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Lake Kaniere
Mt Brown Hut
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1 – 2 days. Medium. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 1.1km away
A circuit in the foothills behind Hokitika. Excellent views and a nice little hut.
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Tracks to the "New" Mt Brown hut
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Distance: 1.1km away
Here is a gpx file. It shows the new huts location & the routes to the hut from the Geologists ...
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Three Passes
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4 – 5 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 1.3km away
A classic trip from Arthur's Pass across Browning, Whitehorn and Harman Passes, emerging near Lake Kaniere on the West Coast.
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View up Styx valley from Mt Brown hut June 2012
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Distance: 3.8km away
This photo looks up the Styx valley and was taken from outside Mt Brown hut. If you look closely you ...
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Mt Brown hut June 2012
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Distance: 3.8km away
Here is a winter time pic of the hut.
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glennj & Elle dog on summit of Mt Brown April 2011
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Distance: 3.8km away
Summit of Mt Brown. It is the Browning Range in the background.
Yesterday was such good weather I decided to head ...
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Lake Kaniere etc from top of Mt Brown April 2011
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Distance: 3.8km away
This pic shows Elle dog on Mt Brown with views out to the coast behind. The Lake is Kaniere and ...
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Mt Brown summit & circuit routes March 2011
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Distance: 3.8km away
This map shows the actual track/routes overlayed in solid black lines on a Topo 50 map. The "old" Mt Brown ...
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The Mt Brown ridge construction site May 2010
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Distance: 3.8km away
Looking SW from Mt Brown ridge over top of the early stages of construction of the "new" hut.
The "old" Lower ...
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View out to coast from Mt Brown hut
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Distance: 3.8km away
This view is taken just a few steps from Mt Brown hut and looks back toward the track start and ...
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Lunch time at Mt Brown hut Dec 2010
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Distance: 3.8km away
The four younger members of the group of five of us that walked up to check out the new hut.
The ...
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Mt Brown hut & beyond Dec 2010
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Distance: 3.8km away
This hut replaces, but on a different site, the old Mt Brown hut which was removed by DOC about five ...
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Mt Brown Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (Mt Brown Community Hut Project). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 3.8km away
This hut replaces the old Mt Brown hut which was removed by DOC in 2006. The hut is in a ...
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Leaving Mt.Browns Tops
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Distance: 3.8km away
A good stretch of the legs. Everyone else we saw on this walk and there were a few, was staying ...
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Southern descent of Mt.Browns Tops
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Distance: 3.8km away
Moving through a boggy section of the Mt.Browns Tops route just before dropping over the edge into the creek.
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Mount Brown Hut
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Distance: 3.8km away
Perched on a cliff overlooking Lake Kaniere.
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Mt Brown hut & Newton Range April 2013
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Distance: 3.8km away
This photo shows how the popular Mt Brown hut sits in relation to the Newton Range.
As well as tramps to ...
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Looking up the Styx from near the New Mt Brown hut
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Distance: 3.9km away
This pic taken yesterday was snapped from the tussock section below the hut whilst heading for the start of the ...
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Lake Kaniere - Otira
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Distance: 6.0km 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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Toaroaha Saddle-Frew Saddle Circuit
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4 – 6 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 6.1km away
A great tramp in a remote location, crosses two alpine saddles, ice-axes and crampons needed in winter. More information on ...
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Blue Duck at the Tyndall / Styx confluence
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Distance: 6.1km away
Blue Duck at the Tyndall / Styx confluence
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View from Hans Bay Lake Kaniere Aug 2015
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Distance: 6.2km away
I took this picture from beside the lake a few minutes before parking at the Mt Tuhua track carpark and ...
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Mt Tuhua Sept 2010
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Distance: 6.2km away
Yesterday morning I took advantage of the first nice day for a while to head up Mt Tuhua which is ...
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Another old track sign July 2012
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Distance: 6.8km away
Ian G's. picture of an old National Park sign still marking a track in the Urewera got me thinking. I ...
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Hans Bay Campsite
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Basic Campsite (DOC). 40 spaces.
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Distance: 7.0km away
Large campsite next to Lake Kaniere. Very popular with families over the summer.
Dogs are not permitted.
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Hans Bay, Lake Kaniere
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Distance: 7.0km away
Hans Island is just a short swim from the shoreline.
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Boo Boo hut & woodshed March 2009
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Distance: 7.3km away
TL of the Kokatahi valley. High on a ridge well above the river gorges.
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Boo Boo Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 7.3km away
Located on the Kokatahi River track just south of where a branch leads up onto the Toaroha Range.
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Map of Toaroha Valley to Pinnacle Biv via Adventure Ridge routes
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Distance: 7.7km away
This map is to illustrate the route info provided under the Comments section of the Pinnacle biv hut page.
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Setting of Pinnacle biv (aka Crinkle Top biv) March 2012
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Distance: 7.7km away
This pic shows the replacement biv which was moved to this site in 2011. It is the same design & ...
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Pinnacle biv (aka Crinkle Top biv)
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 7.7km away
An old late 1950's NZFS cullers biv situated up in the tussock near the top of Mt Crinkle Top. This ...
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Genoa Peak March 2009
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Distance: 7.7km away
This pic is of the eastern side of Genoa Peak and was taken from just above Pinnacle biv on the ...
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Pinnacle biv (aka Crinkle Top biv) March 2009
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Distance: 7.7km away
A survivor from the deer culling days before helicopters! This biv gave shooters access to hundreds of hectares of tussock ...
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Kahikatea Walk, Lake Kaniere
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 7.7km away
Short loop through mossy forest.
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Mid Styx hut Feb 2009
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Distance: 7.9km away
This photo of Mid Styx hut was taken during a "Permolat" working bee when a group of volunteers worked on ...
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Track to Mid Styx Hut
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 7.9km away
Recently recut 40 minute track to this front country hut renovated by volunteers from the Permolat on-line community.
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Mid Styx Hut
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Distance: 7.9km away
Our trip in to check out this hut restored by the Permolat Community
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Mid Styx Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (NA). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 7.9km away
4 person ex-NZFS hut with open fireplace on north facing terrace high above the Styx River. Renovated extensively and maintained ...
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Short cut to Mid Styx hut
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Distance: 7.9km away
This photo shows the turnoff to Mid Styx hut as described below.
Easiest access to Mid Styx hut is the Styx ...
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Mid Styx Hut painting March 2014
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Distance: 8.0km away
Volunteers have prepared & painted the hut exterior. This is just the second paint job this 1960 built hut has ...
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Old Water Race below Lower Arahura hut
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Distance: 8.4km away
Here is a photo of a remnant section of the water race that runs roughly parallel with the current track ...
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Newton Range biv Jan 2008
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Distance: 9.6km away
This biv is perched near the crest of the Newton Range. This range seperates the Arahura River to the north ...
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Newton Range biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 9.7km away
This NZFS biv built in 1962 is perched near the crest of the Newton Range. This range seperates the Arahura ...
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Looking eastward along the Newton Range April 2012
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Distance: 9.7km away
This picture was taken from a spot on the range a bit over an hour west of the bivvy. The ...
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