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7 Mile Hut
Seven Mile hut Jan 2008
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Distance: less than 100m away
Well it is a surprise that this hut is still there. A while back I read that DOC had removed ...
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Dillons Hut (historic)
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Distance: 725m away
Dillons Hut (historic), in the Taipo Valley
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Dillon's Hut (historic)
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Distance: 725m away
Dillon's Hut (historic), in the Taipo Valley
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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 2)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 725m away
One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village.
Otira Hotel ...
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Dillon's Homestead (historic)
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 5.
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Distance: 725m away
Dillon's Homestead(historic) (5 beds, fireplace, tank & stream water, fiirewood available) is a well built, well restored hut in the ...
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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 1)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 725m away
One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village.
Otira Hotel to ...
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Track amongst gold workings Taipo River
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Distance: 1.0km away
This photo shows a section of the Seven Mile Creek to Kelly Range tops track that passes amongst old alluvial ...
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Taipo River above Dillons Hut
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Distance: 1.3km away
Taipo River above Dillons Hut, Westland
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Taipo River
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Distance: 1.3km away
Lower Taipo river valley from the Kelly Range above Dillons Hut
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Dillons Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 1.3km away
The New Dillons Hut (sleeps 10, stove, tank water) lies in the middle reaches of the Taipo valley, 10 minutes ...
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Rangi-Taipo Traverse from Taipo Access 4WD track
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Distance: 2.4km away
10 hour untracked traverse though unpleasant nearly impenetrable vegetation culminating in glorious ascent to Rangi-Taipo and descent via overgrown but ...
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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 2.7km 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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Dillons Hut (new)
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Distance: 3.8km away
Dillons Hut (new), Taipo Valley, Westland
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Descent to the Taipo Valley
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Distance: 3.9km away
Descent to the Taipo Valley from the Kelly Range, above Dillons Homestead / Hut
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Kelly Range - Hunts Saddle Circuit
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2 – 3 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: 4.3km away
A challenging circuit route traversing the Kelly Range and returning along Kelly's Creek. The direction described is the easiest option.
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(Pihoihoi) - Pipit
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Distance: 4.3km away
Moaris used to mimick the pipits movements and use a tactic called Manukawhaki (decoy bird). They would pretend to retreat ...
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Hunts Creek
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Distance: 4.5km away
Barron Ridge is at left, and Hunts Ridge at right. Hunt Saddle is at bottom right and Kelly's Creek at ...
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Descent from Kelly Tops to Hunts Saddle and Return!
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Distance: 5.0km away
Masochistic mission involving at times 40 degrees gradients where the techniques of hanging off scrub and sliding to the next ...
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Taipo River, near Jacksons
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Distance: 5.3km away
Rocky Creek meets the Taipo River at this point, and you will too if you miss the track markers. Safer ...
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Below Kelly-Hunt Saddle
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Distance: 5.5km away
The Kelly below the Kelly-Hunt Saddle
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Kelly Range views over Kelly Ck
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Distance: 5.7km away
Moving southward above Carroll hut on the Kelly Range.
Descending the range to Hunts saddle and returning by Kellys Creek resulted ...
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Carroll Memorial Hut
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Distance: 5.7km away
Situated on Kelly Saddle, Carroll Hut has stunning views across to Arthur's Pass.
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Kelly Range
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1 – 2 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 5.7km away
A brief climb up to Carroll Hut on the tops at the northern edge of Arthur's Pass National Park. Magnificent ...
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Carroll Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 5.7km away
A small, tidy hut just above the treeline on the Kelly Range. Recently renovated with new cladding and new windows. ...
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Arthur's Pass
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Distance: 5.7km away
Arthiur's pass and the viaduct viewed from the Kelly Creek to Carroll's Hut track.
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Carroll Hut
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Distance: 5.7km away
This newly renovated hut sits on a pretty tussock plateau on the Kelly Range.
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Kellys Range & beyond from Kellys Hill July 2011
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Distance: 5.7km away
This pic looking SW from Kellys Hill was taken before this weeks heavy snowfalls. The dip in the foreground is ...
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Catching the dawn on the Kelly range
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Distance: 5.7km away
The morning light on the Kelly range before it reaches the valley with Arthurs Pass
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Hunts Creek Track
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2 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 5.7km away
Rough travel to a small, tidy hut. Better walked as part of a circuit.
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Harman Pass - Taipo River - Kelly Saddle
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3 – 5 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 5.7km away
A long journey through the west of Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Dunns Creek
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Distance: 5.7km away
The lower Dunns Creek ascending from the Taipo to Dunns Creek Hut
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Rocky Creek Biv
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Distance: 5.8km away
A little hut situated on a discreet terrace.
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Rocky Creek Bivvy
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 5.8km away
Located on a small forested flat on Rocky Creek, north of the Tara Tama Range. This hut is very easily ...
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Rocky Creek / Griffin Creek
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 5.8km away
2 day circuit in luxurious west coast bush with short above the bushline tussock section. 2 huts, Griffin Hut is ...
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Griffin Creek - Rocky Creek
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 5.8km away
An isolated circuit west of Arthur's Pass along lightly used tracks and rocky riverbeds that are home to blue ducks.
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Kellys Saddle
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Distance: 6.0km away
Kellys Saddle - a tussock saddle between the Otira and Taipo near Carroll Hut
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Arthur's Pass National Park
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National Park. 1145.00km2.
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Distance: 6.0km away
This alpine park straddles the Main Divide of the Southern Alps, with dry beech forests in the east and damp ...
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Scottys biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 6.4km away
A seldom walked to biv in a nice spot in the head basin of Scottys Creek a Taipo River tributary. ...
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Scottys biv Jan 2010
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Distance: 6.4km away
A seldom walked to biv in a nice spot in the head basin of Scottys Creek a Taipo River tributary. ...
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Kellys Hill
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Distance: 6.5km away
1400m above, looking NW from Kellys Hill, APNP.
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Mt Pfeifer etc from Kellys Hill July 2011
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Distance: 6.5km away
This photo was taken from near the broadcasting repeaters on top of Kellys Hill which is the hill immediately north ...
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McInerney tops
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Distance: 6.5km away
This photo shows from Rocky Saddle through to the northern end of the McInerney tops with the Hohonu Range beyond ...
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Kelly Range from Hunts Creek Track
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Distance: 6.8km away
The route from the tops of the Kelly Range to Hunts Saddle drops through thick scrub to a small bog ...
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Ascent to Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 7.0km away
On reaching the waterfalls in Dunns Creek, this slip on the true left must be climbed for 100m or-so before ...
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Scottys Saddle Jan 2010
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Distance: 7.1km away
You can see this saddle from Scottys biv. It is about a 20 - 30 minute climb to the west.
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Dunns Creek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 7.1km away
Dunns Creek Hut (4 bunks, stove, limited dry firewood, tank & creek water, mattresses). The hut sits at the back ...
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View south from Mt Tara Tama
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Distance: 7.1km away
This photo shows a large expanse of Westland back country and some peaks on the Canterbury side of the main ...
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Lake Kaniere - Otira
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Distance: 7.3km away
from the north end of Lake Kaniere, along the west shore to the Styx river. East along the Styx to ...
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Hunts Creek Hut
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Distance: 7.3km away
5-7 hours slog up Kellys Creek from the Otira highway, this little abode is welcome site after mud-jumping across Hunts ...
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Hunts Hut
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Distance: 7.3km away
A small but tidy hut located at the edge of a tussock clearing near Hunts Creek.
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Hunts Creek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 7.3km away
A small hut handsomely located at the edge of a tussock clearing on Hunts Creek, west of Otira.
Hunts Creek takes ...
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Kelly Shelter (Removed)
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Removed!
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Distance: 7.5km away
Kelly shelter is a roadside shelter on the Arthur's Pass road, at the base of Kelly's Creek and the track ...
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Tarn on Tara Tama Range
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Distance: 7.5km away
This Westland range has many nice tarns. This is one of the nicer ones IMO. It is situated on the ...
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Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 7.5km away
The marshes in the mid-reaches of Dunns Creek. Dunns Creek Hut is visi ble on the right: a wet spot!
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View from Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 7.5km away
View from Dunns Creek Hut, early evening in April.
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Mid Taipo Hut to Dunns Creek Hut
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Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 7.5km away
The more direct route from Mid Taipo to Dunns Creek, the alternative to heading all the way up Dunns Ck ...
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Griffin Creek
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Distance: 7.6km away
The route in to Griffin Creek Hut from the highway.
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Dunns Creek
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Distance: 7.7km away
Dunns Creek, rough scrub on the ascent to Newton Saddle
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Cockayne Nature Walk
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Distance: 7.9km away
Short walk in rich forest near Kellys Creek, Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Cockayne Nature Walk
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 7.9km away
A short loop in forest near Kelly's Creek, Otira.
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Griffin Creek Hut
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Distance: 8.1km away
Yes I am sure this is the track.. I think.....
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Griffin Creek Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 5.
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Distance: 8.2km away
A small but lovingly maintained DOC hut in an isolated valley that is home to a number of blue ducks. ...
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Griffin Creek hut August 2010
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Distance: 8.2km away
Here is another pic of the hut but this one shows Razorback Ridge in the headwaters of Griffin Creek as ...
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Griffin Creek Hut
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Distance: 8.2km away
This homely hut is well maintained but not often visited.
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Head of Griffin Creek July 2011
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Distance: 8.3km away
This pic was taken a few minutes along the Griffin Range route from the turnoff from the Harrington Creek - ...
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Upper Hunts Creek
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Distance: 8.4km away
Upper Hunts Creek - valley head above the hut. Te pass to Dry Creek in the Taipo is up scree ...
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Mid Taipo hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.5km away
An ex NZFS hut that was built in 1973. In the 70's it was known as "New Mid Taipo" because ...
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Mid Taipo hut June 2009
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Distance: 8.5km away
An ex NZFS hut that was built in 1973. In the 70's it was known as "New Mid Taipo" because ...
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Negotiating treefall - Griffin Tops track
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Distance: 8.5km away
It's familiar, but climbing over on the return.
Took a way around on the ascent.
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Newton Saddle
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Distance: 8.8km away
Newton Saddle between Dunns Creek (hut) and Newton Creek (hut), Westland
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Goat Creek track to Mt Barron
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0 – 1 day. Hard. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 9.0km away
Overgrown and line is destroyed by recent slips.
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Griffin Tops
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Distance: 9.1km away
Looking along the tops toward Mt.Griffin.
The Serpentine mine is in view below the top of Mt.Griffin.
West of Arthurs Pass NP
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Tarns on the tops above Camp Creek hut Sept 2010
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Distance: 9.2km away
These tarns are a short walk SW along the range from where the tops track emerges. Most people head along ...
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Griffin Range
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1 – 3 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 9.2km away
A traverse of undulating tops to the summit of Mount Griffin. Good camping next to pretty tarns, striking cliffs, and ...
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Relic from Griffin Range Serpentine Mine May 2010
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Distance: 9.2km away
This pic was taken at the old mine area where there are lots of relics. The perspective is looking NE ...
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Mount Barron Route
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Distance: 9.4km away
Old trail leading up the the tussock tops of Mount Barron. A good benched track leads up to a rocky ...
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Mount Barron tops
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Distance: 9.4km away
The end of the marked track up Mount Barron.
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Barrack Creek Route
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Distance: 9.5km away
Goat Hill and Barrack Creek from Mount Barron. The route follows the spur to the true right of Barrack Creek.
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Kelly Tops, Dry Creek, Taipo Circuit
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Distance: 9.9km away
A 3 day circuit from 7 Mile Creek to the Kelly Tops, down to Hunts Saddle and then over Hunts ...
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