Nearby | Matukituki to Paradise by roads less travelled

Route from Pine Creek to Matukituki Valley via Shotover Saddle

GPX file • Distance: less than 100m away

(Partial) route from Pine Creek to Matukituki via Shotover Saddle. The cattle track passage in this file is probably very ... More ▶︎

Tummel Burn Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (PVT). Capacity: 3. • Distance: less than 100m away

Low 3 person unbunked private hut with open fire. 3 mattresses present (2009). Water supply from Tummel Burn 20m distant. ... More ▶︎

Shelter Rock Hut

Hut • Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 22. • Distance: less than 100m away

In the Rees Valley. One of the huts on the Rees-Dart Track More ▶︎

Shelter Rock Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Shelter Rock Hut in its surrounding mountains More ▶︎

Haast to The Divide

GPX file • Distance: less than 100m away

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

Lochnagar/Shotover Saddle/Matukituki Valley

Track • 2 days. Medium/hard. One way. • Distance: less than 100m away

An alpine crossing of a saddle between 2 major river valleys. Usually done as part of a circuit of saddle ... More ▶︎

Rees-Dart Track

Track • 3 – 4 days. Medium/hard. Loop track. • Distance: less than 100m away

Alpine circuit along two river valleys at the head of Lake Wakatipu. More ▶︎

Aspiring - Rees

GPX file • Distance: less than 100m away

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

route from Snowy Creek to Lochnagar via Shotover Saddle

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Hand drawn route of above More ▶︎

Lochnagar Hut

Hut • Private hut (PVT). Capacity: 4.Bookings required. • Distance: less than 100m away

Old style musterers hut yet rebuilt in 1990. Painted corrugated iron half buried in earth with a partial schist slabbed ... More ▶︎

Lochnagar Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Lochnagar Hut More ▶︎

Snowy Creek

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Snowy Creek - viewed from saddle 1950 on the way over from Lochnagar Hut More ▶︎

Earnslaw Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Rough four-bunk historic hut below Kea Basin on the ascent to Mt Earnslaw More ▶︎

Earnslaw Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: less than 100m away

Earnslaw hut. Located near Kea Basin on the slopes of Mt Earnslaw, above the Rees valley. More ▶︎

French Ridge

Track • 2 – 4 days. Medium. Return via same track. • Distance: less than 100m away

A steep climb to the snowline in the West Matukituki. More ▶︎

rees valley

Track • 3 days. Medium. Return via same track. • Distance: less than 100m away

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

Kea Basin Bivvy - Mt.Earnslaw

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

This is one of the best bivvy rocks i've seen. Situated at appx 1060m on the north flank of Mt.Earnslaw. ... More ▶︎

Snowy Creek

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Looking down Snowy Creek to Rees Saddle More ▶︎

Earnslaw Hut - Mt.Earnslaw - Mt.Aspiring NP

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

At appx 980m set in beech forest above the Rees valley. This historic hut is on a short 50m side ... More ▶︎

Looking inside Earnslaw Hut - Mt.Aspiring NP

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

An old hut with a distinctive rustic look. I believe many people would prefer to occupy the rock bivvy at ... More ▶︎

Rees Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 126m away

This picture was take at the top of the rees saddle looking down towards the rees vally in december 2006 More ▶︎

Rees Saddle from near Cleft Peak

Photograph • Distance: 126m away

Rees Saddle from near Cleft Peak; Snowy Creek to the right, & the Rees to the left. More ▶︎

Lochnagar Hut

Photograph • Distance: 149m away

A hut was built here at Lochnagar in 1982. It was burnt down in 1988. As part of the 150th ... More ▶︎

Have we met?

Photograph • Distance: 154m away

This may well be the same group that visit us on Shotover Saddle the night after next. The ones who ... More ▶︎

Standing above Lochnagar (Goat Lake) - Mt.Aspiring NP

Photograph • Distance: 207m away

No snow in March 2010 on the south facing slopes to the north of Lochnagar. Taken from the col between ... More ▶︎

Mt Earnslaw from Earnslaw Burn

Photograph • Distance: 208m away

The cirque at the head of the Earnslaw Burn, taken from the descent from Lennox Pass More ▶︎

The mind of a mischief at work

Photograph • Distance: 220m away

Kea show their usual boundless curiosity in Pine Ck basin. More ▶︎

The spur between Snowy Ck and Pine Ck basin - Lochnagar route

Photograph • Distance: 223m away

The book at Tummel Burn hut in the upper Shotover would have you believe nine out of ten people descend ... More ▶︎

Lennox Creek, South Branch

Photograph • Distance: 229m away

Upper crossing of Lennox Creek (south branch). Not a place to be with unstable snow above. The next viable crossing is ... More ▶︎

Cascade Saddle Route from Aspiring Hut

Photograph • Distance: 245m away

The route does not actually cross the saddle, but follows the rugged spur in the top centre of this photograph, ... More ▶︎

Mount Aspiring

Photograph • Distance: 245m away

Peering over the shoulder of Rob Roy Peak, late afternoon, Aspiring Hut. More ▶︎

Aspiring Hut

Hut • Serviced Alpine Hut (NZAC). Capacity: 38. • Distance: 245m away

This historic hut in the West Matukituki Valley was constructed of local schist, and opened at Easter 1949. Situated immediately ... More ▶︎

Aspiring Hut

Photograph • Distance: 245m away

This 1949 hut is constructed from local schist. More ▶︎

25 Mile Hut

Hut • Removed! • Distance: 249m away

*EDIT* From DOCs website: 28 April 2016: Rees Valley - 25 Mile Hut removed The derelict 25 Mile Hut in the Rees ... More ▶︎

25-Mile Hut

Photograph • Distance: 249m away

This is a derelict Hut on the Rees Dart track. It is in an ideal location on a terrace above ... More ▶︎

A meeting with the water.

Photograph • Distance: 254m away

Providing a different perspective to show the scale of things. Still a couple of hundred metres above the lake. Lochnagar ... More ▶︎

Dart/Lochnagar

Track • 1 – 2 days. Hard. One way. • Distance: 279m away

10 hour trip from Dart Hut to Lochnagar via Snowy Saddle More ▶︎

Shotover Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 281m away

When we crossed a bridge near to the mouth of the Shotover river just near Queenstown i reminded Kathryn we ... More ▶︎

Shotover saddle tarn over the West Matukituki

Photograph • Distance: 281m away

With the Rob Roy glacier directly across the valley we're looking down valley toward Cameron corner where the East and ... More ▶︎

Shotover stopover

Photograph • Distance: 281m away

Stopping short of descending to the West Matukituki and camping with sandflies on the valley floor we spent the last ... More ▶︎

Earnslaw Burn Rock Bivvy, underneath.

Photograph • Distance: 314m away

Underneath the Rock Bivvy. This one is about 20 minutes upstream from the official one on the top map and ... More ▶︎

Earnslaw Burn Rock Bivvy

Rock bivouac • Distance: 320m away

This is an alternative bivvy to the one shown on topo maps. This bivvy is about 20 minutes upstream from ... More ▶︎

Descending to Lochnagar Hut

Photograph • Distance: 322m away

Standing above the lake to its north. Showing the outlet which becomes sub-terranian. This spur leads down from Pt.1865 which ... More ▶︎

Earnslaw Burn Rock Bivvy

Photograph • Distance: 323m away

Alternative rock bivvy from the biv shown on the topo map. This bivvy is on the true left of the ... More ▶︎

The upper basin of Pine Creek. Mt.Aspiring NP NZ

Photograph • Distance: 342m away

After crossing over the pass from Snowy Ck, it was thought we'd get a break from the wind. Fortunately we ... More ▶︎

The sun is always brighter on the other side

Photograph • Distance: 372m away

That's the last we'll see of the sun tonight. The Rees valley continues to be flooded with rays. Rees Saddle from ... More ▶︎

Upper Shotover

Photograph • Distance: 381m away

Shotover valley from the spur between Tummel Burn and Tyndall Creek. More ▶︎

Overnight beside Snowy Ck. - Mt.Aspiring NP NZ

Photograph • Distance: 381m away

Looking upstream on Snowy Ck. after crossing Rees saddle. Around the corner is a broad spur giving access to a ... More ▶︎

Pine Creek

Photograph • Distance: 421m away

Upper basin of Pine Creek, crossing to Snowy from Lochnagar More ▶︎

Snowy Creek

Photograph • Distance: 474m away

Snowy Creek - viewed from saddle 1950 on the way over from Lochnagar Hut More ▶︎

Snowy Creek

Photograph • Distance: 474m away

Snowy Creek - viewed from saddle 1950 on the way over from Lochnagar Hut More ▶︎

Rees valley

Photograph • Distance: 851m away

Looking up the Rees valley from near 25-mile spur (April 2009) More ▶︎

Crossing Lake Creek out of Lochnagar

Photograph • Distance: 950m away

The descent from Lochnagar to the Shotover river goes past a sub-terranian outlet before Lake Creek becomes anything significant. The cableway ... More ▶︎

West Matukituki valley

Photograph • Distance: 1.5km away

Looking up the West Matukituki valley More ▶︎

Rees Vally

Photograph • Distance: 1.6km away

A photo taken looking towards the rees saddle, taken inbetween rees saddle and shelter rock hut More ▶︎

Lochnagar landslide dam

Photograph • Distance: 1.7km away

Lochnagar landslide dam, looking up Lake creek More ▶︎

Cascade hut

Photograph • Distance: 1.8km away

Cascade hut in the West Matukituki valley, about 10km from the carpart, only about 1.5km short of Aspiring hut. More ▶︎

Cascade hut

Photograph • Distance: 1.8km away

Cascade hut in the West Matukituki valley, about 10km from the carpart, only about 1.5km short of Aspiring hut. More ▶︎

Cascade hut

Photograph • Distance: 1.8km away

Cascade hut in the West Matukituki valley, about 10km from the carpart, only about 1.5km short of Aspiring hut. More ▶︎

Glengyle Peak

Photograph • Distance: 2.1km away

Taken from below the Pylon on the Cascade Saddle route looking across the West matukituki towards Glengyle. If you look ... More ▶︎

Lower Matukituki

Photograph • Distance: 2.1km away

Taken from the Cascade Saddle route a short distance below the Pylon looking downvalley towards the carpark at Raspberry Flat. ... More ▶︎

West Matukituki valley

Photograph • Distance: 2.1km away

Taken from the Cascade Saddle route not far below the Pylon, looking up valley towards Mt Aspiring which towers above ... More ▶︎

West Matukituki Valley

Photograph • Distance: 2.1km away

Looking down into valley More ▶︎

from Cascade Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 2.2km away

looking to the SE from Cascade Saddle, across Heads Leap to Cascade Falls More ▶︎

Approaching Mt Tyndall

Photograph • Distance: 2.5km away

Mt Tyndall (2,496m) sits above the Isobel Glacier south of Cascade Saddle. More ▶︎

Mt Tyndall

Photograph • Distance: 2.5km away

from Cascade Saddle, looking south-east across Heads Leap to Mt Tyndall (2496m) (April 2009) More ▶︎

Shovel Flat in the West Matukituki

Photograph • Distance: 2.5km away

A beutiful spot with heaps of great camping sites, French Ridge is the major ridge descending to the valley floor ... More ▶︎

Cascade Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 2.6km away

Looking down at the Saddle from above Heads Leap. A 500 metre cliff drops off to the Cascade creek floor ... More ▶︎

Dart Glacier

Photograph • Distance: 2.8km away

Descending from Cascade Saddle. March 2014 More ▶︎

Dart Glacier

Photograph • Distance: 2.8km away

Located right beside the Cascade Saddle, a climb to the saddle allows you a view of the intier length of ... More ▶︎

Frozen South Island Edelweiss

Photograph • Distance: 2.9km away

Leucogenes grandiceps (thanks john dutchie) on Cascade Saddle, above the Dart Glacier (April 2009) More ▶︎

Dart Valley from Cascade Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 2.9km away

This is inspiring country (April 2009) More ▶︎

Cascade Saddle Route

Video • Distance: 2.9km away

2.5 Day traverse from Wanaka to Glenorchy More ▶︎

Cascade Saddle

Track • 1 – 2 days. Hard. One way. • Distance: 3.0km away

Alpine crossing linking the valleys of the West Matukituki and the Dart Rivers. More ▶︎

My wife crossing the schist slab below the Pylon

Photograph • Distance: 3.0km away

Being relatively new to this we found croosing the schist slab below the Pylon fairly tricky. The "track" was a ... More ▶︎

Cascade Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 3.0km away

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Cascade Saddle Camp

Photograph • Distance: 3.0km away

Nice campsite where the Cascade Saddle track crosses the top of Cascade Creek, with Mt Aspiring visible over the ridge. ... More ▶︎

Esquilant Biv

Photograph • Distance: 3.1km away

A small 6-bunk hut on the shoulder of Mt Earnslaw. Could comfortably sleep 8, although there is not much room ... More ▶︎

Esquilant Biv

Photograph • Distance: 3.1km away

Gearing up in the early morning to climb Mt Earnslaw. Esquilant is a 6 bunk hut situated at 2,160m. More ▶︎

Dart Hut

Hut • (DOC). • Distance: 3.3km away

Dart Track More ▶︎

Dart Hut

Photograph • Distance: 3.3km away

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Dart Hut

Photograph • Distance: 3.3km away

Dart hut, taken from the swing bridge crossing the Snowy stream, just as you approach the hut More ▶︎

Rees Vally

Photograph • Distance: 3.7km away

This is a picture taken on the rees/dart track and is on day 2 of our tramp in between shelter ... More ▶︎

Esquilant Bivvy Hut

Hut • Serviced Alpine Hut (NZAC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 3.8km away

Small hut located on Wright's Col in the Rees Valley. More ▶︎

Mt Earnslaw

Video • Distance: 4.0km away

A day trip to the summit of Mt Earnslaw More ▶︎

Mt Earnslaw

Article • Distance: 4.0km away

This was a sweet day trip taken in Feb 2008, bluebird day. More ▶︎

Pearl Flat to Scott's Bivvy

GPX file • Distance: 4.2km away

A new track has been cut through bush up the true left of the Matukituki river from Pearl Flat to ... More ▶︎

French Ridge Track

Photograph • Distance: 4.8km away

The French Ridge Track features tangled roots, steep gradients, and clambering down rock walls. More ▶︎

Family on Dart Glacier, 2001

Photograph • Distance: 4.9km away

Helen and the boys (then 14 and 11) on Dart Glacier (Rees/Dart tramp). More ▶︎

Liverpool Hut

Hut • Serviced Alpine Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10. • Distance: 5.0km away

Located on the steep lower slopes of Mount Barff, this hut offers striking views and a route to the Arawhata ... More ▶︎

Liverpool Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

The Peach of West Matukituki Valley More ▶︎

Liverpool Hut toilet

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

View from the drop toilet at Liverpool Hut More ▶︎

Liverpool Hut From Behind

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

view of liverpool hut from behind ..mt apiring to the Left More ▶︎

Liverpool Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

-Makeshift Campsite 200 meters from Liverpool Hut -Hut was full so we could not sleep there but we did cook there More ▶︎

Rees - Dart

GPX file • Distance: 5.0km away

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

Views from Liverpool hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.1km away

The triangle of Mt Aspiring pokes above the skyline to the left, with Mt French and French Ridge in the ... More ▶︎

West Matukituki from Liverpool hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.1km away

Looking down valley from the hut, Rob Roy Peak dominates above Shovel Flat, the Cascade Saddle is visible in the ... More ▶︎

Liverpool hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.1km away

The new (2009) 10 bunk Liverpool hut beneath Mt Barff. More ▶︎

Liverpool Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.1km away

Liverpool Hut commands and excellent view down the West Matukituki Vallet More ▶︎

Dart Glacier

Photograph • Distance: 5.3km away

on the way to Cascade saddle, the weather just perfect (April 2009) More ▶︎

Dart Glacier

Photograph • Distance: 5.3km away

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Liverpool Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.3km away

Viewed from the French Ridge Track across the valley More ▶︎

Head of the Matukituki Valley West Branch

Photograph • Distance: 5.3km away

Viewed from French Ridge Track. More ▶︎

Mount Avalanche avalanche

Photograph • Distance: 5.5km away

Viewed from the French Ridge Track. Avalanches from here, from Rob Roy Peak, or from peaks across the valley can ... More ▶︎

Gloomy Gorge

Photograph • Distance: 5.5km away

Viewed from the French Ridge Track, with Mount Avalanche in the background. More ▶︎

Cattle Flat Biv

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

Plenty of room for everyone to get out of the rain and enjoy a brew More ▶︎

Cattle Flat Bivy Rock

Hut • Natural shelter (NA). • Distance: 5.6km away

A huge shelter rock in the Dart half way between Dart & Daleys Huts. It is back in the bush ... More ▶︎

French Ridge Hut at night

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

210 second exposure @ f / 4.0, 17mm More ▶︎

French Ridge Hut Reflection

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

Reflection of the French Ridge Hut in the tarn on a fine April day. More ▶︎

French Ridge Hut

Hut • Serviced Alpine Hut (NZAC). Capacity: 20. • Distance: 5.8km away

This new hut is located on the summer snowline on French Ridge, near the head of the Matukituki Valley West ... More ▶︎

Aspiring Flat and Sisyphus Peak

Track • 3 days. Medium. Return via same track. • Distance: 6.0km away

A one and two-half day tramp up the East Matukituki to overnight in Aspiring Flats, with a day trip up ... More ▶︎

Looking south from Sysiphus Peak

Photograph • Distance: 6.0km away

The Matukituki East Branch winds its way down to meet the West Branch, where we started this walk yesterday. It's ... More ▶︎

Mount Avalanche

Photograph • Distance: 6.0km away

Sunset view from French Ridge Hut More ▶︎

French Ridge Hut

Photograph • Distance: 6.0km away

This NZAC hut is located on the summer snowline near Mount Aspiring. More ▶︎

Dart Valley

Photograph • Distance: 6.1km away

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Picton to Aspiring

GPX file • Distance: 6.1km away

An aborted alpine traverse. Picton to West Cape, but aborted at Aspiring due to real world emergencies back home. Posted ... More ▶︎

Mmmmmm tasty

Photograph • Distance: 6.5km away

While stopping for a rest on the way back down to the hut a flock of thirteen Keas drop in ... More ▶︎

Scotts Rock Biv

Rock bivouac • Distance: 6.6km away

Located at the head of the Matukituki River West Branch, beyond Pearl Flat. The biv is 500m upstream of the upper ... More ▶︎

Rock Formations on French Ridge

Photograph • Distance: 6.7km away

Interesting formations on the way up the ridge to the Quarterdeck glacier. More ▶︎

Mt French

Photograph • Distance: 6.8km away

Dawn reveals an overnight dusting of snow covers Mt French and the Quarterdeck glacier. More ▶︎

Scotts Bivvy

Photograph • Distance: 7.0km away

The floor was too damp to sit on More ▶︎

Scotts Bivvy

Hut • Natural shelter (NA). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 7.0km away

A poor shelter for two people. Beware of the resident stream within the bivvy when it rains More ▶︎

Scotts Bivvy

Photograph • Distance: 7.0km away

Standing on top of the Bivvy. The head of the valley beyond More ▶︎

Gloomy Gorge

Photograph • Distance: 7.1km away

An 800 odd metre drop off seperates French Ridge from Gloomy Gorges floor. More ▶︎

The Quarterdeck Glacier

Photograph • Distance: 7.5km away

Taken from the last rock outcrop at the base of the glacier at around about the 1860m mark, Mt French ... More ▶︎

Rockburn Hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.5km away

DOC advises that the Rockburn Hut is closed "due to adverse weather conditions" .... and a fairly solid tree ! More ▶︎

Lake Sylvan

Photograph • Distance: 7.6km away

A calm forested lake in the Dart Valley near Glenorchy. More ▶︎

Lake Sylvan

Track • Easy. Loop track. • Distance: 7.6km away

A short forest walk to a tranquil lake. More ▶︎

Rockburn Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 7.6km away

Rockburn Hut or McIntyres Hut. Near the confluence of Rock Burn and Dart River. A very rough and uninviting hut. ... More ▶︎

Rockburn Hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.6km away

Rockburn hut. taken 22-Jan-2010 More ▶︎

Five Passes via Lake Nerine and North Col

Article • Distance: 7.8km away

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

Five Passes

Track • 6 – 7 days. Medium/hard. Loop track. • Distance: 7.8km away

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

Scott Saddle route (Dart to Caples)

Track • 1 – 2 days. Medium. One way. • Distance: 7.8km away

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

Scott Creek

Photograph • Distance: 7.8km away

Scott Creek from the Routeburn Road Bridge. More ▶︎

Dart River

Photograph • Distance: 7.9km away

looking down the Dart - about to head into the forest Feb 2013 More ▶︎

Not The Routeburn

GPX file • Distance: 8.0km away

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

Arawhata Rock Biv

Rock bivouac • Distance: 8.2km away

Rock bivouac in the upper Arawhata River. More ▶︎

beansburn track

Track • 3 – 5 days. Medium. Return via same track. • Distance: 8.5km away

a route that follows the beansburn valley. lake unknown can be reached from here. times: beansburn mouth-rock bivvy no 1 1-1.5 ... More ▶︎

Joe Glacier

Photograph • Distance: 9.0km away

A view of the head of the Joe river and the remains of the Joe glacier in Aspiring National Park. ... More ▶︎

New Dredge Lake

Photograph • Distance: 9.4km away

The new lake at Dredge Flat on the Dart River. More ▶︎

Lake Whakatipu from Sugarloaf

Photograph • Distance: 9.8km away

On the five passes route. Lake Whakatipu from just above Sugarloaf pass. taken Jan 2010 More ▶︎

Daley's Flat Hut

Photograph • Distance: 9.9km away

Half way up the Dart Valley. This hut is on the Rees Dart track More ▶︎

Daley's Flat Hut

Hut • Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20. • Distance: 9.9km away

This is the oldest hut on the Rees Dart route but is a welcome stop over on the long trip ... More ▶︎

Daley's Flat Hut

Photograph • Distance: 9.9km away

Looking south west down the Dart River. Heavy rain overnight saw the Dart river rise to the top of it's ... More ▶︎