Nearby | Double Barrel Creek | New Zealand Tramper

Death Valley glacier (rems.)

Photograph • Distance: 532m away

Death of a glacier. Death Valley, Humboldt Mountains More ▶︎

Not The Routeburn

GPX file • Distance: 595m away

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

Death Valley from Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 1.8km away

Death Valley is an offshoot of Kay Creek and makes an interesting and straight forward alternative to a crossing from ... More ▶︎

Scott Saddle route (Dart to Caples)

Track • 1 – 2 days. Medium. One way. • Distance: 1.8km away

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

Scott Basin

Photograph • Distance: 1.8km away

Scott Basin at the head of Scott Creek, between the Dart and Caples valleys. Scott Creek Hut (dilapidated) is located ... More ▶︎

Death Valley

Photograph • Distance: 1.9km away

Death Valley is an offshoot of Kay Creek and makes an interesting and straight forward alternative to a crossing from ... More ▶︎

Kay Lake and Death Valley Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 1.9km away

Death Valley is an offshoot of Kay Creek and makes an interesting and straight forward alternative to a crossing from ... More ▶︎

Death Valley Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 2.2km away

Death Valley is an offshoot of Kay Creek and makes an interesting and straight forward alternative to a crossing from ... More ▶︎

Double Barrel from pass with the Fraser

Photograph • Distance: 2.4km away

Double Barrel Creek from the pass into the Fraser. Mt Earnslaw looking bare & bleak without snow cover in the ... More ▶︎

Scott Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 2.5km away

Scott Saddle (1450m) between Scott Creek and Kay Creek. This is the easiest pass between the Dart and Caples valleys. ... More ▶︎

Scott Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 2.5km away

Scott Saddle (1450m) between Scott Creek and Kay Creek. This is the easiest pass between the Dart and Caples valleys. ... More ▶︎

Double-Barrel - Fraser Pass

Photograph • Distance: 2.5km away

A steep, loose but otherwise straight forward pass out of the Double Barrel into the Fraser More ▶︎

Dart Valley from Kay Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 2.6km away

Looking back down through Scott Basin to the Dart from Kay saddle More ▶︎

Scott Creek Hut (removed)

Hut • Removed! • Distance: 2.9km away

Hut has been removed (2010?). Details below for old-time's sake ... Scott Creek Hut (4 beds, fireplace, firewood available, creek water) ... More ▶︎

Kay Creek - Upper Caples

Photograph • Distance: 3.1km away

April 2006 - Taken while coming back down Kay Creek to the Upper Caples DOC hut More ▶︎

Head of the Fraser Valley

Photograph • Distance: 3.2km away

This photo is taken from the site marked on the topo map where a rock bivy is supposed to exist. ... More ▶︎

Fraser Valley

Photograph • Distance: 3.5km away

The Fraser Valley from Fraser Col More ▶︎

Fraser Creek flats

Photograph • Distance: 3.5km away

Fraser Creek passes through several grass flats which get more and more pleasant the closer to the head of the ... More ▶︎

Fraser Valley from Fraser Col

Photograph • Distance: 3.5km away

The view down the Fraser from just below the Col. January 2015. More ▶︎

Fraser Creek

Track • 1 – 2 days. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 3.5km away

One of several valleys that cut into the southern Humboldt Mountains. It passes through many kilometres of beech forest, river ... More ▶︎

Emily Basin from Fraser Col

Photograph • Distance: 3.5km away

Looking north from Fraser Col across Emily Basin. January 2015. More ▶︎

Kay Creek

Photograph • Distance: 3.6km away

Kay Creek, looking downstream from Kay Creek Hut More ▶︎

Kay Creek Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 3. • Distance: 3.6km away

Kay Creek Hut (sleeps 3-4, fireplace, firewood available, creek water) makes up for in character what it lacks in comfort. ... More ▶︎

Kay Creek Hut

Photograph • Distance: 3.9km away

Kay Creek Hut, between the Caples and Dart valleys. More ▶︎

Emily Pass 1200m Basin

Photograph • Distance: 4.0km away

There's great camping to be had in the large grassy basin at just over 1200m on the south side of ... More ▶︎

Fraser Col to Emily Pass Sidle.

Photograph • Distance: 4.1km away

This photo is looking east at Fraser Col from the true right top of the gut of the initial climb ... More ▶︎

Route up to Emily Pass

Photograph • Distance: 4.1km away

This is looking west at the northern route up to Emily Pass, and is the opposite direction from this photo: ... More ▶︎

Emily Pass 1400m Basin

Photograph • Distance: 4.1km away

What a difference a month makes. Left photo mid December 2014. Right photo mid January 2015. More ▶︎

Emily Pass View

Photograph • Distance: 4.2km away

The view north from Emily Pass. December 2014 More ▶︎

Lake Mackenzie

Photograph • Distance: 4.2km away

Lake MacKenzie from the basin below Emily Col. Good campspots and a so-so rock biv marked by a cairn. More ▶︎

Emily Pass South View

Photograph • Distance: 4.2km away

What a difference a month makes. Left photo mid December 2014. Right photo mid January 2015. More ▶︎

Fraser Creek Waterfall

Photograph • Distance: 4.3km away

Unnamed waterfall crashing out of a hanging valley about half way up the Fraser. Its well worth the 15-20 minute ... More ▶︎

Emily Basin

Photograph • Distance: 4.4km away

High above the Routeburn at the top of Emily Creek, about 1.5 hours climb from Emily Creek bridge. Fraser Col ... More ▶︎

Key Summit

Photograph • Distance: 4.4km away

Key Summit from the Humboldts, looking towards the Earl Mountains. Kay Creek in the foreground More ▶︎

Key Summit

Photograph • Distance: 4.4km away

Key Summit from the Humboldts, looking towards the Earl Mountains. Kay Creek in the foreground More ▶︎

Emily Creek

Photograph • Distance: 4.6km away

In Emily Creek looking down towards the bridge. Once you you get past the initial large boulders it's a typical ... More ▶︎

Damaged bridge between Routeburn Falls and Routeburn Flats Huts

Photograph • Distance: 4.6km away

Photograph courtesy of DOC, I think. Around 30 April. Repairs not expected for about 3 months. This creek is easily ... More ▶︎

Routeburn

Photograph • Distance: 4.9km away

Taken from a slip below the Routeburn Falls hut (April 2009) More ▶︎

Emily Pass

Photograph • Distance: 4.9km away

Emily Pass from Lake Mackenzie More ▶︎

Haast to The Divide

GPX file • Distance: 5.0km away

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

Kay Creek

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

Kay Creek, upstream from Kay Creek Hut More ▶︎

Rockburn - Lake Nerine - North Routeburn

Track • 3 – 5 days. Medium. Loop track. • Distance: 5.0km away

A slightly shorter option to the 5 passes trip but of similar if not more difficulty. Can be done in ... More ▶︎

Routeburn Flats Hut

Hut • Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.Bookings required. • Distance: 5.0km away

A large hut on the Routeburn Track, often bypassed for the Routeburn Falls Hut which is 1 hour further along ... More ▶︎

Misty Morning Reflections at Lake MacKenzie

Photograph • Distance: 5.2km away

Taken from near the campisite at the top of lake on a cool crisp March morning, fog swirls over reflections ... More ▶︎

Routeburn Flats

Campsite • Great Walks Campsite (DOC). 15 spaces. • Distance: 5.2km away

Grassy camping next to Routeburn Flats Hut. More ▶︎

Emily Peak Reflections

Photograph • Distance: 5.2km away

Serenity can be found early morning at places like Lake Mackenzie. More ▶︎

Lake MacKenzie

Photograph • Distance: 5.4km away

The lake just below the DoC hut, looking towards Emily Pass. More ▶︎

Lake Mackenzie Campsite

Campsite • Great Walks Campsite (DOC). 9 spaces. • Distance: 5.4km away

Small campsite on the Routeburn Track located near the hut. More ▶︎

Lake Mackenzie Hut

Hut • Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 50.Bookings required. • Distance: 5.4km away

A Great Walks Hut on the Routeburn Track. During the summer season, bookings are required, with a maximum two-night stay. ... More ▶︎

North Route Burn Rock bivvy

Rock bivouac • Distance: 5.5km away

2 person biv rumoured to be 500m from the Routeburn Track in the North Branch of the Route Burn on ... More ▶︎

North Routeburn Rock bivvy

Photograph • Distance: 5.5km away

I've guessed the location from a description but don't take my word for it. More ▶︎

Parorama from Harris Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 5.5km away

several photographs put together to create a panoramic view More ▶︎

Routeburn Track

Track • 2 – 4 days. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 5.5km away

An internationally renowned and popular alpine crossing between Fiordland and Lake Wakatipu. More ▶︎

Great Walks Information

Article • Distance: 5.5km away

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

Routeburn Falls hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

Routeburn Falls hut - great views (April 2009) More ▶︎

Routeburn Falls Hut

Hut • Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 48.Bookings required. • Distance: 5.6km away

A modern hut on the Routeburn track. It is at bushline on the edge of the cirque that leads up ... More ▶︎

Old Routeburn Falls Hut 1989

Photograph • Distance: 5.7km away

The old Routeburn Falls Hut I stayed at in 2 November 1989 and 23 January 1990. Picture from November 1989. ... More ▶︎

Routeburn Shelter

Hut • Shelter (DOC). • Distance: 5.8km away

Enclosed shelter at the Wakatipu end of the Routeburn Track. Overnight use prohibited. More ▶︎

Routeburn Shelter

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

another rainy day at the start of the Routeburn (April 2009) More ▶︎

Harris Saddle Old Emergency Shelter

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

This old Emergency Shelter on Harris Saddle (1277m) is now replaced by something larger/better. This picture is from 2 November ... More ▶︎

Routeburn Falls

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

Located near the Falls hut these impressive falls are passed on the way to Harris Saddle. More ▶︎

Routeburn Flats

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

The view over Routeburn Flats is the quintessential photo of the Routeburn Track More ▶︎

The track is booked out? Try TrekWatch.net

Article • Distance: 5.8km away

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

Scott Creek

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

Scott Creek from the Routeburn Road Bridge. More ▶︎

Routeburn Flats

Photograph • Distance: 5.9km away

An interesting hours excursion from Routeburn Falls hut takes you up the hill to the South of the hut giving ... More ▶︎

Five Passes via Lake Nerine and North Col

Article • Distance: 5.9km 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: 5.9km away

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

Lake Mackenzie and the Ailsa Range

Photograph • Distance: 6.0km away

Mackenzie Hut is near the lake edge, with the guided walks hut further back. More ▶︎

Lake Wilson and the Valley of the Trolls

Track • 2 – 3 days. Medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 6.0km away

An overnight or multiday scenic diversion from the Routeburn Great Walk. The Valley of the Trolls is easily accessed from ... More ▶︎

The Serpentine Range and the Three Passes

Article • Distance: 6.0km away

A six day trip around the Three Passes, including a traverse of the Serpentine Range instead of the North Route ... More ▶︎

Broken bridge

Photograph • Distance: 6.1km away

The bridge at the start of the Routeburn Track, damaged by a slip, August 2008. More ▶︎

The Darran Mountains

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km away

Taken from the Routeburn North of The Orchard, almost the whole length of the Hollyford valley is visible with Lake ... More ▶︎

Hollyford Valley

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km away

The Hollyford from the Routeburn Track More ▶︎

Mount Aspiring National Park

Place • National Park. 3555.18km². • Distance: 6.5km away

The third-largest national park, although most of its space is under-utilised. The Routeburn is the second busiest trail in New ... More ▶︎

Routeburn Tops

Photograph • Distance: 6.6km away

The Route Burn meanders through this basin beneach Harris Saddle. More ▶︎

Lake Harris Western Shore

Photograph • Distance: 6.8km away

The western end of Lake Harris looking towards the entrance to the Valley of the Trolls. The route to the ... More ▶︎

Lake Harris from Conical Hill

Photograph • Distance: 6.9km away

If you are walking the Routeburn Track, don't miss the opportunity to climb Conical Hill from the Harris Saddle shelter. ... More ▶︎

Lake Harris

Photograph • Distance: 7.0km away

January 2009, Although it doesn't look like, we had awesome weather :) More ▶︎

Lake Harris, Routeburn Track.

Photograph • Distance: 7.0km away

From Lake Harris and Harris Saddle, the Left Branch of the Route Burn leads up to the Lake Wilson (at ... More ▶︎

Harris Saddle Shelter

Hut • Shelter (DOC). • Distance: 7.2km away

Enclosed day shelter perched on Harris Saddle, on the Routeburn Track. Overnight use prohibited. A side trip from here leads ... More ▶︎

The Orchard

Photograph • Distance: 7.3km away

Open space edged by ribbonwood near Lake Mackenzie. More ▶︎

The Valley of the Trolls

Photograph • Distance: 7.3km away

Looking into the rain swept valley. The route in climbs over the rocks on the True Right of the Route ... More ▶︎

Lake Sylvan

Track • Easy. Loop track. • Distance: 7.3km away

A short forest walk to a tranquil lake. More ▶︎

Harris Saddle, Routeburn

Photograph • Distance: 7.5km away

Harris Saddle, Routeburn, Sept 2006 More ▶︎

Southern (waterfall) route up Erebus

Photograph • Distance: 7.6km away

A photgraph from near the bottom of the climb up the southern route to Erebus (I had just climbed down ... More ▶︎

Valley of the Trolls from rock bivy

Photograph • Distance: 7.7km away

Despite the abundance of boulders in the Valley of the Trolls, there is vertually no natural shelter here. One place ... More ▶︎

Valley of the Trolls Rock bivvy

Rock bivouac • Distance: 7.7km away

Rock bivvy formed by an overhanging cliff. Probably enough room for about a dozen people but the northern end is ... More ▶︎

Valley of the Trolls Rock bivvy

Photograph • Distance: 7.7km away

Rock bivvy underneath an overhanging cliff about half way up the Valley of the Trolls and about 40m above the ... More ▶︎

Valley of the Trolls, January 16, 2012

Photograph • Distance: 7.8km away

Result of 24 hours snow fall on Jan 14 & 15. What about summer! Looking back towards the Routeburn Track. More ▶︎

Dart Valley

Photograph • Distance: 7.8km away

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The Route up to Lake Wilson

Photograph • Distance: 7.8km away

It begins here at the foot of the waterfall at the head of the Valley of the Trolls and climbs ... More ▶︎

Earland Falls

Photograph • Distance: 7.9km away

A 174m watterfall that the Routeburn track passes right underneath. More ▶︎

Descent to Glacier Burn

Photograph • Distance: 8.1km away

The final descent to Glacier Burn from pt1731, on the route from the Caples valley via Sleepy Hollow. More ▶︎

Sleepy Hollow Pass route (Caples to Dart)

Track • Medium/hard. One way. • Distance: 8.1km away

The Sleepy Hollow pass route from the mid-Caples to the Dart Valley. This can be combined with either a walk ... More ▶︎

Glacier burn - ascent to sleepy hollow pass

Photograph • Distance: 8.1km away

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

Lake Wilson from near Mt Erebus

Photograph • Distance: 8.1km away

I didnt summit Erebus due to exhaustion and the snow conditions but from 1860m the view is almost as fine! ... More ▶︎

View from Lake Alabaster

Photograph • Distance: 8.1km away

mountain shot from Lake Alabaster More ▶︎

Hollyford Track

Track • 4 days. Medium. One way. • Distance: 8.1km away

The Hollyford Track is a classic lowland Fiordland route from the Hollyford Road out to the coast at Martins Bay. More ▶︎

Harris Saddle and Valley of the Trolls from Lake Wilson outlet

Photograph • Distance: 8.1km away

At the top of the climb to Lake Wilson this great view is to be had when looking south. Ocean ... More ▶︎

Lake Wilson from the outlet

Photograph • Distance: 8.2km away

The first view of Lake Wilson you are greeted with upon reaching the lake. Theres good camping here. 5th Jan ... More ▶︎

Routes up Mt Erebus

Photograph • Distance: 8.3km away

There are at least 3 possible routes to climb Erebus from Lake Wilson. The red and blue routes go up ... More ▶︎

Lake Wilson

Photograph • Distance: 8.4km away

Near the Harris Saddle on the Routeburn Track More ▶︎

Lake Wilson Panorama

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

Lake Wilson with Mt Erebus and Mt Xenicus above. 5th Jan 2013 More ▶︎

Camp on Sugarloaf Pass

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

A good way to start a trip going into the Rockburn is to leave Glenorchy late in the day and ... More ▶︎

Greenstone / Caples Tracks

Track • 4 days. Easy/medium. Loop track. • Distance: 8.6km away

The Greenstone and Caples Tracks are often linked together to form a circuit from the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Long ... More ▶︎

THE THE DEMON TRAIL

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

Lots of up and down all day More ▶︎

THE THE DEMON TRAIL

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

Lots of up and down all day More ▶︎

THE THE DEMON TRAIL

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

Lots of up and down all day More ▶︎

THE START OF THE DEMON TRAIL

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

Over this bridge the trail starts to live up to its name More ▶︎

Upper Caples Hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.7km away

Upper Caples Hut More ▶︎

Upper Caples Hut

Hut • Club hut (Southern Lakes Deerstalkers Association). Capacity: 16.Bookings required. • Distance: 8.7km away

Comfortable hut in the Upper Caples Valley. This hut was closed to the public in February 2014, but is now reopened ... More ▶︎

Upper Caples Hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.7km away

Comfortable hut on the Caples Track More ▶︎

Caples Track

Track • 2 days. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 8.7km away

A quiet track climbing alongside the Caples River through forest and grassy flats and over a sub-alpine saddle. More ▶︎

Caples Valley Fallow Deer

Photograph • Distance: 8.7km away

Spooked a mob of 30+ deer back in 06/07. More ▶︎

Stormy skies over Lake Wilson

Photograph • Distance: 8.7km away

It blew but didn't come to much More ▶︎

Camping at Lake Wilson

Photograph • Distance: 8.8km away

When the snows gone, the head of the lake is a spectacular place to pitch your tent. January 2017 More ▶︎

Hobbs Bivvy, Route Burn North Branch

Rock bivouac • Distance: 8.9km away

A dry and sheltered bivvy underneath a giant boulder in the North Branch of the Route Burn. Sleeps 4 or ... More ▶︎

Looking up the Rockburn

Photograph • Distance: 8.9km away

From Sugarloaf pass, this is the view of the Rockburn that greets you after you cross More ▶︎

Hobbs Bivvy, Routeburn North Branch

Photograph • Distance: 8.9km away

Great dry bivvy located under a giant boulder in the north branch of the Routeburn. Sleeps 4 or 5 but ... More ▶︎

Lake Sylvan

Photograph • Distance: 9.2km away

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

Lake Whakatipu from Sugarloaf

Photograph • Distance: 9.2km away

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

Mt Tutoko and the Darrans from Lake Wilson

Photograph • Distance: 9.4km away

While on a circuit of Lake Wilson, Peak 1680 is a hard scramble on the northwestern corner of the lake. ... More ▶︎

Mid Caples Valley

Photograph • Distance: 9.6km away

Mid Caples Valley from pt1168, just above the bushedge the way to Sleepy Hollow. Mid Caples Hut is just visible ... More ▶︎

Glenorchy

Photograph • Distance: 9.6km away

Glenorchy from the head of Gorge Creek More ▶︎

The North Branch of the Routeburn

Photograph • Distance: 9.7km away

Our final camp in the North Branch of the Routeburn. North Col, which we have just come through, is in ... More ▶︎