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Beech flowers

Photograph • Distance: 565m away

Bright red mountain beech flowers on Helicopter Hill, Craigieburn Forest. More ▶︎

Helicopter Hill Circuit

Track • Easy/medium. Loop track. • Distance: 572m away

This circuit in Craigieburn Forest Park knits together several different tracks, and visits the summit of Helicopter Hill (1256m). More ▶︎

Craigieburn Forest Park

Place • Conservation Park. 441.65km². • Distance: 624m away

A small park south of Arthur's Pass National Park including a series of ski fields. Highest point: 2141m (Mt Avoca). More ▶︎

Helicopter Hill

Photograph • Distance: 745m away

From Lyndon Saddle, the climb to the small summit is quick and easy (1256m). More ▶︎

Craigieburn Shelter campsite

Campsite • Basic Campsite (DOC). 20 spaces. • Distance: 893m away

Popular campsite on the banks of Cave Stream in Craigieburn Forest Park, with a number of easy walking tracks nearby. ... More ▶︎

Camp Saddle / Lyndon Saddle circuit

GPX file • Distance: 1.1km away

A loop in Craigieburn Forest Park, leading up onto a spur of the Craigieburn Range. This route leads up the Broken ... More ▶︎

Camp Saddle / Lyndon Saddle spur

Photograph • Distance: 1.3km away

Scree slope leading down to Lyndon Saddle and Helicopter Hill. Over the highway is the yellow Broken Hill, with the ... More ▶︎

Mount Wall

GPX file • Distance: 1.9km away

A circuit from the Broken River locked gate up onto the Craigieburn Range, along to Mount Wall, and down. Points ... More ▶︎

Camp Saddle / Lyndon Saddle spur

Photograph • Distance: 2.4km away

Once up on Camp Saddle, it's a straightforward ridge cruise following the arc to the left. More ▶︎

Camp Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 2.7km away

The view south, down Camp Stream, Craigieburn Range. More ▶︎

Mount Wall

Photograph • Distance: 3.8km away

1874m peak on the Craigieburn Range. The Broken River Ski Club occupies the valley to the right. More ▶︎

Mount Wall, Craigieburn Range

Track • 1 day. Medium/hard. Return by the same track. • Distance: 3.8km away

Day walk to a summit overlooking the Broken River Ski Area. More ▶︎

Dawn, Craigieburn Range.

Photograph • Distance: 4.2km away

Broken River Ski Area in summer. More ▶︎

Castle Hill

Photograph • Distance: 4.2km away

not much of a tramp, but worth a look. Flock hill. More ▶︎

Cave Stream

Track • Medium. One way (about 5 mins walk from end to end). • Distance: 4.3km away

An exciting walk through a twisty limestone cave near Castle Hill. More ▶︎

View of Torlesse Gap from the west

Photograph • Distance: 4.6km away

The well recognised landmark on the Torlesse Range can easily be seen from the top of Broken Hill in the ... More ▶︎

Hogs Back Circuit

Track • Easy. Loop track. • Distance: 5.2km away

Great views of the Cass basin and surrounding mountain ranges. More ▶︎

Hogs Back Circuit

Photograph • Distance: 5.2km away

A variation of the Hogsback mountain bike track. The mtb track is roughly marked as s-d-c-t. The walking circuit is ... More ▶︎

Cass Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 5.5km away

Looking across the Cass Saddle from ridge on North Side. More ▶︎

Bush toilet

Photograph • Distance: 5.5km away

I found this toilet when I was camping at the start of the Cass saddle track and thought it would ... More ▶︎

Cass-Lagoon Saddle

Track • 2 days. Medium. One way. • Distance: 5.5km away

This classic route from Cass to Cora Lynn Road circles the Black Range to form an open loop, and a ... More ▶︎

Cass Saddle

Track • 1 day. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 5.5km away

From the car park at the east end of the Cass road bridge, follow the vehicle track next to the ... More ▶︎

Cass-Lagoon Saddle

GPX file • Distance: 5.6km away

Cass Lagoon Saddle Loop over two days More ▶︎

Complete and Final Version of Craigieburn Double Crossing

Article • Distance: 5.7km away

Double crossing of the Craigieburn Range from Hogs Back MTB trail over to Hamilton Hut, then return via Mt Cheeseman ... More ▶︎

Double Crossing of Craigieburn Range

Photograph • Distance: 5.7km away

Queens Birthday weekend trip, combined with scenic tour down the Harper to Mystery Tarn, on the Clay Range. More ▶︎

Cass Saddle Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.9km away

Cass Saddle Hut, when I arrived, then, the morning after... More ▶︎

Cass Saddle Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.9km away

... Heavy summer snow on New Year's Eve! More ▶︎

Cass Saddle Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 5.9km away

An old Forest Service hut on the Cass-Lagoon Saddle Track, built in 1953. The hut is located just below the ... More ▶︎

Broken River Hut via Cave Stream

GPX file • Distance: 5.9km away

Alternative route to Broken River Hut. Land owners' permission needed. More ▶︎

Cave Stream

Photograph • Distance: 6.2km away

Limestone jumble just downstream of the cave. More ▶︎

Prebble Hill (902m)

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km away

Red Peak (1853m), The Gap, and Castle Hill Peak (1998m) behind. More ▶︎

Erosion on Broken River

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km away

Just downstream of Cave Stream. More ▶︎

Hog's Back Track

Track • Easy. Return by the same track. • Distance: 6.7km away

https://www.craigieburntrails.org.nz/tracks/hogs-back-track/ More ▶︎

Kammeis, Ice needles

Photograph • Distance: 7.0km away

These are ice needles that form under little stones and pieces of dirt and lift them up perpendicular to the ... More ▶︎

inside Hamilton hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.9km away

The inside of Hamilton hut. More ▶︎

Hamilton Hut

Hut • Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20. • Distance: 7.9km away

A large hut on the Cass-Lagoon Saddle Track. The hut is well situated on a terrace above the wide Hamilton ... More ▶︎

Hamilton Hut - Dec 2009

Photograph • Distance: 7.9km away

Exterior shot of Hamilton Hut in December 2009. More ▶︎

Hamilton hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.9km away

Hamilton hut, 20 bunks and very cosy. Loads of sandflies but well equipped with nets on the doors to keep ... More ▶︎

DOC sign

Photograph • Distance: 8.5km away

Kura Tawhiti Conservation Area is the karst landscape also known as Castle Hill, located on the road between Porter's and ... More ▶︎

Striking limestone formations of Castle Hill

Photograph • Distance: 8.9km away

Known as Kura Tawhiti to Ngāi Tahu, this is an area of historic significance, with rock drawings hidden amongst the ... More ▶︎