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Waiau Hut

Waiau Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: less than 100m away
New hut on the Waiau Pass Track and Te Araroa Trail. This hut was opened 27 January 2018, and constructed ...   More ▶︎
Waiau - Clarence Pass Lake Tennyson Circuit

Waiau - Clarence Pass Lake Tennyson Circuit

Track • 4 – 5 days. Medium/hard. Loop track. • Distance: 1.7km away
A challenging 4-5 day circuit in the St. James Conservation Area / Nelson Lakes National Park featuring two alpine pass ...   More ▶︎
Thompson Pass

Thompson Pass

GPX file • Distance: 3.0km away
Caroline Creek Hut, Upper Waiau Valley to East Matakitaki Hut via Thompson Pass & Unamed Pass   More ▶︎
Thompson Pass

Thompson Pass

GPX file • Distance: 3.0km away
Caroline Creek Hut, Upper Waiau Valley to East Matakitaki Hut via Thompson Pass & Unamed Pass   More ▶︎
Caroline Creek Bivvy

Caroline Creek Bivvy

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 3.0km away
A nice little bivvy with 2 canvas bunks and an open fire   More ▶︎
Caroline Creek Bivvy

Caroline Creek Bivvy

Photograph • Distance: 3.0km away
Caroline Creek Bivvy   More ▶︎
Crossing Maling Pass

Crossing Maling Pass

Photograph • Distance: 4.4km away
The climb to the pass is easy, but it is deceptively high: 1308m. Over the pass is Mount Una (2300m) ...   More ▶︎

Maling Pass to Lake Guyon junction

GPX file • Distance: 4.4km away
Northernmost section of the St James Cycle Trail   More ▶︎
Maling Pass to Lake Guyon

Maling Pass to Lake Guyon

GPX file • Distance: 4.4km away
From Lake Tennyson, cross Maling Pass into the deep Waiau Valley, then turn off to Lake Guyon.   More ▶︎
Waiau Valley

Waiau Valley

Photograph • Distance: 4.9km away
The view up toward Waiau Pass from beneath Maling Pass. The Waiau Pass is up to the left.   More ▶︎
Blue Lake Hut - Bobs Hut

Blue Lake Hut - Bobs Hut

GPX file • Distance: 5.7km away
Blue Lake campsite to Bob’s Hut, via Lake Thompson and D’Urville Pass An actual, recorded, gpx – the high route section ...   More ▶︎
Lake Tennyson

Lake Tennyson

Photograph • Distance: 6.0km away
Lake Tennyson from the North   More ▶︎
Waiau Pass

Waiau Pass

Photograph • Distance: 6.0km away
View south down to the Waiau River valley from Waiau Pass   More ▶︎
D'Urville Pass

D'Urville Pass

Photograph • Distance: 6.1km away
an easier route (red) to D'Urville Pass Feb 2013   More ▶︎
St James Conservation Area

St James Conservation Area

Place • Place. 781.96km2. • Distance: 6.1km away
A large new recreational area featuring tussock grasslands, and including the headwaters of the Waiau and Clarence Rivers.   More ▶︎

St Arnaud to Lewis Pass

Track • 5 – 9 days. Medium/hard. One way. • Distance: 6.3km away
A 5-9 day north-south route from St Arnaud to the Lewis Pass, via Travers Pass, Waiau Pass, Thompson Pass and ...   More ▶︎
Thompson - D'Urville sidle

Thompson - D'Urville sidle

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away
Cyan shows our actual route from Thompson Pass to D'Urville Pass. Red is Skiveoff's GPX route (downloadable from this website). In ...   More ▶︎
Waiau Pass towards Thompson Pass

Waiau Pass towards Thompson Pass

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away
Looking nearly due south towards Lake Thompson (blue horizontal strip above my head), a very prominent fault to its right ...   More ▶︎
Upper D'Urville valley

Upper D'Urville valley

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km away
Upper D'Urville valley, descending from Thompson Pass towards D'Urville Hut. Nelson Lakes.   More ▶︎
Thompson Pass & Sth Island Alpine Fault line

Thompson Pass & Sth Island Alpine Fault line

Photograph • Distance: 6.5km away
A view from Waiau Pass which clearly shows the alpine fault line as it heads south through Thompson Pass.   More ▶︎
Lake Thompson, Nelson Lakes

Lake Thompson, Nelson Lakes

Photograph • Distance: 6.5km away
A good summer camping spot at Lake Thompson in the Nelson Lakes. This lake is at 1700m, at the head ...   More ▶︎
Lake Thompson, Nelson Lakes

Lake Thompson, Nelson Lakes

Photograph • Distance: 6.5km away
A good summer camping spot at Lake Thompson in the Nelson Lakes. This lake is at 1700m, at the head ...   More ▶︎
Descent from Lake Thompson

Descent from Lake Thompson

Photograph • Distance: 6.5km away
This is the route we took from our camp at the outlet of Lake Thompson down to the Waiau Valley ...   More ▶︎
Lake Thompson Panorama

Lake Thompson Panorama

Photograph • Distance: 6.5km away
Making dinner at Lake Thompson, alpine upper Waiau River. Just outside of Nelson Lakes National Park   More ▶︎
Lake Thompson

Lake Thompson

Photograph • Distance: 6.5km away
Lake Thompson, just below the Thompson Pass in the Nelson Lakes   More ▶︎

Picton to Aspiring

GPX file • Distance: 6.5km away
An aborted alpine traverse. Picton to West Cape, but aborted at Aspiring due to real world emergencies back home. Posted ...   More ▶︎
Nelson Lakes double figure eight with a reverse twist

Nelson Lakes double figure eight with a reverse twist

Article • Distance: 6.6km away
January 2008. A seven day epic up and over Lake Angelus from Speargrass Hut, then up the Sabine River, over Waiau ...   More ▶︎
Route Guide: St Arnaud to Lewis Pass

Route Guide: St Arnaud to Lewis Pass

Article • Distance: 6.6km away
A 5-7 day north-south route from St Arnaud to the Lewis Pass, via Travers Pass, Waiau Pass, Thompson Pass and ...   More ▶︎
Lake Thompson

Lake Thompson

Photograph • Distance: 6.6km away
A view of the beautiful Lake Thompson, a short distance from Thompson Pass   More ▶︎
Profile : St Arnaud - Lewis Pass

Profile : St Arnaud - Lewis Pass

Photograph • Distance: 6.6km away
A useful profile of the 100km tramp - with a couple of bad weather alternatives : 1. low route past Speargrass ...   More ▶︎
St Arnaud - Lewis Pass

St Arnaud - Lewis Pass

Article • Distance: 6.6km away
A 9-day 100km tramp via the Thompson, D'Urville and 3 Tarns Passes Feb 2013   More ▶︎
Max Smart memorial plaque, Matakitaki valley

Max Smart memorial plaque, Matakitaki valley

Photograph • Distance: 7.1km away
Memorial plaque to Max Smart on the true left of the Matakitaki upriver of the East Matakitaki Hut. The quote ...   More ▶︎
Molesworth Recreation Reserve

Molesworth Recreation Reserve

Place • Reserve. 1807.87km2. • Distance: 7.3km away
An iconic high country station located behind the Kaikoura Ranges.   More ▶︎
Lake Tennyson Campsite

Lake Tennyson Campsite

Campsite • Informal campsite (DOC). 10 spaces. • Distance: 7.3km away
Expansive campsite on the tussock shoreline of Lake Tennyson, on Molesworth Station. The campsite is close to the start of ...   More ▶︎
Lake Tennyson

Lake Tennyson

Photograph • Distance: 7.3km away
The lake in a Norwester wind, from the campsite and shelter.   More ▶︎
Wild toilet

Wild toilet

Photograph • Distance: 7.3km away
Lake Tennyson Campsite. The view behind is the Clarence Valley. This is a standard Department of Conservation "Norski" brand fibreglass ...   More ▶︎
East Matakitaki Valley from David Saddle

East Matakitaki Valley from David Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 7.5km away
East Matakitaki Valley from David Saddle, Nelson Lakes   More ▶︎
East Matakitaki from David Saddle

East Matakitaki from David Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 7.8km away
East Matakitaki valley from David Saddle   More ▶︎
Upper Waiau Uwha River

Upper Waiau Uwha River

Photograph • Distance: 7.9km away
Having descended from Waiau Pass, the photo is looking upstream to the start of the climb up the fault line ...   More ▶︎
Wairau-Paske saddle

Wairau-Paske saddle

Photograph • Distance: 8.1km away
The saddle at the head of the Wairau, crossing into the Paske. Tiring climbing on loose scree, but a non-technical ...   More ▶︎
East Matakitaki Hut

East Matakitaki Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 8.6km away
East Matakitaki Hut (6 bunk, matresses, fireplace, creek water) lies on river flats in the upper Matakitaki valley (east branch). ...   More ▶︎
East Matakitaki Hut

East Matakitaki Hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away
East Matakitaki Hut in the east branch of the Matakitaki Valley.   More ▶︎
East Matakitaki Hut

East Matakitaki Hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.7km away
beside the river and at the southern end of the flats, we found this 6-berth hut in great condition Feb 2013   More ▶︎
Nelson Lakes National Park

Nelson Lakes National Park

Place • National Park. 1017.53km2. • Distance: 8.7km away
An alpine park of beech forests, valleys, and glacial lakes, offering some relatively easy walking. Established in 1956. Highest point: ...   More ▶︎
Lake Constance, Nelson Lakes

Lake Constance, Nelson Lakes

Photograph • Distance: 8.9km away
Lake Constance in the Nelson Lakes, viewed from the Waiau Pass   More ▶︎
Maling Pass Track

Maling Pass Track

Photograph • Distance: 9.1km away
The start of the 4WD road over Maling Pass. This road is open to vehicles and bikes. Lake Tennyson is ...   More ▶︎
Upper D'Urville bivi

Upper D'Urville bivi

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 9.2km away
2 bunk no toilet just a shovel. good base for hunting welcome shelter or last stop before david saddle before ...   More ▶︎
Malings Pass, L. Guyon, Stanleyvale, Sandy Stream Circuit

Malings Pass, L. Guyon, Stanleyvale, Sandy Stream Circuit

Article • Distance: 9.3km away
2 day circuit with the first day in spectacular scenery on the St James cycleway with a 500m ascent of ...   More ▶︎
Lake Constance

Lake Constance

Photograph • Distance: 9.5km away
above the loose scree section of the climb to Waiau Pass (looking to Lake Constance) - easier going from here Feb ...   More ▶︎
Section: Maling Pass - Moki Track

Section: Maling Pass - Moki Track

Track • 1 day. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 9.5km away
The northernmost section of the St James Cycle Trail, between Lake Tennyson and the Lake Guyon junction on the Waiau ...   More ▶︎
Maling Pass, Lake Guyon, Fowler Pass circuit

Maling Pass, Lake Guyon, Fowler Pass circuit

Track • 2 days. Easy/medium. Loop track with a road section. • Distance: 9.5km away
This circuit is a double-crossing of the St James Range, dropping into the deep Waiau Uwha Valley. The first day's ...   More ▶︎
Lake Constance

Lake Constance

Photograph • Distance: 9.6km away
Lake Constance, Nelson Lakes National Park. taken part way up to Waiau pass March 2003.   More ▶︎