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Erosion on Broken River
Prebble Hill (902m)
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Distance: less than 100m away
Red Peak (1853m), The Gap, and Castle Hill Peak (1998m) behind.
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Broken River Hut via Cave Stream
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Distance: 799m away
Alternative route to Broken River Hut. Land owners' permission needed.
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Castle Hill
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Distance: 2.3km away
not much of a tramp, but worth a look. Flock hill.
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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: 2.4km away
An exciting walk through a twisty limestone cave near Castle Hill.
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DOC sign
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Distance: 3.1km 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: 3.5km away
https://www.craigieburntrails.org.nz/tracks/hogs-back-track/
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Striking limestone formations of Castle Hill
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Distance: 3.9km away
Known as Kura Tawhiti to Ngāi Tahu, this is an area of historic significance, with rock drawings hidden amongst the ...
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View of Torlesse Gap from the west
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Distance: 4.9km 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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Hogs Back Circuit
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 5.5km away
Great views of the Cass basin and surrounding mountain ranges.
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Hogs Back Circuit
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Distance: 5.5km 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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Craigieburn Shelter campsite
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Basic Campsite (DOC). 20 spaces.
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Distance: 5.6km 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: 5.6km away
This circuit in Craigieburn Forest Park knits together several different tracks, and visits the summit of Helicopter Hill (1256m).
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Torlesse Range Feb 2014
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Distance: 6.4km away
This photo is taken from slightly uphill of & beside the John Hayward Memorial Hut (Kowai Hut) in the Kowai ...
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Camp Saddle / Lyndon Saddle circuit
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Distance: 6.4km 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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Mt Plenty, Ghost Creek Circuit
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Distance: 6.6km away
A day trip involving a 700 m climb then descending a creek with 2 challenging sidles past waterfalls.
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Kowai/Castle Hill Peak/Porters Pass Circuit
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Distance: 6.7km 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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Craigieburn Forest Park
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Conservation Park. 441.65km2.
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Distance: 6.7km 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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Castle Hill Peak
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Distance: 6.8km away
Straightforward alpine walk with great views.
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Beech flowers
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Distance: 6.8km away
Bright red mountain beech flowers on Helicopter Hill, Craigieburn Forest.
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Near Broken River Hut
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Distance: 6.9km away
The view up Winding Creek to Purple Hill from one of the terraces above the hut.
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Broken River Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 7.0km away
Located upstream of Avoca Homestead.
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Broken River hut Feb 2012
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Distance: 7.0km away
This 1960 vintage NZFS 4 bunker is about 1.5hrs upstream from the Avoca Homestead hut. There are various coal mining ...
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Broken River Hut
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Distance: 7.0km away
This little hut sits on a sunny terrace and a coal seam. The layers exposed here are part of the ...
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Helicopter Hill
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Distance: 7.1km away
From Lyndon Saddle, the climb to the small summit is quick and easy (1256m).
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Mount Wall
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Distance: 7.6km 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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Camp Saddle / Lyndon Saddle spur
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Distance: 7.7km away
Scree slope leading down to Lyndon Saddle and Helicopter Hill. Over the highway is the yellow Broken Hill, with 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: 8.5km away
Noteworthy peak east of Porters Pass.
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Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park
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Conservation Park. 210.00km2.
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Distance: 8.5km 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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Camp Saddle / Lyndon Saddle spur
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Distance: 8.8km away
Once up on Camp Saddle, it's a straightforward ridge cruise following the arc to the left.
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Foggy Peak
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Easy/medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 8.9km 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: 8.9km 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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Foggy Peak
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Distance: 8.9km 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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Camp Saddle
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Distance: 9.0km away
The view south, down Camp Stream, Craigieburn Range.
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Mount Wall
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Distance: 9.1km away
1874m peak on the Craigieburn Range. The Broken River Ski Club occupies the valley to the right.
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Mount Wall, Craigieburn Range
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1 day. Medium/hard. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 9.1km away
Day walk to a summit overlooking the Broken River Ski Area.
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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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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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