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Profile : St Arnaud - Lewis Pass

Profile : St Arnaud - Lewis Pass

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

A 9-day 100km tramp via the Thompson, D'Urville and 3 Tarns Passes Feb 2013   More ▶︎
Thompson Pass

Thompson Pass

Caroline Creek Hut, Upper Waiau Valley to East Matakitaki Hut via Thompson Pass & Unamed Pass   More ▶︎
Thompson Pass

Thompson Pass

Caroline Creek Hut, Upper Waiau Valley to East Matakitaki Hut via Thompson Pass & Unamed Pass   More ▶︎
Lake Thompson

Lake Thompson

A view of the beautiful Lake Thompson, a short distance from Thompson Pass   More ▶︎
Route Guide: St Arnaud to Lewis Pass

Route Guide: St Arnaud to Lewis Pass

A 5-7 day north-south route from St Arnaud to the Lewis Pass, via Travers Pass, Waiau Pass, Thompson Pass and ...   More ▶︎
East Matakitaki Hut

East Matakitaki Hut

East Matakitaki Hut in the east branch of the Matakitaki Valley.   More ▶︎
East Matakitaki Hut

East Matakitaki Hut

East Matakitaki Hut (6 bunk, matresses, fireplace, creek water) lies on river flats in the upper Matakitaki valley (east branch). ...   More ▶︎
Blue Lake Hut - Bobs Hut

Blue Lake Hut - Bobs Hut

Blue Lake campsite to Bob’s Hut, via Lake Thompson and D’Urville Pass An actual, recorded, gpx – the high route section ...   More ▶︎

St Arnaud to Lewis Pass

A 5-9 day north-south route from St Arnaud to the Lewis Pass, via Travers Pass, Waiau Pass, Thompson Pass and ...   More ▶︎
Max Smart memorial plaque, Matakitaki valley

Max Smart memorial plaque, Matakitaki valley

Memorial plaque to Max Smart on the true left of the Matakitaki upriver of the East Matakitaki Hut. The quote ...   More ▶︎
Bob's Hut

Bob's Hut

First view of Bob's Hut across the grassy flat (in the middle of the photo at the treeline - it ...   More ▶︎

Picton to Aspiring

An aborted alpine traverse. Picton to West Cape, but aborted at Aspiring due to real world emergencies back home. Posted ...   More ▶︎
Bob's Hut

Bob's Hut

Bob's Hut, West Matakitaki   More ▶︎
Bob's Hut

Bob's Hut

Bob was to be absent when I arrived - though a cross outside hints at possible reasons. Hut book entries ...   More ▶︎
Bob's Hut

Bob's Hut

Bob's Hut, located in wide valley flats on the west branch of the Matakitaki River.   More ▶︎

Downies Hut

Historic hut on the Matakitaki River, dating back to 1902 or earlier. The hut is perhaps the second oldest in ...   More ▶︎
Downie Hut

Downie Hut

Downie Hut is an old board and batten hut with a large open fire place. The original shingle roof now ...   More ▶︎
East Matakitaki from David Saddle

East Matakitaki from David Saddle

East Matakitaki valley from David Saddle   More ▶︎
East Matakitaki Valley from David Saddle

East Matakitaki Valley from David Saddle

East Matakitaki Valley from David Saddle, Nelson Lakes   More ▶︎
Thompson - D'Urville sidle

Thompson - D'Urville sidle

Cyan shows our actual route from Thompson Pass to D'Urville Pass. Red is Skiveoff's GPX route (downloadable from this website). In ...   More ▶︎
D'Urville Pass

D'Urville Pass

an easier route (red) to D'Urville Pass Feb 2013   More ▶︎
St James Conservation Area

St James Conservation Area

A large new recreational area featuring tussock grasslands, and including the headwaters of the Waiau and Clarence Rivers.   More ▶︎

Maling Pass to Lake Guyon junction

Northernmost section of the St James Cycle Trail   More ▶︎
Maling Pass to Lake Guyon

Maling Pass to Lake Guyon

From Lake Tennyson, cross Maling Pass into the deep Waiau Valley, then turn off to Lake Guyon.   More ▶︎
Waiau Hut

Waiau Hut

New hut on the Waiau Pass Track and Te Araroa Trail. This hut was opened 27 January 2018, and constructed ...   More ▶︎
Waiau Valley

Waiau Valley

The view up toward Waiau Pass from beneath Maling Pass. The Waiau Pass is up to the left.   More ▶︎
Waiau hut

Waiau hut

Waiau hut. 6-February-2018   More ▶︎
Waiau - Clarence Pass Lake Tennyson Circuit

Waiau - Clarence Pass Lake Tennyson Circuit

A challenging 4-5 day circuit in the St. James Conservation Area / Nelson Lakes National Park featuring two alpine pass ...   More ▶︎
Upper D'Urville valley

Upper D'Urville valley

Upper D'Urville valley, descending from Thompson Pass towards D'Urville Hut. Nelson Lakes.   More ▶︎
West Matakitaki valley

West Matakitaki valley

West Matakitaki valley, heading from Bob's Hut to Three Tarn Pass   More ▶︎
Caroline Creek Bivvy

Caroline Creek Bivvy

Caroline Creek Bivvy   More ▶︎
Caroline Creek Bivvy

Caroline Creek Bivvy

A nice little bivvy with 2 canvas bunks and an open fire   More ▶︎
Waiau Pass towards Thompson Pass

Waiau Pass towards Thompson Pass

Looking nearly due south towards Lake Thompson (blue horizontal strip above my head), a very prominent fault to its right ...   More ▶︎
Ada Cullers Hut

Ada Cullers Hut

Ada Cullers Hut is an historic Hut about 15 minutes from Christopher Hut on the St James Walkway. 4 bunks   More ▶︎
Burn Ck Bivvy

Burn Ck Bivvy

A basic 2 bunk bivvy that has seen better days. Burn ck is fairly tight and gorgey with plenty of sidling ...   More ▶︎
Burn Creek Hut

Burn Creek Hut

The little hut with a steep-pitched roof is located just under the Emily Peaks next to some beech forest. Given ...   More ▶︎
Ada Cullers Hut

Ada Cullers Hut

Christopher (Ada) Cullers Hut.   More ▶︎
Thompson Pass & Sth Island Alpine Fault line

Thompson Pass & Sth Island Alpine Fault line

A view from Waiau Pass which clearly shows the alpine fault line as it heads south through Thompson Pass.   More ▶︎