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Caroline Creek Bivvy
Thompson Pass
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Distance: less than 100m away
Caroline Creek Hut, Upper Waiau Valley to East Matakitaki Hut via Thompson Pass & Unamed Pass
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Thompson Pass
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Distance: less than 100m away
Caroline Creek Hut, Upper Waiau Valley to East Matakitaki Hut via Thompson Pass & Unamed Pass
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Waiau - Clarence Pass Lake Tennyson Circuit
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4 – 5 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: 1.3km away
A challenging 4-5 day circuit in the St. James Conservation Area / Nelson Lakes National Park featuring two alpine pass ...
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Waiau Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 3.0km away
New hut on the Waiau Pass Track and Te Araroa Trail. This hut was opened 27 January 2018, and constructed ...
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Blue Lake Hut - Bobs Hut
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Distance: 3.1km away
Blue Lake campsite to Bob’s Hut, via Lake Thompson and D’Urville Pass
An actual, recorded, gpx – the high route section ...
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St Arnaud to Lewis Pass
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5 – 9 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 3.5km away
A 5-9 day north-south route from St Arnaud to the Lewis Pass, via Travers Pass, Waiau Pass, Thompson Pass and ...
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Waiau Pass towards Thompson Pass
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Distance: 3.6km away
Looking nearly due south towards Lake Thompson (blue horizontal strip above my head), a very prominent fault to its right ...
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Thompson - D'Urville sidle
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Distance: 3.6km away
Cyan shows our actual route from Thompson Pass to D'Urville Pass. Red is Skiveoff's GPX route (downloadable from this website).
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Lake Thompson, Nelson Lakes
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Distance: 3.6km away
A good summer camping spot at Lake Thompson in the Nelson Lakes. This lake is at 1700m, at the head ...
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Lake Thompson, Nelson Lakes
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Distance: 3.6km away
A good summer camping spot at Lake Thompson in the Nelson Lakes. This lake is at 1700m, at the head ...
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Lake Thompson Panorama
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Distance: 3.6km away
Making dinner at Lake Thompson, alpine upper Waiau River.
Just outside of Nelson Lakes National Park
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Descent from Lake Thompson
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Distance: 3.6km away
This is the route we took from our camp at the outlet of Lake Thompson down to the Waiau Valley ...
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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 3.7km away
An aborted alpine traverse. Picton to West Cape, but aborted at Aspiring due to real world emergencies back home. Posted ...
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Lake Thompson
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Distance: 3.7km away
Lake Thompson, just below the Thompson Pass in the Nelson Lakes
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Thompson Pass & Sth Island Alpine Fault line
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Distance: 3.7km away
A view from Waiau Pass which clearly shows the alpine fault line as it heads south through Thompson Pass.
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Nelson Lakes double figure eight with a reverse twist
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Distance: 3.8km away
January 2008.
A seven day epic up and over Lake Angelus from Speargrass Hut, then up the Sabine River, over Waiau ...
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St Arnaud - Lewis Pass
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Distance: 3.8km away
A 9-day 100km tramp via the Thompson, D'Urville and 3 Tarns Passes
Feb 2013
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Profile : St Arnaud - Lewis Pass
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Distance: 3.8km away
A useful profile of the 100km tramp - with a couple of bad weather alternatives :
1. low route past Speargrass ...
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St James Conservation Area
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Place. 781.96km2.
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Distance: 3.8km away
A large new recreational area featuring tussock grasslands, and including the headwaters of the Waiau and Clarence Rivers.
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Lake Thompson
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Distance: 3.9km away
A view of the beautiful Lake Thompson, a short distance from Thompson Pass
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Route Guide: St Arnaud to Lewis Pass
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Distance: 3.9km away
A 5-7 day north-south route from St Arnaud to the Lewis Pass, via Travers Pass, Waiau Pass, Thompson Pass and ...
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Upper D'Urville valley
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Distance: 3.9km away
Upper D'Urville valley, descending from Thompson Pass towards D'Urville Hut. Nelson Lakes.
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D'Urville Pass
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Distance: 3.9km away
an easier route (red) to D'Urville Pass
Feb 2013
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Upper Waiau Uwha River
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Distance: 4.9km away
Having descended from Waiau Pass, the photo is looking upstream to the start of the climb up the fault line ...
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East Matakitaki Valley from David Saddle
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Distance: 5.6km away
East Matakitaki Valley from David Saddle, Nelson Lakes
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Nelson Lakes National Park
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National Park. 1017.53km2.
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Distance: 5.7km away
An alpine park of beech forests, valleys, and glacial lakes, offering some relatively easy walking. Established in 1956. Highest point: ...
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Molesworth Recreation Reserve
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Reserve. 1807.87km2.
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Distance: 5.8km away
An iconic high country station located behind the Kaikoura Ranges.
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East Matakitaki from David Saddle
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Distance: 5.9km away
East Matakitaki valley from David Saddle
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Lake Constance, Nelson Lakes
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Distance: 5.9km away
Lake Constance in the Nelson Lakes, viewed from the Waiau Pass
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Lake Constance
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Distance: 6.5km away
above the loose scree section of the climb to Waiau Pass (looking to Lake Constance) - easier going from here
Feb ...
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Lake Constance
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Distance: 6.6km away
Lake Constance, Nelson Lakes National Park. taken part way up to Waiau pass March 2003.
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Upper D'Urville bivi
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 6.7km away
2 bunk no toilet just a shovel. good base for hunting welcome shelter or last stop before david saddle before ...
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Crossing Maling Pass
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Distance: 7.1km away
The climb to the pass is easy, but it is deceptively high: 1308m. Over the pass is Mount Una (2300m) ...
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Max Smart memorial plaque, Matakitaki valley
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Distance: 7.2km away
Memorial plaque to Max Smart on the true left of the Matakitaki upriver of the East Matakitaki Hut. The quote ...
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Maling Pass to Lake Guyon
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Distance: 7.3km away
From Lake Tennyson, cross Maling Pass into the deep Waiau Valley, then turn off to Lake Guyon.
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Maling Pass to Lake Guyon junction
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Distance: 7.3km away
Northernmost section of the St James Cycle Trail
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Wairau-Paske saddle
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Distance: 7.4km away
The saddle at the head of the Wairau, crossing into the Paske. Tiring climbing on loose scree, but a non-technical ...
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Waiau Pass
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Distance: 7.7km away
View south down to the Waiau River valley from Waiau Pass
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Clarence Pass
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Distance: 7.7km away
Climbing towards Clarence Pass from the East Branch of the Sabine River.
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Waiau Valley
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Distance: 7.8km away
The view up toward Waiau Pass from beneath Maling Pass. The Waiau Pass is up to the left.
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descent to the head of Lake Constance
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Distance: 8.5km away
after sidling across tussock grass, the descent from the bluff above the lake is pretty much tracked - and poled ...
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Lake Constance
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Distance: 8.6km away
Looking south across the lake to Waiau Pass. The southern end of the lake is dammed by an ancient, massive ...
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Lake Constance
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Distance: 8.6km away
From the ascent to Waiau Pass.
Looking down the West Sabine valley.
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Sidling above Lake Constance
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Distance: 8.6km away
recent discussion about the track above Lake Constance (Campfire forum, Lake Constance - Waiau Pass Safety topic) has prompted me ...
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Lake Constance
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Distance: 8.7km away
View down to Lake Constance from Waiau Pass
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Paske Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 9.0km away
Hut in the headwaters of Paske Creek, beneath the St Arnaud Range. Passes beyond the hut lead into the head ...
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Paske Hut
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Distance: 9.2km away
Paske Hut and the towering walls of the head basin beyond. The two valley cutting left lead to the Paske-Clarence ...
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Lake Tennyson Campsite
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Informal campsite (DOC). 10 spaces.
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Distance: 9.2km away
Expansive campsite on the tussock shoreline of Lake Tennyson, on Molesworth Station. The campsite is close to the start of ...
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Wild toilet
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Distance: 9.2km away
Lake Tennyson Campsite. The view behind is the Clarence Valley. This is a standard Department of Conservation "Norski" brand fibreglass ...
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Lake Tennyson
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Distance: 9.2km away
The lake in a Norwester wind, from the campsite and shelter.
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Lake Constance
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Distance: 9.3km away
from the bolder field above the lake, near the track to Waiau Pass - Apr 2011
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East Matakitaki Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 9.5km away
East Matakitaki Hut (6 bunk, matresses, fireplace, creek water) lies on river flats in the upper Matakitaki valley (east branch). ...
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East Matakitaki Hut
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Distance: 9.5km away
East Matakitaki Hut in the east branch of the Matakitaki Valley.
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East Matakitaki Hut
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Distance: 9.5km away
beside the river and at the southern end of the flats, we found this 6-berth hut in great condition
Feb 2013
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Blue Lake, Nelson Lakes
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Distance: 9.8km away
Blue Lake in the Nelson lakes. Viewed from the moraine wall below Lake Constance.
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