ...
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Upper Oreti Hut
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Distance: 7.0km away
An old musterers hut in the Oreti Valley, Eyre Mountains - old but still homely and well used. An evenings ...
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Upper Oreti Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 7.0km away
A historic musterer's hut at the nth end of the Oreti valley in the Eyre Mountains. The hut has 6 ...
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Home Hill Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 7.1km away
A rustic hut above the old Birchdale Homestead site in the Caples Valley.. Roof has been replaced and new bunks ...
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Lincoln Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 7.5km away
A basic 2-bunk hut at the mid Oreti valley, Eyre Mountains. The hut has an open fire but is otherwise ...
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Lincoln Hut
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Distance: 7.5km away
A basic 2-bunk hut in the Oreti River valley in the Eyre Mountains. The hut sits just inside the bushedge ...
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Picnic area at Greenstone Station Road Car Park
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Shelter (DOC).
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Distance: 8.2km away
Picnic tables, barbecues.
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Head of the Fraser Valley
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Distance: 8.2km away
This photo is taken from the site marked on the topo map where a rock bivy is supposed to exist. ...
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U Pass
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1 – 2 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 8.4km away
A short loop track in the Earl Mountains.
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Lake Mackenzie
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Distance: 8.7km away
Lake MacKenzie from the basin below Emily Col. Good campspots and a so-so rock biv marked by a cairn.
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Emily Pass 1200m Basin
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Distance: 8.7km away
There's great camping to be had in the large grassy basin at just over 1200m on the south side of ...
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Kay Creek Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 3.
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Distance: 9.0km away
Kay Creek Hut (sleeps 3-4, fireplace, firewood available, creek water) makes up for in character what it lacks in comfort. ...
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Kay Creek
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Distance: 9.0km away
Kay Creek, looking downstream from Kay Creek Hut
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Upper Oreti Valley
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Distance: 9.1km away
The Upper Oreti Valley with South Mavora Lake in the background. Taken from the ridge south of Lincoln Hut
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Sleepy Hollow Pass route (Caples to Dart)
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Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 9.1km away
The Sleepy Hollow pass route from the mid-Caples to the Dart Valley. This can be combined with either a walk ...
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Mid Caples Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 24.
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Distance: 9.1km away
A new $535000 hut opened February 2014, to replace the smaller hut on the site.
The hut provides pleasant views over ...
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Death Valley
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Distance: 9.2km away
Death Valley is an offshoot of Kay Creek and makes an interesting and straight forward alternative to a crossing from ...
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Emily Pass 1400m Basin
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Distance: 9.3km away
What a difference a month makes.
Left photo mid December 2014. Right photo mid January 2015.
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Kay Creek - Upper Caples
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Distance: 9.5km away
April 2006 - Taken while coming back down Kay Creek to the Upper Caples DOC hut
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Death Valley glacier (rems.)
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Distance: 9.7km away
Death of a glacier.
Death Valley, Humboldt Mountains
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Emily Pass South View
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Distance: 9.8km away
What a difference a month makes.
Left photo mid December 2014. Right photo mid January 2015.
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Emily Pass View
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Distance: 9.8km away
The view north from Emily Pass.
December 2014
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Fraser Valley from Fraser Col
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Distance: 9.8km away
The view down the Fraser from just below the Col.
January 2015.
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Emily Basin from Fraser Col
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Distance: 9.9km away
Looking north from Fraser Col across Emily Basin.
January 2015.
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Routeburn Flats
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Distance: 9.9km away
The view over Routeburn Flats is the quintessential photo of the Routeburn Track
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The track is booked out? Try TrekWatch.net
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Distance: 9.9km away
SMS texts directly to your cellphone when a place becomes available. Free of charge!
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Fraser Col to Emily Pass Sidle.
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Distance: 9.9km away
This photo is looking east at Fraser Col from the true right top of the gut of the initial climb ...
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Route up to Emily Pass
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Distance: 9.9km away
This is looking west at the northern route up to Emily Pass, and is the opposite direction from this photo: ...
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Mid Caples Valley
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Distance: 10.0km away
Mid Caples Valley from pt1168, just above the bushedge the way to Sleepy Hollow. Mid Caples Hut is just visible ...
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Kay Creek Hut
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Distance: 10.0km away
Kay Creek Hut, between the Caples and Dart valleys.
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