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Rees Vally

Haast to The Divide

Haast to The Divide

Andrew Barker's traverse 2009. From Pleasant Flat in the Haast to The Divide via Mt Aspiring National Park.   More ▶︎

Matukituki to Paradise by roads less travelled

A rough, tough crossing from Raspberry Flat (Aspiring Road, Wanaka) to the Earnslaw Burn (Glenorchy-Paradise road) via Shotover Saddle, Lochnagar, ...   More ▶︎
Dart Valley

Dart Valley

Sleepy Hollow Pass route (Caples to Dart)

Sleepy Hollow Pass route (Caples to Dart)

The Sleepy Hollow pass route from the mid-Caples to the Dart Valley. This can be combined with either a walk ...   More ▶︎
McIntosh Hut (Mac's Hut)

McIntosh Hut (Mac's Hut)

Scheelite miners' hut high on Mount McIntosh, dated around 1915.   More ▶︎
McIntosh hut

McIntosh hut

McIntosh hut. Mt Earnslaw in background. taken Sept 2015   More ▶︎
Whakaari Conservation Area

Whakaari Conservation Area

Mountains east of Glenorchy, dotted with scheelite miners' huts and relics.   More ▶︎
McIntyre Hut

McIntyre Hut

Corrugated iron miners' hut dating from the 1960s.   More ▶︎
McIntyre hut

McIntyre hut

McIntyre hut. taken Sept 2015   More ▶︎
Scott Creek

Scott Creek

Scott Creek from the Routeburn Road Bridge.   More ▶︎
Scott Saddle route (Dart to Caples)

Scott Saddle route (Dart to Caples)

This route crosses the easiest pass from the Dart to Caples Valleys, via Scott Creek, Scott Saddle and Kay Creek ...   More ▶︎

Not The Routeburn

A six-passes, seven catchments trip through the Humboldt Mountains from Glenorchy to The Divide. Note that for access from Double Barrel ...   More ▶︎

Glenorchy Lagoon

Stroll along boardwalks through this lagoon occupying an old bend of the Rees River. The lagoon is dominated by willows, ...   More ▶︎

Buckler Burn Forks Hut (Delapidated)

This old miners' hut is located at the confluence of Wallers Creek with the Buckler Burn.   More ▶︎
Paradise Road Glenorchy, New Zealand, Fiordland, April 2018

Paradise Road Glenorchy, New Zealand, Fiordland, April 2018

Paradise Road Glenorchy, New Zealand, Fiordland, April 2018   More ▶︎
rees valley

rees valley

pleasant walk up the rees valley. the track gets a bit swampy at the start and then a few avalance ...   More ▶︎
Jean Hut

Jean Hut

Historic miners' hut clad in flattened iron drums. It features a series of rocks suspended from the roof to hold ...   More ▶︎
Jean hut

Jean hut

Jean hut. taken Sept 2015   More ▶︎
Jean hut roof

Jean hut roof

Jean hut roof detail. taken Sept 2015   More ▶︎
Heather Jock Hut

Heather Jock Hut

A gentle climb through a mining area to a small hut with panoramic mountain views.   More ▶︎
Goat kid

Goat kid

Near Jean Hut, Mount Alaska. This young goat was dozing comfortably in the sun, and quite confused about whether or ...   More ▶︎
Heather Jock Hut

Heather Jock Hut

A small miner's hut high on Mount Alaska, near Glenorchy. This little-used hut combines easy access with spectacular panoramic views ...   More ▶︎
Morning view from Heather Jock Hut.

Morning view from Heather Jock Hut.

From left: Tooth Peak 2061m near the Greenstone River mounth, Mount Judah 1416m (foreground), Bold Peak 2118m and Mount Bonpland ...   More ▶︎
Dusk, near Heather Jock Hut

Dusk, near Heather Jock Hut

Looking northwest, toward the Cosmos Peaks and Mount Earnslaw.   More ▶︎
Heather Jock Hut

Heather Jock Hut

Wrestling with the sticky door, August 2008.   More ▶︎
Heather Jock Hut

Heather Jock Hut

The view through the hut door.   More ▶︎
Heather Jock Hut

Heather Jock Hut

August evening with Mount McIntosh in the background.   More ▶︎
Five Passes via Lake Nerine and North Col

Five Passes via Lake Nerine and North Col

A classic tramp north of the Routeburn. Rather than exit via the Rockburn, we extended the trip through Lake Nerine ...   More ▶︎
Five Passes

Five Passes

A classic trip starting and finishing at the Routeburn road. The five passes are; Sugarloaf pass, Park pass, Cow saddle, Fiery ...   More ▶︎
Lake Sylvan

Lake Sylvan

A short forest walk to a tranquil lake.   More ▶︎
Toilet at Heather Jock Hut

Toilet at Heather Jock Hut

This long drop toilet forms part of a scenic view from Heather Jock Hut. The axle and remains of a solid ...   More ▶︎
Heather Jock Hut

Heather Jock Hut

A spectacular location above Glenorchy where the old time Sheelite miners used to toil away. Reached via a track from ...   More ▶︎
Rees - Dart

Rees - Dart

Starting at Muddy Creek, this track heads up the Rees River to the head of the valley with a short ...   More ▶︎
Aspiring - Rees

Aspiring - Rees

Starting at Raspberry Flat, this track passes Mt Aspiring Hut in the West Matukituki Valley and then climbs steeply to ...   More ▶︎
Rees-Dart Track

Rees-Dart Track

Alpine circuit along two river valleys at the head of Lake Wakatipu.   More ▶︎
Descent to Glacier Burn

Descent to Glacier Burn

The final descent to Glacier Burn from pt1731, on the route from the Caples valley via Sleepy Hollow.   More ▶︎
Glacier burn - ascent to sleepy hollow pass

Glacier burn - ascent to sleepy hollow pass

From Glacier Burn to Sleepy Hollow pass: route leaves the Glacier Burn track and climbs this scree gully on the ...   More ▶︎
Bonnie Jean hut

Bonnie Jean hut

Bonnie Jean hut. taken Sept 2015   More ▶︎
Bonnie Jean hut interior

Bonnie Jean hut interior

Bonnie Jean hut interior. taken Sept 2015   More ▶︎
Boozer Hut

Boozer Hut

An historic hut named for a notorious 1930s scheelite miner. The hut is clad in flattened steel drums, and contains ...   More ▶︎
Bonnie Jean Hut

Bonnie Jean Hut

Built in 1943, this hut near Bonnie Jean Mine is preserved as an on-site museum. It features an old tractor ...   More ▶︎
Boozer hut

Boozer hut

Boozer hut. taken Sept 2015   More ▶︎