Nearby | Taipo River, near Jacksons

McInerney tops

Photograph • Distance: 2.5km away

This photo shows from Rocky Saddle through to the northern end of the McInerney tops with the Hohonu Range beyond ... More ▶︎

Rocky Creek Biv

Photograph • Distance: 3.0km away

A little hut situated on a discreet terrace. More ▶︎

Rocky Creek / Griffin Creek

Track • 2 – 3 days. Medium. Loop track with a road section. • Distance: 3.0km away

2 day circuit in luxurious west coast bush with short above the bushline tussock section. 2 huts, Griffin Hut is ... More ▶︎

Rocky Creek Bivvy

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 3.0km away

Located on a small forested flat on Rocky Creek, north of the Tara Tama Range. This hut is very easily ... More ▶︎

Griffin Creek - Rocky Creek

Track • 2 – 3 days. Medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 3.0km away

An isolated circuit west of Arthur's Pass along lightly used tracks and rocky riverbeds that are home to blue ducks. More ▶︎

Griffin Creek

GPX file • Distance: 3.6km away

The route in to Griffin Creek Hut from the highway. More ▶︎

Negotiating treefall - Griffin Tops track

Photograph • Distance: 3.8km away

It's familiar, but climbing over on the return. Took a way around on the ascent. More ▶︎

Head of Griffin Creek July 2011

Photograph • Distance: 4.0km away

This pic was taken a few minutes along the Griffin Range route from the turnoff from the Harrington Creek - ... More ▶︎

Griffin Range

Track • 1 – 3 days. Medium. Return via same track. • Distance: 4.3km away

A traverse of undulating tops to the summit of Mount Griffin. Good camping next to pretty tarns, striking cliffs, and ... More ▶︎

Relic from Griffin Range Serpentine Mine May 2010

Photograph • Distance: 4.3km away

This pic was taken at the old mine area where there are lots of relics. The perspective is looking NE ... More ▶︎

Griffin Creek Hut

Photograph • Distance: 4.8km away

Yes I am sure this is the track.. I think..... More ▶︎

Griffin Creek

Photograph • Distance: 5.2km away

Griffin Creek is whio country. More ▶︎

Griffin Creek Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 5. • Distance: 5.2km away

A small but lovingly maintained DOC hut in an isolated valley that is home to a number of blue ducks. ... More ▶︎

Griffin Creek Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.2km away

This homely hut is well maintained but not often visited. More ▶︎

Blue duck

Photograph • Distance: 5.2km away

Morning outside Griffin Creek Hut. More ▶︎

Griffin Creek hut August 2010

Photograph • Distance: 5.2km away

Here is another pic of the hut but this one shows Razorback Ridge in the headwaters of Griffin Creek as ... More ▶︎

Griffin Crk

Photograph • Distance: 5.2km away

This is the track! More ▶︎

Scottys Saddle Jan 2010

Photograph • Distance: 5.2km away

You can see this saddle from Scottys biv. It is about a 20 - 30 minute climb to the west. More ▶︎

Scottys biv Jan 2010

Photograph • Distance: 5.2km away

A seldom walked to biv in a nice spot in the head basin of Scottys Creek a Taipo River tributary. ... More ▶︎

Scottys biv

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 5.2km away

A seldom walked to biv in a nice spot in the head basin of Scottys Creek a Taipo River tributary. ... More ▶︎

7 Mile Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (PVT). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 5.3km away

This hut is on private land and both have been bought by someone who has improved access to 7 Mile ... More ▶︎

Seven Mile hut Jan 2008

Photograph • Distance: 5.3km away

Well it is a surprise that this hut is still there. A while back I read that DOC had removed ... More ▶︎

Griffin Tops

Photograph • Distance: 5.3km 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 More ▶︎

Tarn on Tara Tama Range

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

This Westland range has many nice tarns. This is one of the nicer ones IMO. It is situated on the ... More ▶︎

Dillon's Hut (historic)

Photograph • Distance: 5.9km away

Dillon's Hut (historic), in the Taipo Valley More ▶︎

Dillons Hut (historic)

Photograph • Distance: 5.9km away

Dillons Hut (historic), in the Taipo Valley More ▶︎

Dillon's Homestead (historic)

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 5. • Distance: 5.9km away

Dillon's Homestead(historic) (5 beds, fireplace, tank & stream water, fiirewood available) is a well built, well restored hut in the ... More ▶︎

Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 2)

Track • 12 – 21 days. Hard. One way. • Distance: 5.9km away

One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village. Otira Hotel ... More ▶︎

Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 1)

Track • 12 – 21 days. Hard. One way. • Distance: 5.9km away

One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village. Otira Hotel to ... More ▶︎

Track amongst gold workings Taipo River

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away

This photo shows a section of the Seven Mile Creek to Kelly Range tops track that passes amongst old alluvial ... More ▶︎

Taipo River

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away

Lower Taipo river valley from the Kelly Range above Dillons Hut More ▶︎

Taipo River above Dillons Hut

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away

Taipo River above Dillons Hut, Westland More ▶︎

Dillons Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10. • Distance: 6.3km away

The New Dillons Hut (sleeps 10, stove, tank water) lies in the middle reaches of the Taipo valley, 10 minutes ... More ▶︎

A tarn on Griffin Tops

Photograph • Distance: 6.5km away

On a shelf below Wilson's Knob 1291m, the southern side of Griffin Tops. We didn't bring the Steripen so maybe ... More ▶︎

Rangi-Taipo Traverse from Taipo Access 4WD track

Article • Distance: 6.6km away

10 hour untracked traverse though unpleasant nearly impenetrable vegetation culminating in glorious ascent to Rangi-Taipo and descent via overgrown but ... More ▶︎

A closer view of the serpentine Mine

Photograph • Distance: 6.6km away

Perhaps a scar on the landscape but a point of interest all the same. Griffin Tops is perhaps a place ... More ▶︎

Kellys Range & beyond from Kellys Hill July 2011

Photograph • Distance: 6.6km away

This pic looking SW from Kellys Hill was taken before this weeks heavy snowfalls. The dip in the foreground is ... More ▶︎

View south from Mt Tara Tama

Photograph • Distance: 6.6km away

This photo shows a large expanse of Westland back country and some peaks on the Canterbury side of the main ... More ▶︎

Heart of Hohonu Range from Mt Ruberslaw

Photograph • Distance: 6.8km away

Taken Feb 2019 this photo looks WNW to the main Hohonu Range from beside the Ruberslaw trig. Many of the peaks ... More ▶︎

Mt Ruberslaw trig beacon etc Feb 2019

Photograph • Distance: 6.8km away

This photo shows an historic iron pipe trig (survey triangulation beacon) that remains standing on Mt Ruberslaw, Hohonu Range. It ... More ▶︎

Mt Treacey Sept 2013

Photograph • Distance: 6.9km away

This picture of Mt Treacey in the Hohonu Range was taken from Mt Bruce Murray. You are looking at the ... More ▶︎

Picton to Aspiring

GPX file • Distance: 7.0km away

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

Mount Griffin (1516m)

Photograph • Distance: 7.7km away

The Alpine Fault passes along the northern foot of the Griffin Range, resulting in cliffs that reach up to the ... More ▶︎

Dunns Creek Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 7.7km away

Dunns Creek Hut (4 bunks, stove, limited dry firewood, tank & creek water, mattresses). The hut sits at the back ... More ▶︎

Dunns Creek

Photograph • Distance: 7.8km away

The lower Dunns Creek ascending from the Taipo to Dunns Creek Hut More ▶︎

Lake Ruby Hohonu Range

Photograph • Distance: 7.8km away

This photo taken while doing a tops traverse of part of the Hohonu Range shows seldom seen Lake Ruby. The ... More ▶︎

Dunns Creek

Photograph • Distance: 8.1km away

Dunns Creek, rough scrub on the ascent to Newton Saddle More ▶︎

Dunns Creek Hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.2km away

Dunns creek Hut, Westland More ▶︎

Taff Tor etc. Hohonu Range Feb 2019

Photograph • Distance: 8.2km away

I took this photo when traversing southward down the Hohonu Range. Taff Tor which is the second high point just left ... More ▶︎

Eastern Hohonu River headwaters

Photograph • Distance: 8.2km away

This photo view is SE in to the heart of the Hohonu Range from about 4km up river of the ... More ▶︎

Three Hohonu Peaks

Photograph • Distance: 8.2km away

This picture was taken in March 2013 from the Hohonu Ridge tops east of Castle Hill. i.e. This photo is ... More ▶︎

Ascent to Dunns Creek Hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.2km away

On reaching the waterfalls in Dunns Creek, this slip on the true left must be climbed for 100m or-so before ... More ▶︎

Dunns Creek Hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.3km away

The marshes in the mid-reaches of Dunns Creek. Dunns Creek Hut is visi ble on the right: a wet spot! More ▶︎

View from Dunns Creek Hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.3km away

View from Dunns Creek Hut, early evening in April. More ▶︎

Dunns Creek Hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.3km away

Dunns Creek Hut, early evening in April. More ▶︎

Mid Taipo Hut to Dunns Creek Hut

Track • Medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 8.3km away

The more direct route from Mid Taipo to Dunns Creek, the alternative to heading all the way up Dunns Ck ... More ▶︎

Newton Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 8.3km away

Newton Saddle between Dunns Creek (hut) and Newton Creek (hut), Westland More ▶︎

Faultline on Mt Olson May 2013

Photograph • Distance: 8.4km away

This picture shows a fault line on the eastern side of Mt Olson (1603m) Mt Olson is a hill in ... More ▶︎

Historic Rock Bivvy, Hohonu Range

Photograph • Distance: 8.5km away

This snap shows a man made rock wall at the bivvy. I've displayed a few of the many relics found ... More ▶︎

Smart Creek Rock Bivvy, Hohonu Range

Rock bivouac • Distance: 8.5km away

A large rock in the head basin of Smart Creek. An historic bivvy that has been used since the 1890's. ... More ▶︎

Dillons Hut (new)

Photograph • Distance: 9.1km away

Dillons Hut (new), Taipo Valley, Westland More ▶︎

Descent to the Taipo Valley

Photograph • Distance: 9.2km away

Descent to the Taipo Valley from the Kelly Range, above Dillons Homestead / Hut More ▶︎

Tops route between Lower & Top Olderog bivs Jan 2010

Photograph • Distance: 9.4km away

This pic was taken from the summit of the McArthur Crags. The ridge running NE away from the viewers eye ... More ▶︎

Top Olderog biv Jan 2010

Photograph • Distance: 9.4km away

This biv is located on the TR in the headwaters of the main branch of Olderog Creek. It is well ... More ▶︎

Top Olderog biv

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 9.4km away

This biv was built by the NZFS in 1971. It is located on the TR in the headwaters of the ... More ▶︎

Hunts Creek

Photograph • Distance: 9.4km away

Barron Ridge is at left, and Hunts Ridge at right. Hunt Saddle is at bottom right and Kelly's Creek at ... More ▶︎

Newton Creek Hut from Arahura Pack track

Article • Distance: 9.5km away

Formerly overgrown forest service track that could have led to underuse of lovely hut in magical setting. More ▶︎

Newton Creek hut Dec 2011

Photograph • Distance: 9.6km away

This view of the hut looks SW. The hill in the background is Mt Newton which is on the opposite ... More ▶︎

Newton Creek Hut

Photograph • Distance: 9.6km away

Newton Creek Hut, Westland More ▶︎

Newton Creek Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 9.6km away

Newton Creek Hut (4 bunk, mattresses, stove, firewood, water) is a pleasant forestry hut beside Newton creek. It's drier and ... More ▶︎

Kelly Range - Hunts Saddle Circuit

Track • 2 – 3 days. Medium/hard. Loop track. • Distance: 9.6km away

A challenging circuit route traversing the Kelly Range and returning along Kelly's Creek. The direction described is the easiest option. More ▶︎

(Pihoihoi) - Pipit

Photograph • Distance: 9.6km away

Moaris used to mimick the pipits movements and use a tactic called Manukawhaki (decoy bird). They would pretend to retreat ... More ▶︎

Descent from Kelly Tops to Hunts Saddle and Return!

Photograph • Distance: 9.7km away

Masochistic mission involving at times 40 degrees gradients where the techniques of hanging off scrub and sliding to the next ... More ▶︎