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Boyd Creek to Upukerora Link Track

Boyd Creek to Upukerora Link Track

An old track linking Boyd Creek to the Upukerora via Dunton Swamp that is no longer maintained by DOC. There ...   More ▶︎

Boyd Creek to The Divide via Kiwi Burn and the Mavora Walkway

A New Year's trip through the Snowdon Forest and on to The Divide. Heavily affected by weather, I had to ...   More ▶︎
Army Hut

Army Hut

Although basic by DOC's categories, this is a comfortable, well appointed 4-bed hut, maintained by local volunteers from Te Anau. ...   More ▶︎
Upper Upukerora River

Upper Upukerora River

Panorama of the large flats above Army hut looking up river. December 2013   More ▶︎
Snowdon Forest between the Whitestone and Upukerora

Snowdon Forest between the Whitestone and Upukerora

Typical scene while traversing between the Upukerora and Whitestone rivers. A lightly marked route follows the true right stream bank ...   More ▶︎
Upukerora River

Upukerora River

Decent sized river that flows out of the Snowdon Forest and eventually through Te Anau to the lake. This is ...   More ▶︎
Boyd Creek "5 hours"

Boyd Creek "5 hours"

5 hours? Maybe in the 70's. Took me a bit about 9 hours and I wasn't fiddle-faffing around. This sign ...   More ▶︎
North Whitestone Flats

North Whitestone Flats

Large flats which lead from near the low saddle 597 all the way to the Whitestone River. These are private ...   More ▶︎
Dunton Swamp, Boyd-Upukerora Link Track

Dunton Swamp, Boyd-Upukerora Link Track

Large 3.5km swamp in the Snowdon forest. The Boyd-Upukerora link track is mapped going around it but you're wasting your ...   More ▶︎
Whitestone River

Whitestone River

Pleasant walking to be had on either riverbank with plenty of good camping once above the farmland.   More ▶︎
Boyd-Upukerora Link Track Large Flats

Boyd-Upukerora Link Track Large Flats

The larger of a couple of tussocky/grassy/swampy clearings you encounter while on the Boyd Creek to Upukerora link track. There ...   More ▶︎
Forestry Clearing, Boyd-Upukerora Link Track

Forestry Clearing, Boyd-Upukerora Link Track

Part of a large tree-felled clearing on the Boyd-Upukerora link track. The mapped track supposedly skirts around it but the ...   More ▶︎
Dunton Creek South Branch

Dunton Creek South Branch

Crossing point of Dunton Creek while on the Boyd-Upukerora link track. Pleasant break stop. December 2013   More ▶︎