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Kelly Range from Hunts Creek Track
Kelly Range - Hunts Saddle Circuit
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2 – 3 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: 527m away
A challenging circuit route traversing the Kelly Range and returning along Kelly's Creek. The direction described is the easiest option.
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Hunts Creek Hut
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Distance: 527m away
5-7 hours slog up Kellys Creek from the Otira highway, this little abode is welcome site after mud-jumping across Hunts ...
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Hunts Creek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 527m away
A small hut handsomely located at the edge of a tussock clearing on Hunts Creek, west of Otira.
Hunts Creek takes ...
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Harman Pass - Taipo River - Kelly Saddle
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3 – 5 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 527m away
A long journey through the west of Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Hunts Creek Track
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2 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 527m away
Rough travel to a small, tidy hut. Better walked as part of a circuit.
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Hunts Hut
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Distance: 527m away
A small but tidy hut located at the edge of a tussock clearing near Hunts Creek.
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Upper Hunts Creek
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Distance: 2.0km away
Upper Hunts Creek - valley head above the hut. Te pass to Dry Creek in the Taipo is up scree ...
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Descent from Kelly Tops to Hunts Saddle and Return!
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Distance: 2.2km away
Masochistic mission involving at times 40 degrees gradients where the techniques of hanging off scrub and sliding to the next ...
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Hunts Creek
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Distance: 3.0km away
Barron Ridge is at left, and Hunts Ridge at right. Hunt Saddle is at bottom right and Kelly's Creek at ...
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Below Kelly-Hunt Saddle
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Distance: 3.2km away
The Kelly below the Kelly-Hunt Saddle
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Mount Barron Route
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Distance: 3.7km away
Old trail leading up the the tussock tops of Mount Barron. A good benched track leads up to a rocky ...
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Mount Barron tops
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Distance: 3.7km away
The end of the marked track up Mount Barron.
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Barrack Creek Route
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Distance: 3.9km away
Goat Hill and Barrack Creek from Mount Barron. The route follows the spur to the true right of Barrack Creek.
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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 4.2km away
An aborted alpine traverse. Picton to West Cape, but aborted at Aspiring due to real world emergencies back home. Posted ...
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Dunns Creek
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Distance: 4.2km away
The lower Dunns Creek ascending from the Taipo to Dunns Creek Hut
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Waimakariri River-Rolleston River
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2 – 3 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 4.4km away
Alpine tramp over Waimakariri Col.
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Other Part of trail to Carrington Hut
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Distance: 4.4km away
the trail after a nice rain
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The Trail Klondyke Corner to Carrington Hu
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Distance: 4.4km away
view of the grassy trail before the riverbed becomes the trail.
The hut is still far here but it is behind ...
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Track Descent
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Distance: 4.4km away
The map shows the track crossing two small tributaries before heading sharply down to meet the main river. You may ...
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The Track Starts
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Distance: 4.4km away
After three or four scree/shrub combinations, where the gorge below opens out a little, keep an eye out for the ...
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Grass my Arse
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Distance: 4.4km away
Sections of alpine "herbs" break up the scree slopes high above the Rolleston River. There is no track through these ...
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Pick Your Path
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Distance: 4.4km away
Try to stay reasonably high above the river on the true left for the easiest route down and to avoid ...
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Top of Rolleston Valley
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Distance: 4.4km away
There are sporadic cairns down into the Rolleston Valley, but they can be difficult to pick out against the scree. ...
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At the top
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Distance: 4.4km away
If intending to cross over into the Rolleston from the Waimak, DON'T go over the actual Waimak Col (you'll see ...
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Route Planning
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Distance: 4.4km away
Checking the map for a route over the head of the Waimakariri Valley into the Rolleston Valley. Be aware in ...
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Kelly Tops, Dry Creek, Taipo Circuit
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Distance: 4.5km away
A 3 day circuit from 7 Mile Creek to the Kelly Tops, down to Hunts Saddle and then over Hunts ...
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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 2)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 4.6km away
One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village.
Otira Hotel ...
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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 1)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 4.6km away
One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village.
Otira Hotel to ...
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Dry Creek
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Distance: 4.6km away
Dry Creek - descending into the Taipo from it's 1700m saddle off Hunts Creek
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Mount Barron Route
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Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 4.7km away
Old access track onto the Mount Barron tussock tops.
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Goat Creek track to Mt Barron
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0 – 1 day. Hard. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 4.8km away
Overgrown and line is destroyed by recent slips.
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Dillons Hut (new)
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Distance: 4.9km away
Dillons Hut (new), Taipo Valley, Westland
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(Pihoihoi) - Pipit
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Distance: 5.0km away
Moaris used to mimick the pipits movements and use a tactic called Manukawhaki (decoy bird). They would pretend to retreat ...
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Mid Taipo hut June 2009
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Distance: 5.1km away
An ex NZFS hut that was built in 1973. In the 70's it was known as "New Mid Taipo" because ...
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Mid Taipo hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 5.1km away
An ex NZFS hut that was built in 1973. In the 70's it was known as "New Mid Taipo" because ...
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Mid Taipo Hut to Dunns Creek Hut
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Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 5.1km away
The more direct route from Mid Taipo to Dunns Creek, the alternative to heading all the way up Dunns Ck ...
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Lake Kaniere - Otira
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Distance: 5.1km away
from the north end of Lake Kaniere, along the west shore to the Styx river. East along the Styx to ...
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Descent to the Taipo Valley
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Distance: 5.2km away
Descent to the Taipo Valley from the Kelly Range, above Dillons Homestead / Hut
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Ascent to Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 5.3km away
On reaching the waterfalls in Dunns Creek, this slip on the true left must be climbed for 100m or-so before ...
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Taipo River
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Distance: 5.5km away
Lower Taipo river valley from the Kelly Range above Dillons Hut
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Taipo River above Dillons Hut
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Distance: 5.5km away
Taipo River above Dillons Hut, Westland
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Dillons Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 5.5km away
The New Dillons Hut (sleeps 10, stove, tank water) lies in the middle reaches of the Taipo valley, 10 minutes ...
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Philistine Bluffs
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Distance: 5.8km away
Decending the bluffs - not a forgiving place to loose your footing- there have been deaths here.
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Philistine Bluffs
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Distance: 5.8km away
Decending the bluffs - not a forgiving place to loose your footing- there have been deaths here.
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Mt Philistine
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1 day. Medium/hard. Return via same track.
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Distance: 5.8km away
Moderate to hard daytrip in Arthurs Pass.
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Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 6.1km away
The marshes in the mid-reaches of Dunns Creek. Dunns Creek Hut is visi ble on the right: a wet spot!
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View from Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 6.1km away
View from Dunns Creek Hut, early evening in April.
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Dillon's Hut (historic)
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Distance: 6.1km away
Dillon's Hut (historic), in the Taipo Valley
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Dillons Hut (historic)
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Distance: 6.1km away
Dillons Hut (historic), in the Taipo Valley
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Dillon's Homestead (historic)
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 5.
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Distance: 6.1km away
Dillon's Homestead(historic) (5 beds, fireplace, tank & stream water, fiirewood available) is a well built, well restored hut in the ...
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Dunns Creek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 6.1km away
Dunns Creek Hut (4 bunks, stove, limited dry firewood, tank & creek water, mattresses). The hut sits at the back ...
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Kellys Range & beyond from Kellys Hill July 2011
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Distance: 6.3km away
This pic looking SW from Kellys Hill was taken before this weeks heavy snowfalls. The dip in the foreground is ...
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Arthur's Pass
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Distance: 6.3km away
Arthiur's pass and the viaduct viewed from the Kelly Creek to Carroll's Hut track.
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Carroll Hut
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Distance: 6.3km away
This newly renovated hut sits on a pretty tussock plateau on the Kelly Range.
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Carroll Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 6.3km away
A small, tidy hut just above the treeline on the Kelly Range. Recently renovated with new cladding and new windows. ...
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Kelly Range
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1 – 2 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 6.3km away
A brief climb up to Carroll Hut on the tops at the northern edge of Arthur's Pass National Park. Magnificent ...
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Carroll Memorial Hut
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Distance: 6.3km away
Situated on Kelly Saddle, Carroll Hut has stunning views across to Arthur's Pass.
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Catching the dawn on the Kelly range
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Distance: 6.3km away
The morning light on the Kelly range before it reaches the valley with Arthurs Pass
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Track amongst gold workings Taipo River
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Distance: 6.3km away
This photo shows a section of the Seven Mile Creek to Kelly Range tops track that passes amongst old alluvial ...
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Kelly Range views over Kelly Ck
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Distance: 6.4km away
Moving southward above Carroll hut on the Kelly Range.
Descending the range to Hunts saddle and returning by Kellys Creek resulted ...
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Dunns Creek
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Distance: 6.6km away
Dunns Creek, rough scrub on the ascent to Newton Saddle
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Kellys Saddle
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Distance: 6.8km away
Kellys Saddle - a tussock saddle between the Otira and Taipo near Carroll Hut
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Arthur's Pass National Park
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National Park. 1145.00km2.
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Distance: 6.8km away
This alpine park straddles the Main Divide of the Southern Alps, with dry beech forests in the east and damp ...
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Kelly Shelter (Removed)
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Removed!
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Distance: 6.8km away
Kelly shelter is a roadside shelter on the Arthur's Pass road, at the base of Kelly's Creek and the track ...
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Philistine / Warnock's Bluffs
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Distance: 6.8km away
The normal route up Philistine from the road ascends through this line of bluffs. When there is no snow, the ...
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7 Mile Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (PVT). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 6.8km away
This hut is on private land and both have been bought by someone who has improved access to 7 Mile ...
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Seven Mile hut Jan 2008
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Distance: 6.8km away
Well it is a surprise that this hut is still there. A while back I read that DOC had removed ...
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Cockayne Nature Walk
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 6.9km away
A short loop in forest near Kelly's Creek, Otira.
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Cockayne Nature Walk
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Distance: 6.9km away
Short walk in rich forest near Kellys Creek, Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Head of the Rolleston River, just below Pt2000
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Distance: 7.0km away
Taken while traversing slopes high in the Rolleston river. Shows the snow slope used to access the first col north ...
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Taipo River track to Julia Hut
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Distance: 7.0km away
Taipo River track to Julia Hut - above Dry Creek
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Old Julia Hut
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Distance: 7.1km away
Old Julia Hut after refurbishment in February 2014.
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Mount Barron
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Distance: 7.2km away
Mount Barron from the Death's Corner lookout. The route follows the far edge of the obvious slip. The steep bluffs ...
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Otira Valley
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Easy. Return via same track.
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Distance: 7.2km away
A short, pretty walk into an alpine environment. A variety of alpine flowers in summer.
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Kellys Hill
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Distance: 7.5km away
1400m above, looking NW from Kellys Hill, APNP.
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Mt Pfeifer etc from Kellys Hill July 2011
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Distance: 7.5km away
This photo was taken from near the broadcasting repeaters on top of Kellys Hill which is the hill immediately north ...
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View south from Mt Tara Tama
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Distance: 7.6km away
This photo shows a large expanse of Westland back country and some peaks on the Canterbury side of the main ...
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Mt Rolleston - Otira Face
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Distance: 8.0km away
The best known peak in Arthurs Pass national park. The Otira Face as seen here from Mt Philistine is often ...
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Scottys biv Jan 2010
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Distance: 8.1km away
A seldom walked to biv in a nice spot in the head basin of Scottys Creek a Taipo River tributary. ...
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Scottys biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 8.1km away
A seldom walked to biv in a nice spot in the head basin of Scottys Creek a Taipo River tributary. ...
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Newton Saddle
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Distance: 8.1km away
Newton Saddle between Dunns Creek (hut) and Newton Creek (hut), Westland
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Mt Philistine Traverse
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1 day. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 8.2km away
A classic mountain traverse in Arthurs Pass National Park, includes climbing steep scree, bluffs, rock and snow. An ice axe ...
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Lake Misery Track
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Distance: 8.2km away
Short connector track that crosses the Main Divide of the Southern Alps.
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Rangi-Taipo Traverse from Taipo Access 4WD track
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Distance: 8.3km away
10 hour untracked traverse though unpleasant nearly impenetrable vegetation culminating in glorious ascent to Rangi-Taipo and descent via overgrown but ...
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Lake Misery Track
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Distance: 8.3km away
Small rockpile on the Lake Misery Track.
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Crow Glacier, Mt Rolleston
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Distance: 8.5km away
Crow glacier and Mt Rolleston. taken April 1969.
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Dobson Nature Walk
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Easy. One way.
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Distance: 8.5km away
A short walk on the Main Divide of the Southern Alps, offering alpine flora and panoramic views.
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Above Waimakariri Falls
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Distance: 8.6km away
Looking down the valley from high under Waimak Col. Spot the hut? (just left of the river - the new ...
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Waimakariri Falls Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (Canterbury Mountaineering Club). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.9km away
Located in the Waimakariri headwaters at 1300m, just above the top falls. Built 1960, and refurbished 2005.
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Scottys Saddle Jan 2010
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Distance: 9.0km away
You can see this saddle from Scottys biv. It is about a 20 - 30 minute climb to the west.
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Tarn on Tara Tama Range
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Distance: 9.0km away
This Westland range has many nice tarns. This is one of the nicer ones IMO. It is situated on the ...
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Dobson Nature Walk
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Distance: 9.0km away
Stroll through an alpine herbfield scattered with massive boulders, Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Walks Around Arthur's Pass
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Distance: 9.1km away
A variety of both easy and more challenging walks are available around Arthur's Pass village and the nearby pass.
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SI Bush Robin in Old Julia hut April 2013
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Distance: 9.2km away
For the second time in about a month a bush robin has spent time in a hut that I've been ...
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inside old julia
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Distance: 9.2km away
a classic view of the interior of a classic hut. Note the hand hewn locally sourced timbers.
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"Old" Julia hut Feb 2009
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Distance: 9.2km away
Close to the "New" Julia hut near the confluence of Julia & Mary Creeks where they join to form the ...
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"Old" Julia hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 9.2km away
Close to the "New" Julia hut near the confluence of Julia & Mary Creeks where they join to form the ...
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Julia Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 9.3km away
Standard DOC hut at the confluence of Julia and Mary Creeks where they meet the Taipo River. Good hot pools ...
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Julia Hut
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Distance: 9.3km away
Standard DOC hut at the confluence of the Julia & Taipo rivers.
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Rocky Creek Bivvy
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 9.4km away
Located on a small forested flat on Rocky Creek, north of the Tara Tama Range. This hut is very easily ...
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Griffin Creek - Rocky Creek
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 9.4km away
An isolated circuit west of Arthur's Pass along lightly used tracks and rocky riverbeds that are home to blue ducks.
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Rocky Creek Biv
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Distance: 9.4km away
A little hut situated on a discreet terrace.
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Rocky Creek / Griffin Creek
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 9.4km away
2 day circuit in luxurious west coast bush with short above the bushline tussock section. 2 huts, Griffin Hut is ...
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Mt Rolleston- Low Peak (via Rome ridge)
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Medium/hard.
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Distance: 9.5km away
Track starts off at SH73 (Coral track). Steep ascent through the bush line on a marked track leading you up ...
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Bealey Chasm and Valley
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Easy/medium.
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Distance: 9.8km away
A excellent short walk in the autumn or spring with wonderful views of rolleston glacier
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Rome Ridge - Avalanche Peak Traverse
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1 day. Medium. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 9.8km away
Climb up Rome Ridge towards Mount Rolleston to traverse the ridge between it and Avalanche Peak.
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Mingha River-Deception River
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2 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 9.9km away
Goat Pass Track. Alpine track over a pass between two river valleys.
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Temple Basin Ski Field
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Distance: 10.0km away
Taken a little past the ski huts, November 2012
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Temple Basin
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Easy/medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 10.0km away
A steepish climb through alpine meadows to the Temple Basin skifield
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