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Smart Creek Rock Bivvy, Hohonu Range

Rock bivouac • Distance: less than 100m away

A large rock in the head basin of Smart Creek. An historic bivvy that has been used since the 1890's. ... More ▶︎

Historic Rock Bivvy, Hohonu Range

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

This snap shows a man made rock wall at the bivvy. I've displayed a few of the many relics found ... More ▶︎

Hohonu Range from Kapitea Reservoir

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

This photo was taken from the Westland Wilderness Trail (Cycle Trail) at the Kapitea Reservoir near Kumara and looks eastward ... More ▶︎

Hohonu Range tops August 2013

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

This photo was taken from the knob just SE of Mt Smart and looks eastward through part of the Hohonu ... More ▶︎

Taff Tor etc. Hohonu Range Feb 2019

Photograph • Distance: 1.7km away

I took this photo when traversing southward down the Hohonu Range. Taff Tor which is the second high point just left ... More ▶︎

Heart of Hohonu Range from Mt Ruberslaw

Photograph • Distance: 1.7km away

Taken Feb 2019 this photo looks WNW to the main Hohonu Range from beside the Ruberslaw trig. Many of the peaks ... More ▶︎

Eastern Hohonu River headwaters

Photograph • Distance: 1.7km away

This photo view is SE in to the heart of the Hohonu Range from about 4km up river of the ... More ▶︎

Three Hohonu Peaks

Photograph • Distance: 1.7km away

This picture was taken in March 2013 from the Hohonu Ridge tops east of Castle Hill. i.e. This photo is ... More ▶︎

View SE from Mt French July 2011

Photograph • Distance: 2.0km away

This pic was taken from the summit of Mt French and looks across the Hohonu Ranges and the Taramakau valley ... More ▶︎

Mt Treacey Sept 2013

Photograph • Distance: 2.0km away

This picture of Mt Treacey in the Hohonu Range was taken from Mt Bruce Murray. You are looking at the ... More ▶︎

Glimpse of Lake Brunner from Mt French July 2011

Photograph • Distance: 2.6km away

This photo was taken while climbing Mt French and looks down past point 1233m, where there is a radio repeater ... More ▶︎

Mt Alexander in Background

Photograph • Distance: 2.6km away

Taken from beside radio tower below summit of Mt French at point 1233 More ▶︎

Mt French

Track • 1 day. Easy/medium. Return via same track. • Distance: 2.6km away

The track starts approximately 12 km east of Kumara on the Inchbonnie-Kumara Road, or 26 km from Moana following the ... More ▶︎

Mt Ruberslaw trig beacon etc Feb 2019

Photograph • Distance: 2.9km away

This photo shows an historic iron pipe trig (survey triangulation beacon) that remains standing on Mt Ruberslaw, Hohonu Range. It ... More ▶︎

Mt Turiwhate track

Track • 1 day. Medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 5.3km away

A route from SH73 at Grahams Creek, Turiwhate up to the tussock tops from where you can continue to the ... More ▶︎

Mt Turiwhate track map

Photograph • Distance: 5.3km away

This map shows the gps'd route from SH73 up on to the tussock & rock main ridge leading to Mt ... More ▶︎

Carew Falls June 2011

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

We popped into have a look at the falls yesterday. For me it was the first visit for many years. ... More ▶︎

On top of Carew Falls mid 1970's

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

This pic is about 35 years old. Carew Falls have been a tourist attraction since the early 1900's. Presumably promotion ... More ▶︎

Mt Turiwhate July 2012

Photograph • Distance: 5.7km away

This pic was taken from Kawhaka Creek and looks east toward the summit of Turiwhate. (1373m) Various creeks provide access up ... More ▶︎

Elle dog on Mt Turiwhate track April 2014

Photograph • Distance: 5.7km away

This picture was taken about 500 metres up Grahams Creek from SH73 where the Turiwhate track leaves the creek bed ... More ▶︎

Griffin Creek

GPX file • Distance: 6.4km away

The route in to Griffin Creek Hut from the highway. More ▶︎

Carew Falls

Track • Easy. Return via same track. • Distance: 6.4km away

A brief climb to the Carew Falls behind the Lake Brunner Lodge More ▶︎

Griffin Range

Track • 1 – 3 days. Medium. Return via same track. • Distance: 6.4km away

A traverse of undulating tops to the summit of Mount Griffin. Good camping next to pretty tarns, striking cliffs, and ... More ▶︎

Relic from Griffin Range Serpentine Mine May 2010

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km away

This pic was taken at the old mine area where there are lots of relics. The perspective is looking NE ... More ▶︎

Plane Crash Memorial Mt Turiwhate

Photograph • Distance: 7.4km away

This photo shows the memorial to Lynch and Renton who were killed in the first fatal plane crash in Westland ... More ▶︎

Turiwhate tops Sept 2013

Photograph • Distance: 7.5km away

This photo is of Neil B on the Turiwhate tops about 10 minutes SE of where the TL Grahams Ck ... More ▶︎

Negotiating treefall - Griffin Tops track

Photograph • Distance: 7.6km away

It's familiar, but climbing over on the return. Took a way around on the ascent. More ▶︎

Murk on the Turiwhate tops Sept 2012

Photograph • Distance: 7.8km away

This picture looking SE shows in the right hand foreground the third bump north west of the Mt Turiwhate summit ... More ▶︎

Taipo River, near Jacksons

Photograph • Distance: 7.8km away

Rocky Creek meets the Taipo River at this point, and you will too if you miss the track markers. Safer ... More ▶︎

Mt Turiwhate from the Griffin Range

Photograph • Distance: 7.9km away

This is a July pic of the Turiwhate tops taken from the Griffin Range. Mt Turiwhate is largely ignored by Trampers ... More ▶︎

View NE from Mt Turiwhate trig

Photograph • Distance: 8.0km away

This photo was taken autumn 2010 whilst doing a traverse of the higher bumps on the Turiwhate Range. Unlike at ... More ▶︎

Turiwhate trig October 2020

Photograph • Distance: 8.0km away

A view from near the trig looking south eastward. The true highpoint of the Turiwhate Range is framed by the ... More ▶︎

Mt Turiwhate Summit

Photograph • Distance: 8.0km away

Tate and Jared with the Trig after an entertaining climb up Turiwhate and across the tops More ▶︎

View of Turiwhate Range from the SW

Photograph • Distance: 8.5km away

This photo looking up to the crest of the range was taken from a gap in the scrub zone of ... More ▶︎

Turiwhate Range from the South West

Photograph • Distance: 8.5km away

On Sunday I walked up Mt Turiwhate from the SW. Historically the range has usually been accessed from the NW ... More ▶︎

Head of Griffin Creek July 2011

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

This pic was taken a few minutes along the Griffin Range route from the turnoff from the Harrington Creek - ... More ▶︎

Bain Bay

Track • Easy. Return via same track. • Distance: 8.6km away

Lakeside walk through swampy kahikatea groves and rich podocarp forest, Lake Brunner. More ▶︎

McInerney tops

Photograph • Distance: 8.7km away

This photo shows from Rocky Saddle through to the northern end of the McInerney tops with the Hohonu Range beyond ... More ▶︎

Mt Te Kinga

Photograph • Distance: 9.5km away

This pic looking across Lake Brunner to Mt Te Kinga was taken from the spit at the mouth of the ... More ▶︎

Griffin Tops

Photograph • Distance: 9.7km away

Looking along the tops toward Mt.Griffin. The Serpentine mine is in view below the top of Mt.Griffin. West of Arthurs Pass NP More ▶︎

Rocky Creek / Griffin Creek

Track • 2 – 3 days. Medium. Loop track with a road section. • Distance: 9.9km away

2 day circuit in luxurious west coast bush with short above the bushline tussock section. 2 huts, Griffin Hut is ... More ▶︎

Rocky Creek Biv

Photograph • Distance: 9.9km away

A little hut situated on a discreet terrace. More ▶︎

Griffin Creek - Rocky Creek

Track • 2 – 3 days. Medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 9.9km away

An isolated circuit west of Arthur's Pass along lightly used tracks and rocky riverbeds that are home to blue ducks. More ▶︎

Rocky Creek Bivvy

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 9.9km away

Located on a small forested flat on Rocky Creek, north of the Tara Tama Range. This hut is very easily ... More ▶︎