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Grassy Flats
Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 2)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: less than 100m away
One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village.
Otira Hotel ...
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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 1)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: less than 100m away
One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village.
Otira Hotel to ...
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Browning Range Bivouac
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: less than 100m away
'If you're just about buggered, you're just about at Browning Biv'. The sign below the biv says it all: it's ...
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Browning Range Biv - almost ...
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Distance: less than 100m away
Browning Range Biv - almost there ...
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Browning Range Bivouac
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Distance: less than 100m away
Browning Range Bivouac, on the bush-line in the Browning Range - the hut overlooks the Styx Valley and Grassy Flat, ...
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Toaroha/Zit Saddle/Kokatahi/Lathrop Saddle/Styx River Route
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3 – 5 days. Medium/hard. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: less than 100m away
Loop track across 2 Westland saddles, taking in some remote huts
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Lathrop Saddle
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Distance: 1.0km away
Lathrop Saddle - a hanging valley cutting through the Browning Range between the Styx and Crawford valleys. A marked track ...
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Browning Range
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Distance: 1.5km away
From the Browning Bivvy on the bushline above the Styx River we climbed in the dark to reach the top ...
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Crossing Lathrop Saddle
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Distance: 1.5km away
Crossing Lathrop Saddle from the Crawford towards Browning Biv
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Grassy Flats Hut
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Distance: 1.7km away
Grassy Flats Hut in the upper Styx Valley, Westland. The hut lies on the easy, benched Arahura-Styx track, and is ...
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Mt Brown hut & Newton Range April 2013
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Distance: 1.8km away
This photo shows how the popular Mt Brown hut sits in relation to the Newton Range.
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Grassy Flat Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
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Distance: 1.8km away
Grassy Flat Hut (sleeps 12 on 2 platforms, matresses, water, stove) is a modern tramping hut with a large covered ...
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Lathrop Saddle feet dangle
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Distance: 1.9km away
Sitting on the edge of Lathrop. Spot the biv. Descent far right on the tussock spur. Dangling feet highly recommended.
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View of Mt Lathrop etc. and further east
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Distance: 1.9km away
This photo looks east along the Browning Range. Lathrop Saddle crosses this scene in front of the prominent Mt Lathrop ...
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Looking SW from Mt Lathrop March 2017
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Distance: 2.0km away
This is the view looking out over the Crawford and Kokatahi Rivers in a south westerly direction. The Bracken snowfield ...
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Lake Kaniere - Otira
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Distance: 2.6km 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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Mid Styx Hut painting March 2014
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Distance: 2.6km away
Volunteers have prepared & painted the hut exterior. This is just the second paint job this 1960 built hut has ...
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Mid Styx hut Feb 2009
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Distance: 2.7km 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: 2.7km 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: 2.7km 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: 2.7km 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: 2.7km 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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Looking eastward along the Newton Range April 2012
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Distance: 3.0km 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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Newton Range biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 3.0km 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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Browning Pass etc from Mt Browning Nov 2017
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Distance: 3.0km away
Looking toward Browning Pass etc from high on Mt Browning.
I climbed up from the Styx Saddle and enjoyed great ...
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Newton Range biv Jan 2008
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Distance: 3.0km 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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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 3.0km away
An aborted alpine traverse. Picton to West Cape, but aborted at Aspiring due to real world emergencies back home. Posted ...
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View East from Top Crawford biv Dec 2010
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Distance: 3.1km away
This pic was taken from the biv & shows the basin immediately East of the biv. Thought the ribbonwoods looked ...
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Top Crawford Bivouac
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Distance: 3.1km away
Top Crawford Bivouac, Crawford Valley, Westland
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Mount Learmont
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Distance: 3.1km away
Mount Learmont and the upper Crawford Valley, Westland
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Top Crawford Bivouac (Removed)
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Removed!
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Distance: 3.1km away
The Top Crawford Bivouac (2 bunks, no matresses, stream water 100m distant, no fire) is a typical alpine Biv, with ...
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Crawford Biv looking up Lathrop saddle
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Distance: 3.1km away
Lathrop saddle is off to the right, the spur to it is center above biv.
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Top Crawford Hut
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Distance: 3.2km away
Near old Top Crawford Biv site, this 4 bunk forest service hut was refurbished and relocated in February 2011. It ...
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Rear view of "New" Top Crawford hut
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Distance: 3.3km away
Here is a rear view of the hut. The perspective is looking NNW past the hut and over the two ...
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"New" Top Crawford hut Feb 2012
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Distance: 3.3km away
This photo is of the "new" Top Crawford hut which is an hour walk up the valley from the location ...
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Top Crawford Hut (New)
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 3.3km away
This entry is for the "new" Top Crawford hut which is an hour walk up the valley from the location ...
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Blue Ducks
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Distance: 3.3km away
Blue Ducks on Crawford Creek, Westland. Between Top Crawford Hut and Top Crawford Bivouac
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Upper Styx valley
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Distance: 3.6km away
Upper Styx valley and Grassy Flats, from the track over Styx Saddle.
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Styx Saddle
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Distance: 3.8km away
Styx Saddle - between the Styx and Arahura valleys in Westland. The Campbell Range forms a backdrop beyond the upper ...
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View from un-named Campbell Range saddle
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Distance: 4.0km away
This April 2013 photo was taken from the un-named Campbell Range Saddle at 1600m that is on the direct route ...
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West Coast Streams
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Distance: 4.1km away
En-route from Harman Hut to Grassy Flat Hut. Be mindful that during heavy rain in the New Zealand bush, small ...
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Top Crawford Hut
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Distance: 4.1km away
Top Crawford Hut, Crawford Creek, Westland.
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Top Crawford Hut (Removed)
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Removed!
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Distance: 4.1km away
Top Crawford Hut (4-bunks, matresses, tank water, no fire) is a typical forestry-style hut. It's located on a small terrace ...
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Harman hut August 1975
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Distance: 4.1km away
This pic was taken after having come down from Browning Pass. Shortly after I snapped the pic it started snowing ...
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Harman Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 4.1km away
Standard DOC hut at the confluence of the Harman & Arahura rivers. This hut is on the popular "3 passes" ...
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Harman Hut
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Distance: 4.3km away
Harman Hut on a typical West Coast summer day. Pretty basic hut that comes with its own family of weka!
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Blue Duck at the Tyndall / Styx confluence
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Distance: 4.5km away
Blue Duck at the Tyndall / Styx confluence
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Old Water Race below Lower Arahura hut
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Distance: 5.7km 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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Lower Arahura Hut
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Distance: 5.9km away
A nice new 6 bunk hut in the Arahura valley.
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"New" Lower Arahura hut June 2010
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Distance: 5.9km away
A replacement DOC 6 bunk hut for the old NZFS 4 bunk hut that used to sit 30m to the ...
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Lower Arahura hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 5.9km away
A new DOC 6 bunk hut that replaces the old 4 bunk NZFS hut. The new hut is 30m east ...
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"Old" Lower Arahura hut (removed)
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Distance: 5.9km away
This photo shows the "old" Lower Arahura hut as it was in January 1976 when it had recently received a ...
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Crawford Creek
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Distance: 6.0km away
Crawford Creek, Westland. Between Top Crawford Hut and Crawford Junction Hut.
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Tracks to the "New" Mt Brown hut
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Distance: 6.3km away
Here is a gpx file. It shows the new huts location & the routes to the hut from the Geologists ...
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Mt Brown Hut
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1 – 2 days. Medium. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 6.3km away
A circuit in the foothills behind Hokitika. Excellent views and a nice little hut.
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Boo Boo Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 6.7km away
Located on the Kokatahi River track just south of where a branch leads up onto the Toaroha Range.
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Boo Boo hut & woodshed March 2009
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Distance: 6.7km away
TL of the Kokatahi valley. High on a ridge well above the river gorges.
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Looking down the Arahura River from near Campbell biv Feb 2009
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Distance: 6.7km away
This pic shows the Arahura River as far as the "big bend" where it goes out of sight then it ...
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Campbell biv Feb 2009
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Distance: 6.7km away
A 1950's vintage cullers biv located on a west facing spur of the Campbell Range. From the biv there are ...
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Campbell biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 6.7km away
A 1950's vintage cullers biv located on a west facing spur of the Campbell Range. From the biv there are ...
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glennj & Elle dog on summit of Mt Brown April 2011
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Distance: 6.8km 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: 6.8km 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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Crawford Junction Hut
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Distance: 6.8km away
Crawford Junction Hut, at the confluence of Crawford Creek and Kokatahi River in Westland
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Crawford Junction
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Distance: 6.8km away
Crawford Junction, the confluence of Crawford Creek and Kokatahi River in Westland. Photo taken from the doorway of Crawford Junction ...
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Crawford Junction hut Feb 2012
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Distance: 6.9km away
This hut sits near the edge of a low terrace on the TL of the Crawford River and overlooks the ...
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Crawford Junction Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 6.9km away
Crawford Junction Hut (6 bunks, matresses, tank water, stove) is by far the nicest hut in the valley. It's of ...
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Leaving Mt.Browns Tops
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Distance: 7.1km 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: 7.1km 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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Looking up the Styx from near the New Mt Brown hut
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Distance: 7.2km 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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Tops SW of Lake Browning April 2013
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Distance: 7.3km away
I'm sharing this photo of the area near Browning Pass. I guess it must be one of my favoured areas ...
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Jade Prospectors hut at Olderog/Jade Ck confluence Feb 2009
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Distance: 7.3km away
This hut is known by the names of both the creeks it is at the confluence of. We used to ...
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Mount Brown Hut
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Distance: 7.3km away
Perched on a cliff overlooking Lake Kaniere.
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Mt Brown summit & circuit routes March 2011
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Distance: 7.3km 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: 7.3km away
Looking SW from Mt Brown ridge over top of the early stages of construction of the "new" hut.
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View out to coast from Mt Brown hut
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Distance: 7.3km 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: 7.3km away
The four younger members of the group of five of us that walked up to check out the new hut.
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Mt Brown hut & beyond Dec 2010
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Distance: 7.3km 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: 7.3km 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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View up Styx valley from Mt Brown hut June 2012
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Distance: 7.3km 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: 7.3km away
Here is a winter time pic of the hut.
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Three Passes
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4 – 5 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 7.8km 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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Lake Browning
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Distance: 7.8km away
Lake Browning, behind Browning Pass. Officially the West Coast after crossing Browning Pass, now the rain starts.
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Climbing Browning Pass
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Distance: 7.8km away
Ascending the zig-zag tracked part of Browning Pass. It's a steep scramble up the scree at the top, probably better ...
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Browning Pass zig-zag
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Distance: 7.8km away
The zig-zag trail going up to Browning Pass on the 3 passes route. taken February 2007
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View of McArthur Crags from the Newton Range Jan 2008
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Distance: 7.8km away
This picture was taken from just north of the Newton Range biv. I took it to show the band of ...
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Arahura Valley from Mt Harman
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Distance: 8.0km away
Arahura Valley from Mt Harman
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Pope-Browning Pass - looking down the Wilberforce
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Distance: 8.0km away
Pope-Browning Pass on the snowfields on the SE face of Mt Harman. Looking over Lake Browning and down the Wilberforce
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Route down off McArthur Crags to Lower Olderog biv Jan 2010
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Distance: 8.0km away
This pic shows the SE leading spur off the top of Mt McArthur that leads down to Lower Olderog biv. ...
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Lower Olderog biv (aka Jade biv) Feb 2009
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Distance: 8.0km away
This biv is located on a bench well above the creek bed in the headwaters of Jade Creek. It is ...
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Lower Olderog biv (aka Jade biv)
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 8.0km away
This NZFS biv dating from 1957 is located on a bench well above the creek bed in the headwaters of ...
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Blue Duck Bivvy Setting Feb 2016
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Distance: 8.4km away
Blue Duck Bivvy is a derelict B-49 style NZ Forest Service hunters bivvy that was built in the late 1950's ...
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Blue Duck Bivvy
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC).
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Distance: 8.4km away
A derelict B-49 NZ Forest Service hunters bivvy that was built in the late 1950's and is still on site. ...
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Mudflats Hut
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Distance: 8.5km away
Mudflats Hut, in the Arahura Valley, Westland.
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Arahura Valley
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Distance: 8.5km away
The Arahura Valley from the Mudflats swingbridge.
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Mudflats Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.5km away
Mudflats Hut (6 bunks, matresses, tank water, stove, firewood available) lies in the mid-reaches of the Arahura Valley in Westland. ...
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Popes Pass
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Distance: 8.6km away
This picture shows "Alpine" climbing up the start of the ridge leading to Mt Harman with Popes Pass below.
We went ...
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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: 8.6km 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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Map of Toaroha Valley to Pinnacle Biv via Adventure Ridge routes
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Distance: 8.6km 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: 8.6km away
This pic shows the replacement biv which was moved to this site in 2011. It is the same design & ...
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Genoa Peak March 2009
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Distance: 8.6km 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: 8.6km 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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Upper Taipo Forks - Pope's Pass & Mt Harman
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Distance: 8.9km away
Upper Taipo Forks - Pope's Pass to right with Mt Harman snowfield (route to Browning Pass) just visible below the ...
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Kokatahi River
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Distance: 9.0km away
Kokatahi River, between Crawford Junction Hut and Top Kokatahi Hut.
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Park Morpeth Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 9.1km away
This is a Canterbury Mountaineering Club Hut, and it appears in DOC's hut list. On the classic Three Passes route.
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Arahura-Styx track
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Distance: 9.6km away
The Arahura - Styx track: a benched historic pack-horse track through the Arahura and Styx valleys in Westland. An easy ...
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Newton Creek Hut from Arahura Pack track
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1 day. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 9.7km away
Former forest service track that was left to overgrow and suffered further damage from snow loading in winter of 2008.
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Arahura River & swingbridge
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Distance: 9.9km away
The swingbridge over the Arahura on the track to Newton Creek Hut.
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