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Youngman Stream Track

Youngman Stream Track

Steady sidle up the Rakahuri / Ashley River from the Lees Valley to Youngman Stream Hut.   More ▶︎
Youngman (Puketeraki) Hut

Youngman (Puketeraki) Hut

Classic 6 bunk NZFS hut with great working woodstove set in attractive clearing within beech forest at juction of Youngman ...   More ▶︎

Youngman Stream to Tarn Hut

Marked route between these huts.   More ▶︎

Youngman Stream Hut to Tarn Hut

Track connecting Youngman Stream and Tarn Huts in Puketeraki Conservation Area.   More ▶︎
Youngman Stream Hut

Youngman Stream Hut

Looking south-west, showing new paint job on hut, taken July 2019.   More ▶︎
Ashley River

Ashley River

Ashley River above the Lees Valley flats   More ▶︎
Upper Ashley River above Youngman Hut

Upper Ashley River above Youngman Hut

Upper Ashley River above Youngman Hut   More ▶︎

Lillburn Route

Direct route up to Tarn Hut.   More ▶︎

Lillburn Route

Direct route up Lilburne Hill to Tarn Hut   More ▶︎
Sunrise

Sunrise

Sunrise on Lillburn Hill   More ▶︎
Tarn Hut, Lilburne Hill

Tarn Hut, Lilburne Hill

4 bed hut built in 1960s by Bruce Hassal of the NZFS (Simon Hassal's father) on a sheltered spot lee ...   More ▶︎
Tarn

Tarn

Looking out of tarn hut at the frozen tarn   More ▶︎
Tarn Hut

Tarn Hut

Tarn Hut & frozen tarn with Puketeraki Range in the background. Taken from Lillburn Hill   More ▶︎
Tarn Hut

Tarn Hut

Tarn Hut   More ▶︎
The Nigger and Esk valleys

The Nigger and Esk valleys

The Nigger and Esk valleys   More ▶︎
Lees Valley, Lillburn Range from Richardson

Lees Valley, Lillburn Range from Richardson

Lees Valley, Lillburn Range from Richardson   More ▶︎
Clearings north of Mt Richardson

Clearings north of Mt Richardson

Clearings north of Mt Richardson - there's a bivvy here somewhere!   More ▶︎
Getting started

Getting started

The traditional start: five trampers and packs crowd into a compact car then drive 1.5 hours. Townshend Track in the ...   More ▶︎
Black Hill

Black Hill

A straightforward overnighter in the dry beech forests around Mount Oxford.   More ▶︎
Mt Richardson loop

Mt Richardson loop

Climb up steadily on a well-made track through tawhai forest and up to Mt Richardson (1047 metres). At the top ...   More ▶︎

Blowhard Track

Route onto the summit of Mount Richardson.   More ▶︎

Mount Richardson Track

Forested climb from Glentui Bush car park to the summit of Mount Richardson (1047m).   More ▶︎

Mount Richardson Track

Climb from Glentui Bush Road up to the summit of Mount Richardson (1047m).   More ▶︎
Burnt forest, Mount Richardson

Burnt forest, Mount Richardson

Looking northeast along Blowhard Stream.   More ▶︎

Okuku River - Pinchgut - Bob's Camp Bivvy - Mt Thomas

Nice overnighter with an easy to follow track. Possible to do in a long day if that's your thing.   More ▶︎
Blowhard Track

Blowhard Track

Alternative route to the summit of Mount Richardson (1047m) in the Canterbury foothills.   More ▶︎
Bob's Camp Bivvy

Bob's Camp Bivvy

An easy day or overnight walk through beech forest and along easy ridges to a cute and comfortable biv.   More ▶︎
Bob's Camp Bivvy

Bob's Camp Bivvy

A quaint biv in a forest clearing.   More ▶︎
Bob's Camp Bivvy

Bob's Camp Bivvy

A cute and tidy biv with a curved corrugated iron roof. The biv is located in a small beech forest ...   More ▶︎

Mount Richardson Bypass Track

This track drops from the ridge east of Mount Richardson to the Glentui Bush car park.   More ▶︎

Mount Richardson Bypass Track

This track pairs with the Mount Richardson Track to form a nice loop from Glentui Bush.   More ▶︎