Tracks, routes, and huts

I seem to consistently recommend Waipakahi Hut in the Kaimanawas as an option. Great views of the volcanoes and Lake Taupo and trip can be a there and back or a loop via Waipakahi River or ...

Went through this route a couple of years ago and wrote it up for Wilderness mag. Not sure what month it was published in unfortunately but was probably over a year ago. From Waiau Pass the ...

Be mindful that as they changed the datum, latitudes and longitudes also shifted. It's only by a couple of hundred metres so very little on the map's own scale. If you're working with a paper ...

http://www.wtmc.org.nz/phorum/read.php?2,7639 has an excellent write-up from one of the "elder statesmen" of the club. http://ttc.org.nz/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TTC/Search?target=TTC.Search&action=search&q=terawhiti brings up some useful trip r...

Yes,there is camping possies on the South face track,but why not use the Acland Shelter?Fully enclosed,your cooker will heat it up enough.There is a route above the shelter(to the Plateau) but I`d flag it this ...

There are some pictures in Southern Alps Photography looking down onto Lake Unknown from various points that give some idea of what it's like down towards the lake. http://www.southernalpsphotography.com/Tramping/Aspiring-Region/Lake-Unknown-...

Yes, nice easy walk in to Cedar Flats, the lovely hot pools in Wren Ck and with 2 huts you should be able to find a bunk hopefully. I saw a blue duck not far from ...

Watch out for flooded rivers in the South Island in November. We get a lot of North-west winds in spring and that brings rain to the mountains. Some snow melt will also keep river levels ...

Steele Creek I mean, not McKellar

Been working down at Borland the last few weeks - so 30km south of the Keplers. Each front brings a coatng if fresh snow to the tops above L Monowai but it's melted bqck to ...

I've got photos. Will post.

I think thats great that DOC are actually happy to keep the open fires in alot of the huts. I know in our area, that locals have installed a woodburner in one of the existing huts ...

The revised draft plan for Paparoa National Park, complete with submission summaries and track changes, was also published a few days ago. http://www.doc.govt.nz/paparoa

Hey, just remembered there is one other hut more in the vicinity you mention. Was called Clendon or Boswell hut i think. Built by local families living in Totara street/ Eastbourne. Was two levels from ...

In my opinion, the legal access that runs south along the Mokai Patea Range, over the farm country, is tedious and boring. Getting to Otukota Hut, down the poled route through pt 1095, seems to ...

Thanks again bohwaz for bringing up these issues with Georget. I fixed the definer issue as well as the greyed out transfer buttons for the timezones and I was able to install a vanilla version ...

Awesome, Krieg! Have a great time on the Pyke. Talk or email DOC Te Anau before you reach the end of the Hollyford Road. I read somewhere that the Pyke route had some track maintenance (finally) ...

Just saw a "possum stop gate" picture in Danilo's pics. Also came across one when doing the 'Old Ghost Road'. Many years ago, whilst full moon kayaking on the Hokianga Harbour, we came across a ...

I would love to do though a great walk (at least for the experience) is there any you guys specially recommend scenery, wilderness and adventure wise?

She's probably fitter than I am. :D Actually, I've changed my tactic. Too hard to find something really enjoyable whilst having to account for her tagging along for a couple of days in the middle. So ...

Thank you for the replies; now that we know Peg Col lies just above a glacier, we probably will just look around the Cameron Glacier terminus since it is stupid risk to try travel up ...

Hi there, please note that the Te Kahika hut in the Raukumara conservation park is no longer. The hut is long gone, a flood took it out. NZ Tramper, please remove the hut from your ...

Both directions are doable using the tramper transport buses. Info & Track run the bus on the Queenstown side http://www.infotrack.co.nz/ and Tracknet runs the buses on the Milford Sound side http://tracknet.net/ Both of the companies ...

Good tracks, use poles. Scrambling involved, just pack them away. My absolute go-to bit of kit are my black diamond z poles. Ultra like, highly packable. They are AMAZING! I don't go into the hills without ...

Don't know why I thought the area was quiet, must've made an assumption bc it's not a Great Walk. But I'm not too worried about lots of people for this trip, should be a bit ...