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Manapouri Circle Track

Manapouri Circle Track

I walked the track clockwise in November. Along the beach my GPS did some jumps, but the track is very ...   More ▶︎
Manapouri Circle Track

Manapouri Circle Track

Track goes through beech forest and along the Manapouri Lake and Waiau River. The track is well marked and cleared ...   More ▶︎
beech forest on Manapouri Circle Track

beech forest on Manapouri Circle Track

Photo taken on the climb to the top of the ridge   More ▶︎
Hope Arm and Monument

Hope Arm and Monument

View from the top of the ridge of the Manapouri Circle track   More ▶︎
Mt Titiroa

Mt Titiroa

seen from the ridge at the highest point of the Manapouri Circle track   More ▶︎
Kepler Track

Kepler Track

Popular loop track providing access to the mountains around Lake Te Anau.   More ▶︎
Supper Cove at Dusky Sound

Supper Cove at Dusky Sound

Just a short scramble from the hut is a large rock (from which this photo was taken) which makes a ...   More ▶︎
Supper Cove Hut

Supper Cove Hut

Supper Cove Hut. Taken 29-Jan-2007.   More ▶︎
Supper Cove Hut

Supper Cove Hut

Supper Cove Hut. Taken 29-Jan-2007   More ▶︎
Supper Cove Hut

Supper Cove Hut

On the Dusky Track.   More ▶︎
beach at Manapouri Lake

beach at Manapouri Lake

there are several sandy beaches on the last part of the Circle Track   More ▶︎
Back Valley Hut

Back Valley Hut

photo taken on a sunny January day with almost no sandflies   More ▶︎
Back Valley Hut

Back Valley Hut

A hut just south of Lake Manapouri.   More ▶︎
Dusky Track

Dusky Track

This journey explores the glacial valleys and mountains of Fiordland from Lake Hauroko to Lake Manapouri, visiting Dusky Sound along ...   More ▶︎
'Down in the Valley Below..."

'Down in the Valley Below..."

Hanging Valley from the switchbacks above. (Kepler Track)   More ▶︎
Beech Forest

Beech Forest

Ancient, mossy, soaking wet Beech trees on the descent into the Iris Burn valley. My camera lens were wet(... yeah ...   More ▶︎
Great Walks Information

Great Walks Information

The DOC Great Walks are a set of premium tramping tracks throughout New Zealand.   More ▶︎
Waiau River

Waiau River

A view up the Waiau River, to what I believe is Cone Peak.   More ▶︎
The Iris Burn Valley Pt.2

The Iris Burn Valley Pt.2

View up the Iris Burn valley, towards Iris Burn Waterfall.   More ▶︎
The Iris Burn Valley Pt.1

The Iris Burn Valley Pt.1

View up the valley, Spire Peak on the right, 1112m unnamed peak at extreme left.   More ▶︎
Iris Burn Valley

Iris Burn Valley

A pretty little snow-fed stream in the Iris Burn valley   More ▶︎
Luxmoore saddle

Luxmoore saddle

The ridgeline that the Kepler track hugs before it plunges to the Iris Burn valley below. It was pretty cold ...   More ▶︎
Kepler Track

Kepler Track

Lakeview Holiday Park, Te Anau

Lakeview Holiday Park, Te Anau

I know it's commercial, but this little beaut is well worth staying in. It's about 5 min walk out of ...   More ▶︎
The track is booked out? Try TrekWatch.net

The track is booked out? Try TrekWatch.net

SMS texts directly to your cellphone when a place becomes available. Free of charge!   More ▶︎

Te Anau

A town on the banks of Lake Te Anau, the South Island's largest lake. The town is close to Fiordland ...   More ▶︎

Brod Bay campsite

Campsite in beech forest on the shoreline of Lake Te Anau.   More ▶︎
Manapouri sunset

Manapouri sunset

Beautiful sunset at the shore of Lake Manapouri after coming out of the Dusky track   More ▶︎
Hope Arm Hut

Hope Arm Hut

Hope Arm Hut is nestled behind the sandy shores of Hope Arm, Lake Manapouri. An amazing spot with great a ...   More ▶︎
Lake Rakatu

Lake Rakatu

Lake Rakatu, Fiordland National Park. Three and a half hours walk from Pearl Harbour, Manapouri. A Great spot for anglers.   More ▶︎
Hope Arm Hut

Hope Arm Hut

Hope Arm, Lake Manapouri. Three hours walk from Pearl Harbour, Manapouri.   More ▶︎
Kepler Track

Kepler Track

First of the possible trailends for the Kepler Track, at Rainbow Reach.   More ▶︎
Bushline

Bushline

November on the Kepler. Forced to return to Control Gates due to snow conditions between Luxmore and Iris Burn Huts.   More ▶︎

Shallow Bay

Short and easy day or overnight walk to a hut just off the Kepler Track.   More ▶︎
Swingbridge on the Kepler Track

Swingbridge on the Kepler Track

The swingbridge crossed on the last day of the Kepler Track.   More ▶︎
Motorau Hut

Motorau Hut

A view of Motorau hut (on Lake Manapouri) as you leave it to finish the Kepler Track.   More ▶︎
Moturau Hut

Moturau Hut

Moturau Hut is an ugly big barn in a clearing by Lake Manapouri built to house smelly tourists on the ...   More ▶︎
Moturau Hut

Moturau Hut

Mt Luxmore Hut

Mt Luxmore Hut

On the Kepler track.   More ▶︎
DoC Humour

DoC Humour

Found at the Luxmore Hut, the tanks at the end of the hut are part of the sewage system...   More ▶︎
Shallow Bay Hut

Shallow Bay Hut

Basically a big shed on the sandy shores of misty Manapouri. Situated beneath tall trees, it would be idyllic except ...   More ▶︎
Shallow Bay Hut

Shallow Bay Hut

A prime spot in winter when the mountain backdrop is covered in snow, reflected in Lake Manapouri. This was our ...   More ▶︎

Hidden Lakes

Short walk past a series of lakes. Water access only.   More ▶︎
Murchison Mountains

Murchison Mountains

A late August shot of the snow covered mountains across South Fiord from near the Mt Luxmore hut.   More ▶︎
Kepler Track

Kepler Track

Kepler Track between the Hanging Valley & Forest Burn Shelters, Sept 16, 2006   More ▶︎
Loch Maree Treestumps

Loch Maree Treestumps

The loch is full of drowned treestumps, which should they start dissapearing (due to the loch flooding), is a good ...   More ▶︎
Luxmore Hut

Luxmore Hut

Luxmore hut... isn't it beautiful. Really cosy and toasty warm inside... best place in the world on a cold, damp ...   More ▶︎
Mt Luxmore in August

Mt Luxmore in August

Taken from Point 1402, good snow conditions made for an easy crossing from Luxmores summit to here via the Eastern ...   More ▶︎
More Loch Maree treestumps

More Loch Maree treestumps

2 days of no rain can certainly cause the loch water level to drop, revealing a sea of treestumps.   More ▶︎
Loch Maree Hut

Loch Maree Hut

On the Dusky track.   More ▶︎
Loch Maree Hut

Loch Maree Hut

Loch Maree Hut. Taken 30-Jan-2007.   More ▶︎
Murchison Mountains

Murchison Mountains

A view up the valley seperating Mt. Owen and Black Cone, from a point perhaps 30 minutes out of Luxmoore ...   More ▶︎
Kepler Track

Kepler Track

view from the first day of the track, after leaving the bushline behind   More ▶︎
Mt Luxmoore trig

Mt Luxmoore trig

View over Lake Wanaka from Mt Luxmoore trig - a short detour on the Kepler Track. Sometimes what you don't ...   More ▶︎
Misty Morning Reflections at Lake Te Anau

Misty Morning Reflections at Lake Te Anau

Its possible to walk from downtown Te Anau to the start of the Kepler track where along the way you ...   More ▶︎
Seaforth River Valley

Seaforth River Valley

Looking North up the valley from above the bushline above Loch Maree, Tripod Hill is the large bushcovered hill slightly ...   More ▶︎
Loch Maree

Loch Maree

Taken from above the bushline just before the epic descent down to the valley floor begins (700 verticle metres almost ...   More ▶︎