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Updated 23 Jan 2021 08:51
A collection of resources to help you plan and explore.
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Double Crossing of the Wild Man Brothers Range
Updated 2 Jan 2021 23:33
A 3 day trip going from the head of the Cameron River in the Hakatere over the above range to ...
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Double Crossing of the Wild Man Brothers Range
Updated 2 Jan 2021 23:33
A 3 day trip going from the head of the Cameron River in the Hakatere over the above range to ...
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4 Day Comyns, Cookies Huts circuit
Updated 18 Dec 2020 23:18
Easter trip in 2018, involving a descent of the Nth Ashburton to Cookies Point and the hut and then north ...
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Hut bagging Stony Stream Biv
Updated 20 Nov 2020 23:00
A weekend trip into the Hamner Conservation Area to visit a wee biv in good condition.
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Mt Plenty, Ghost Creek Circuit
Updated 3 Oct 2020 21:05
A day trip involving a 700 m climb then descending a creek with 2 challenging sidles past waterfalls.
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Mt Enys - Finally!
Updated 24 Jul 2020 23:05
An account of our 4 attempts to climb Mt Enys directly via Deadman Spur.
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An Unexpected Ascent of Mt Taylor
Updated 6 Jul 2020 21:18
A day trip to climb the highest peak in the Canterbury foothills.
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An Unexpected Ascent of Mt Taylor
Updated 6 Jul 2020 21:18
A day trip to climb the highest peak in the Canterbury foothills.
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Annavale Circuit from Benmore Hut
Updated 26 May 2020 22:10
A new track enabling a circuit as a day trip or an easy weekend trip. Plenty of tracks to explore ...
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Gunsight Pass
Updated 19 Apr 2020 17:10
With a couple of spare days in South Canterbury the forecast gale nor'westerlies and heavy rain on the main divide ...
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Five Passes via Lake Nerine and North Col
Updated 14 Apr 2020 13:09
A classic tramp north of the Routeburn. Rather than exit via the Rockburn, we extended the trip through Lake Nerine ...
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Double Crossing of Mt Thomas into the Pinchgut Hut
Updated 11 Dec 2019 22:27
Weekend trip in recent snow with the Okuku River running too high for people to cross it and stay at ...
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Double Crossing of Mt Thomas into the Pinchgut Hut
Updated 11 Dec 2019 22:27
Weekend trip in recent snow with the Okuku River running too high for people to cross it and stay at ...
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Croisilles Hill, Marborough Sounds
Updated 4 Oct 2019 20:24
A day trip for our top of the topo's project from Okiwi Bay.
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Croisilles Hill, Marborough Sounds
Updated 4 Oct 2019 20:24
A day trip for our top of the topo's project from Okiwi Bay.
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Waitākere and Hunua Ranges closure
Updated 15 May 2019 22:09
All Waitākere Ranges forested areas are closed to public access from 1 May 2018. 10 high risk tracks in the ...
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What's new and changed?
Updated 7 May 2019 21:56
Keep track of what's happening around here with this handy log of updates.
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Sandfly point to Milford
Updated 4 Feb 2019 19:48
Independent travel from Sandfly point to Milford, Milford track.
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To Puketeraki Biv and back (again on Labour Weekend) 2018
Updated 20 Dec 2018 19:19
3 day return trip up to Black Hill hut, down to Salmon Ck Biv then over to Puketeraki Biv via ...
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First NZ tramps report
Updated 30 Nov 2018 15:09
Longtime lurker from Qld. Just finished my first tramps. Initial track was the Routeburn but unable to continue past Harris ...
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Hawea Solitude
Updated 28 Jun 2018 08:09
Who would have thought you could have huts to yourself on a long weekend within an hour’s drive of one ...
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Mt Fyffe, Hapuku, Kowhai Circuit
Updated 6 Jun 2018 22:28
4 day Easter circuit to check out old haunts and the new lake formed in the Hapuku Valley by the ...
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Boscawen Saddle, Rough Creek route
Updated 26 Mar 2018 23:18
A description of a weekend tramp up the Nina River, over Boscawen Saddle, sidling to Robinson Saddle, down one branch ...
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Not The Routeburn
Updated 4 Feb 2018 21:21
A six-passes trip through the Humboldt Mountains from Glenorchy to the Milford Road.
Six untracked rocky passes. Seven little-visited catchments. The ...
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Magdalen Hut to Jervois Hut via the Opera Range and return
Updated 11 Jan 2018 21:40
4 day circuit on St James Conservation Area.
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History in the hills: Stamper batteries
Updated 4 Jan 2018 22:44
Stamper batteries were massive iron machines, hauled into remote locations in the search for gold. Many are still there today.
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Understanding New Zealand coordinate systems
Updated 10 Sep 2017 23:30
A beginner's guide to the different coordinate systems in use in New Zealand.
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Excursion to Kauritatahi
Updated 15 Aug 2017 15:19
Kauritatahi Hut at the top of the Kaimai Ranges has been on my to-visit list for several years and I ...
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Pirongia Perambulation
Updated 11 Apr 2017 16:28
A weekend excursion around Tahuanui & Bell Tracks on Mt Pirongia.
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St Arnaud - Lewis Pass
Updated 9 Apr 2017 21:09
A 9-day 100km tramp via the Thompson, D'Urville and 3 Tarns Passes
Feb 2013
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Exploring the South Opuha
Updated 1 Apr 2017 20:49
A new trip with a new hut to bag in a hunter's paradise north of Fairlie.
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Long Weekend in the Kaimanawas
Updated 7 Feb 2017 12:54
Three day circuit in the Kaimanawa Ranges over Waitangi Weekend 2017. Te Iringa - Oamaru - Maungaorangi - Cascade - ...
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Kopuwai Circuit (old man range in Central Otago)
Updated 25 Jan 2017 22:29
2 day circuit involving 2 high points on range and visiting 2 back country huts.
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Great Walks Information
Updated 25 Nov 2016 21:57
The DOC Great Walks are a set of premium tramping tracks throughout New Zealand.
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Rees - Dart (a variation)
Updated 24 Aug 2016 11:58
Two weeks of climbing and tramping in the Wakatipu region.
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Forums rules
Updated 24 Jul 2016 09:47
tl;dr: Be friendly, be respectful, acknowledge our community values, stay on-topic, de-escalate.
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Community values
Updated 24 Jul 2016 09:38
Your values are your own. However, these are the values we stand for as a community. Content on this site ...
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Awaroa Beach added to Abel Tasman National Park
Updated 12 Jul 2016 00:03
Yesterday, an 8-hectare block of bush and sand was added to the conservation estate: Awaroa Beach became part of Abel ...
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Climbing Egmont
Updated 22 Jun 2016 10:11
An account of my first trip up Mt Egmont back in 2009.
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Coast to Coast: Kaikoura to Karamea - part 2
Updated 1 May 2016 20:56
Part two of a coast-to-coast journey across the north of the South Island.
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Kelly Tops, Dry Creek, Taipo Circuit
Updated 13 Mar 2016 22:05
A 3 day circuit from 7 Mile Creek to the Kelly Tops, down to Hunts Saddle and then over Hunts ...
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Circuit of Sth Hurunui, Bull Creek & Ant Stream Huts, Dampier-Crossley Range, Sth Hurunui
Updated 1 Jan 2016 23:25
4 day circuit passing through Roche Pass and Dampier Corner.
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Pike29: memorial money-maker
Updated 15 Nov 2015 22:56
Today, Nick Smith, Environment Minister, announced plans to construct New Zealand's tenth Great Walk as a memorial to the 29 ...
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Casey Hut
Updated 6 Oct 2015 15:31
A tramping group in the area came across the smouldering remains of Casey Hut on Saturday afternoon.
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Beginners' guide to... Visiting New Zealand
Updated 5 Sep 2015 16:42
Coming hiking in New Zealand? Here's some basic local information to get you started.
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Beginners' guide to... your first time out
Updated 5 Sep 2015 14:43
How to get started on your first overnight tramp.
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Beginners' guide to...staying safe
Updated 5 Sep 2015 13:58
Key risks to be aware of in the back country, plus a few non-lethal annoyances!
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Beginners' guide to... Backcountry Huts
Updated 25 Aug 2015 23:29
If you've never stayed in a tramping hut, walking into the wilderness on the way to a hut can feel ...
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