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Matiri Valley to Wangapeka Saddle

GPX file • Distance: less than 100m away

An interesting cross country trip in Kahurangi National Park More ▶︎

Matiri Valley to Wangapeka Saddle

Track • 4 – 6 days. Medium. One way. • Distance: less than 100m away

An interesting cross country trip in Kahurangi National Park involving a stretch of unmarked ridge travel More ▶︎

Lake Matiri Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Watch out for wasps at this hut! Much more nuisance than sandflies. More ▶︎

Lake Matiri Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8. • Distance: less than 100m away

A tidy little hut nestled in forest, with views across Lake Matiri, and a picnic table where you can admire ... More ▶︎

Reflections on Lake Matiri

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Photographed from river flats about 20 mins from the hut. When the wind has died down, reflections are possible, in ... More ▶︎

Lake Matiri

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Lake Matiri Hut is just visible to the right in the forest. More ▶︎

Thousand Acres Plateau

Track • 3 – 4 days. Medium. Return via same track. • Distance: less than 100m away

Explore a cliff-edged tussock plateau near Murchison. More ▶︎

Lake Matiri Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

8-bunker perched on a steep bank with great view over tranquil lake. More ▶︎

Larrikin Creek Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

A small but tidy hut near the Hundred Acres Plateau. More ▶︎

Larrikin Creek Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: less than 100m away

A tidy hut located in forest margin at the foot of the Haystack, a small peak with striking mudstone banding. ... More ▶︎

Larrikin Creek Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

A tidy DOC hut beneath the Haystack. More ▶︎

Larrikin's Creek Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

This is a great hut, fireplace, 4 bunks and serviced by DOC. I recommend a partner and a bottle of ... More ▶︎

Poor Pete's Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: less than 100m away

A new biv replaced the old orange shack in February 2012. The hut features a conservatory-style foyer with a transparent ... More ▶︎

Poor Pete's Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Slightly delapidated but not in a pretty way, Poor Pete's Hut is in a good location, overlooking the Thousand Acres ... More ▶︎

Poor Pete's Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

A battered shack but has a couple of comfortable bunks inside. Probably welcome shelter for no more than 2 people More ▶︎

Poor Pete's at Sunrise

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Makes it all worthwhile More ▶︎

Poor Pete's NEW hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Installed January 2012. Still 2 bunk but room for 3 or 4 in extension at a squeeze! Nice new water ... More ▶︎

Water supply at Poor Pete's

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Primitive but it works and the water is clean More ▶︎

Poor Pete NEW hut, January 2012

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Very nice hut now. The new one is the refurbished 'Baigent's Biv' (wherever that was! lol ) with an interesting ... More ▶︎

Lake Matiri panorama

Photograph • Distance: 110m away

Views of Lake Matiri and the unnamed peak 1358m on the way up to the Thousand Acres Plateau. More ▶︎

Lake Matiri

Photograph • Distance: 110m away

A bird's eye view, from the steep climb onto the Thousand Acres Plateau. More ▶︎

Lake Matiri

Photograph • Distance: 226m away

Lake Matriri on dusk More ▶︎

Larrikin Hut to Hurricane Hut via Mt Haystack

Photograph • Distance: 422m away

This pic is taken from point 1442 looking back towards Mt Haystack. The point on the skyline is 1411 on ... More ▶︎

Mt Arthur to Murchison

GPX file • Distance: 687m away

track from Mt Atrhur Tablelands to Murchison via Wangapeka Saddle, Nugget Knob and the Matiri Valley More ▶︎

Speargrass weevil

Photograph • Distance: 720m away

Near the summit of the Needle. More ▶︎

Crossing the plateau.

Photograph • Distance: 728m away

The long walk across the Thousand Acres Plateau, toward the distant Needle and Haystack. More ▶︎

Panorama from the Needle

Photograph • Distance: 944m away

Haystack, Larrikin Creek, 100 Acres Plateau. More ▶︎

100 Acres Plateau

Photograph • Distance: 944m away

Viewed from the summit of the Needle. More ▶︎

Mt Haystack from the Needle

Photograph • Distance: 997m away

The Needle-Haystack ridge looks quite a daunting prospect. The key is to regain the ridge top as quick as possible ... More ▶︎

Matiri River

Photograph • Distance: 2.2km away

Matiri River More ▶︎

100 Acres Plateau

Photograph • Distance: 2.3km away

This is a beautiful tussock landscape dominated by the Needle and the Haystack. Accessed from Larrikin's Creek Hut, there are ... More ▶︎

100 Acres Plateau

Photograph • Distance: 2.3km away

Tarns and camping sites galore. More ▶︎

McConchies Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 3.5km away

Standard 4 bunk hut in the Matiri Valley, Kahurangi National Park. More ▶︎

McConchies Hut

Photograph • Distance: 3.5km away

Standard 4 bunk Hut More ▶︎

Nice clearings in the Upper Matiri

Photograph • Distance: 5.2km away

After a lot of bush and river travel, this clearing make a pleasant respite More ▶︎

Matiri Tops

Photograph • Distance: 5.9km away

Matiri Tops, looking north from pt 1442 More ▶︎

Boscawen Saddle, Rough Creek route

Article • Distance: 6.4km away

A description of a weekend tramp up the Nina River, over Boscawen Saddle, sidling to Robinson Saddle, down one branch ... More ▶︎

Hurricane Hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.8km away

Hurricane Hut - tumbled limestone bluffs beyond More ▶︎

Hurricane Hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.8km away

The hut can be seen from well down the flat, before you het there. More ▶︎

Hurricane Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 7.8km away

A pleasant 4 bunker at the head of the Matiri More ▶︎

Hurricane Hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.8km away

A compact little hut in the head of the Matiri Valley More ▶︎

Old Ghost Road

Track • 4 – 5 days. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 9.6km away

This new trail links the ghost town of Lyell with the Mokihinui River. The first section is open from 2 ... More ▶︎

Johnson River Oct 2010

Photograph • Distance: 10.0km away

This pic was taken about 10 minutes above Johnson hut on the lower reaches of the Johnson River. The prominent ... More ▶︎

Johnson hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 10.0km away

This is a 1957 vintage NZFS Nelson Conservancy design four bunk hut. It is located in a small clearing amongst ... More ▶︎

Johnson hut Oct 2010

Photograph • Distance: 10.0km away

This is a 1957 vintage NZFS Nelson Conservancy design four bunk hut. It is located in a small clearing amongst ... More ▶︎

Old Ghost Road

GPX file • Distance: 10.0km away

A GPS track of the Old Ghost Road November 2017 More ▶︎