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Striking limestone formations of Castle Hill
DOC sign
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Distance: 894m away
Kura Tawhiti Conservation Area is the karst landscape also known as Castle Hill, located on the road between Porter's and ...
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Hog's Back Track
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Easy. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 2.4km away
https://www.craigieburntrails.org.nz/tracks/hogs-back-track/
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Broken River Hut via Cave Stream
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Distance: 3.7km away
Alternative route to Broken River Hut. Land owners' permission needed.
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Prebble Hill (902m)
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Distance: 3.9km away
Red Peak (1853m), The Gap, and Castle Hill Peak (1998m) behind.
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Mt Plenty, Ghost Creek Circuit
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Distance: 4.2km away
A day trip involving a 700 m climb then descending a creek with 2 challenging sidles past waterfalls.
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Cave Stream
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Medium. One way (about 5 mins walk from end to end).
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Distance: 4.7km away
An exciting walk through a twisty limestone cave near Castle Hill.
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Hogs Back Circuit
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 5.2km away
Great views of the Cass basin and surrounding mountain ranges.
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Hogs Back Circuit
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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 ...
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Castle Hill Peak
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Distance: 5.6km away
Straightforward alpine walk with great views.
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Castle Hill
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Distance: 5.7km away
not much of a tramp, but worth a look. Flock hill.
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Kowai/Castle Hill Peak/Porters Pass Circuit
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Distance: 5.7km away
Circuit of the above. Can be done as a day trip or in our case, 2 days broken by a ...
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Torlesse Range Feb 2014
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Distance: 6.0km away
This photo is taken from slightly uphill of & beside the John Hayward Memorial Hut (Kowai Hut) in the Kowai ...
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Foggy Peak
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Distance: 6.6km away
The climb up Foggy Peak follows Foggy Peak Ridge from the Porter's Pass road summit (visible lower right) to a ...
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Foggy Peak
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Easy/medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 6.6km away
A short walk from Porter's Pass to a peak with good views at the southern end of the Torlesse Range.
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The Big Ben Range from Foggy Pk
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Distance: 6.6km away
Looking across Porters Pass in the Canterbury high country.
Kowai Forest is a very accessible point from which to explore the ...
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Mt Enys - Finally!
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Distance: 6.7km away
An account of our 4 attempts to climb Mt Enys directly via Deadman Spur.
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Trig M
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Easy. Return via same track.
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Distance: 8.0km away
An easy climb through subalpine scrub to a windy summit.
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Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park
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Conservation Park. 210.00km2.
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Distance: 8.1km away
This park incorporates the Torlesse and Big Ben Ranges either side of Porter's Pass. The Torlesse Gap is a prominent ...
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Craigieburn Shelter campsite
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Basic Campsite (DOC). 20 spaces.
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Distance: 8.2km away
Popular campsite on the banks of Cave Stream in Craigieburn Forest Park, with a number of easy walking tracks nearby. ...
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Helicopter Hill Circuit
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Easy/medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 8.2km away
This circuit in Craigieburn Forest Park knits together several different tracks, and visits the summit of Helicopter Hill (1256m).
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Camp Saddle / Lyndon Saddle circuit
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Distance: 8.4km away
A loop in Craigieburn Forest Park, leading up onto a spur of the Craigieburn Range.
This route leads up the Broken ...
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Foggy Peak
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Distance: 8.4km away
From near point 1170, Porter's Pass, July 2009.
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Red Hill (1641m)
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Distance: 8.7km away
This hill just east of Lake Coleridge is a good day walk. Viewed from near Trig M, Porter's Pass.
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Black Hill (2067m)
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Distance: 8.7km away
Just south of Lake Coleridge. Viewed from Trig M near Porter's Pass.
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View of Torlesse Gap from the west
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Distance: 8.7km away
The well recognised landmark on the Torlesse Range can easily be seen from the top of Broken Hill in the ...
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Mt Torlesse
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1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 9.2km away
Noteworthy peak east of Porters Pass.
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Double Crossing of Craigieburn Range
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Distance: 9.2km away
Queens Birthday weekend trip, combined with scenic tour down the Harper to Mystery Tarn, on the Clay Range.
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Complete and Final Version of Craigieburn Double Crossing
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Distance: 9.2km away
Double crossing of the Craigieburn Range from Hogs Back MTB trail over to Hamilton Hut, then return via Mt Cheeseman ...
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Mount Wall
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Distance: 9.3km away
A circuit from the Broken River locked gate up onto the Craigieburn Range, along to Mount Wall, and down. Points ...
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Craigieburn Forest Park
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Conservation Park. 441.65km2.
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Distance: 9.4km away
A small park south of Arthur's Pass National Park including a series of ski fields. Highest point: 2141m (Mt Avoca).
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Beech flowers
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Distance: 9.4km away
Bright red mountain beech flowers on Helicopter Hill, Craigieburn Forest.
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John Hayward Memorial Hut Feb 2014
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Distance: 9.4km away
Also known as Kowai hut but not to be confused with Kowhai hut in the Kaikoura area near Mt Fyffe. ...
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John Hayward Memorial Hut
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Private hut (NA). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 9.4km away
Also known as Kowai hut but not to be confused with Kowhai hut in the Kaikoura area near Mt Fyffe. ...
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Lake Lyndon from Trig M
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Distance: 9.5km away
Beyond is Mount Lyndon and the Craigieburn Range.
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Red Hill from Trig M
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Distance: 9.5km away
Red Hill (1641m) is the highest peak to the right. The Lyndon Road winds past Lake Lyndon to Lake Coleridge ...
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Helicopter Hill
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Distance: 9.6km away
From Lyndon Saddle, the climb to the small summit is quick and easy (1256m).
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