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Top Kokatahi Hut

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

Top Kokatahi Hut, Westland Note: this hut has since been relocated to the former site of Kokatahi Biv, some 5km upriver More ▶︎

Upper Kokatahi River

Photograph • Distance: 200m away

Kokatahi River, above Top Kokatahi Hut. The track to Zit Saddle crosses this river several times, and will not be ... More ▶︎

Kokatahi River

Photograph • Distance: 334m away

Boulder hopping down the upper Kokatahi, between Top Koktahi Hut and Crawford Junction Hut. More ▶︎

Kokatahi River

Photograph • Distance: 1.4km away

Kokatahi River, between Crawford Junction Hut and Top Kokatahi Hut. More ▶︎

Picton to Aspiring

GPX file • Distance: 1.9km away

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

Toaroha/Zit Saddle/Kokatahi/Lathrop Saddle/Styx River Route

Track • 3 – 5 days. Medium/hard. Loop track with a road section. • Distance: 1.9km away

Loop track across 2 Westland saddles, taking in some remote huts More ▶︎

Kokatahi Bivouac (removed)

Hut • Removed! • Distance: 1.9km away

Hut removed 2008. Kokatahi Bivouac (dilapidated) was once a typical 2-bed apline bivouac, located on a grassy face above the upper ... More ▶︎

Kokatahi Bivouac

Photograph • Distance: 1.9km away

No - the camera's not on an angle - it's the Biv that's leaning. The dilapidated Kokatahi Bivouac below Zit ... More ▶︎

Biv sign

Photograph • Distance: 1.9km away

Gone but not forgotten! Bits of this biv were salvaged from the Hokitika rubbish dump. An aquaintance made a sculpture ... More ▶︎

Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 2)

Track • 12 – 21 days. Hard. One way. • Distance: 1.9km away

One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village. Otira Hotel ... More ▶︎

Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 1)

Track • 12 – 21 days. Hard. One way. • Distance: 1.9km away

One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village. Otira Hotel to ... More ▶︎

"New" Top Kokatahi hut April 2008

Photograph • Distance: 1.9km away

This pic is of Top Kokatahi hut after the upgrade at the new site. (just a stones throw from where Top ... More ▶︎

Commodore Ridge etc Feb 2012

Photograph • Distance: 2.5km away

This photo was taken from Point 1809m on the Toaroha Range NW of Mt Chamberlin and looks eastward toward the ... More ▶︎

Southern descent of Mt.Browns Tops

Photograph • Distance: 2.8km away

Moving through a boggy section of the Mt.Browns Tops route just before dropping over the edge into the creek. That's ... More ▶︎

Zit Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 2.9km away

Zit Saddle, between the Kokatahi and Toaroha valleys More ▶︎

Crawford Junction hut Feb 2012

Photograph • Distance: 3.2km away

This hut sits near the edge of a low terrace on the TL of the Crawford River and overlooks the ... More ▶︎

Crawford Junction Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 3.2km away

Crawford Junction Hut (6 bunks, matresses, tank water, stove) is by far the nicest hut in the valley. It's of ... More ▶︎

Crawford Junction Hut

Photograph • Distance: 3.2km away

Crawford Junction Hut, at the confluence of Crawford Creek and Kokatahi River in Westland More ▶︎

Crawford Junction

Photograph • Distance: 3.2km away

Crawford Junction, the confluence of Crawford Creek and Kokatahi River in Westland. Photo taken from the doorway of Crawford Junction ... More ▶︎

Blue Duck Bivvy Setting Feb 2016

Photograph • Distance: 3.3km away

Blue Duck Bivvy is a derelict B-49 style NZ Forest Service hunters bivvy that was built in the late 1950's ... More ▶︎

Blue Duck Bivvy

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). • Distance: 3.3km away

A derelict B-49 NZ Forest Service hunters bivvy that was built in the late 1950's and is still on site. ... More ▶︎

Adventure Biv

Photograph • Distance: 3.9km away

Perhaps this is the ADD-VENTURE behind all adventures... 'Out there with his people he forgets himself, He forgets himself with his people, He ... More ▶︎

Looking SW from Adventure Ridge April 2008

Photograph • Distance: 4.0km away

In the foreground is the Adventure Ridge biv. Next ridge back is Yeats Ridge with a white dot in the tussocky ... More ▶︎

Adventure Ridge Biv

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 4.0km away

A great little bivvy with it's own water tank. Built by the NZFS in 1964. More ▶︎

Adventure Bivvy

Photograph • Distance: 4.0km away

Adventure Biv in the Toaroha Valley More ▶︎

Crawford Creek

Photograph • Distance: 4.2km away

Crawford Creek, Westland. Between Top Crawford Hut and Crawford Junction Hut. More ▶︎

Main Range of the Southern Alps from Mt. Bannatyne

Photograph • Distance: 4.2km away

Main Range of the Southern Alps from Mt. Bannatyne, a trampable ridgeline from Kokatahi Bivouac to Toaroha Bivouac. More ▶︎

Yeats Ridge, Toaroha

Photograph • Distance: 4.6km away

Climbing the Yeats ridge just beyond the monkey scrub belt. In the background is the Toaroha River and the Yeats ... More ▶︎

Mungo hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 4.8km away

The Mungo is a tributary of the Hokitika River. The hut is situated on a terrace between the Mungo River ... More ▶︎

Mungo hut Feb 2012

Photograph • Distance: 4.8km away

The Mungo is a tributary of the Hokitika River. The hut is situated on a terrace between the Mungo River ... More ▶︎

Mungo River and Brunswick Creek April 2011

Photograph • Distance: 4.8km away

This pic shows part of the Mungo River and its tributary Brunswick Creek. It was taken from near the true ... More ▶︎

Mungo Valley & Park Stream April 2011

Photograph • Distance: 4.8km away

This pic looks up the Mungo River. On the left (TR) you can see tributaries Saddle Creek & Park Stream. ... More ▶︎

Crystal Biv Track

GPX file • Distance: 5.0km away

Track to Crystal Biv from the valley floor in the Toaroha, Westland. This track has just been reopened by volunteers ... More ▶︎

Route between Yeates Hut & Crystal Biv

GPX file • Distance: 5.0km away

This file traces the route up from Yeates Hut to the 1300m contour, then descends to Crystal Biv. If going ... More ▶︎

Toaroha Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

Toaroha Saddle More ▶︎

Descending to Crystal biv April 2008

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

This pic shows part of the route you would take if descending from Yeats Ridge to Crystal biv. More ▶︎

Crystal Biv

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

Crystal Biv 2 person shelter More ▶︎

Crystal Biv

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 5.0km away

Standard 2 person biv located in the Toaroha Valley, located on a spur between Pretty and Crystal Creeks. Set beside ... More ▶︎

Waterfall in the upper Toaroha

Photograph • Distance: 5.1km away

The waterfall in the upper Toaroha river. From Toaroha Saddle - 500m east of Toaroha Bivouac More ▶︎

Yeats Ridge hut April 2008

Photograph • Distance: 5.2km away

This hut is located on a flattish area of moss & tussock amidst the scrub zone of the Toaroha catchment. ... More ▶︎

Yeats Ridge hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 5.2km away

This hut is located on a flattish area of moss & tussock amidst the scrub zone of the Toaroha catchment. ... More ▶︎

Toaroha Saddle April 2011

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

This is the saddle joining the Diedrich and Toaroha Ranges. It is approx 450 metres to the east of the ... More ▶︎

Top Toaroha hut Jan 2009

Photograph • Distance: 5.7km away

This hut is located on the Bannatyne Flats towards the head of the Toaroha River. It is on the main ... More ▶︎

Top Toaroha hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 5.7km away

This hut is located on the Bannatyne Flats towards the head of the Toaroha River. It is on the main ... More ▶︎

Toaroha Saddle biv & Diedrich Range April 2011

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

This pic was taken from east of the biv on the knob back toward the true saddle. It looks west ... More ▶︎

Toaroha Bivouac

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

Toaroha Bivouac - on the saddle between the Toaroha Valley and Mungo /Hokitika valley More ▶︎

Toaroha Bivouac

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 5.8km away

Toaroha Bivouac (2 bunks, matresses, tarn water 50m distant) is a typical alpine bivouac on the saddle of the track ... More ▶︎

Toaroha Saddle biv 2009

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

Here is a close up shot of the biv taken just after day break as we were about to leave ... More ▶︎

Toaroaha Saddle-Frew Saddle Circuit

Track • 4 – 6 days. Medium. One way. • Distance: 5.8km away

A great tramp in a remote location, crosses two alpine saddles, ice-axes and crampons needed in winter. More information on ... More ▶︎

Genoa Peak March 2009

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

This pic is of the eastern side of Genoa Peak and was taken from just above Pinnacle biv on the ... More ▶︎

Pinnacle biv (aka Crinkle Top biv) March 2009

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

A survivor from the deer culling days before helicopters! This biv gave shooters access to hundreds of hectares of tussock ... More ▶︎

Map of Toaroha Valley to Pinnacle Biv via Adventure Ridge routes

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

This map is to illustrate the route info provided under the Comments section of the Pinnacle biv hut page. The ... More ▶︎

Setting of Pinnacle biv (aka Crinkle Top biv) March 2012

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

This pic shows the replacement biv which was moved to this site in 2011. It is the same design & ... More ▶︎

Pinnacle biv (aka Crinkle Top biv)

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 5.8km away

An old late 1950's NZFS cullers biv situated up in the tussock near the top of Mt Crinkle Top. This ... More ▶︎

Toaroha Saddle Bivvy

Photograph • Distance: 5.9km away

We woke up after a windy night in the bivvy to half a meter of fresh snow. The weather didn't ... More ▶︎

Toaroha Saddle Bivvy

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 5.9km away

Hut on the saddle between the Mungo and Toaroha Rivers. More ▶︎

Top Crawford Hut (Removed)

Hut • Removed! • Distance: 6.0km away

Top Crawford Hut (4-bunks, matresses, tank water, no fire) is a typical forestry-style hut. It's located on a small terrace ... More ▶︎

Top Crawford Hut

Photograph • Distance: 6.0km away

Top Crawford Hut, Crawford Creek, Westland. More ▶︎

Building extensions Cedar Flat hut 9.03.12

Photograph • Distance: 6.0km away

This pic shows the progress on the extensions to the newer of the two Cedar Flat huts. The DOC building ... More ▶︎

Cedar Flat Hut August 2008

Photograph • Distance: 6.0km away

Cedar Flat Hut during the big snowfall, August 2008 More ▶︎

Cedar Flat Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12. • Distance: 6.0km away

Double hut at the edge of a frost flat beneath the Toaroha Range. Used to be a six bunker. A ... More ▶︎

Cedar Flat Hut (Historic)

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 6.1km away

Older hut at Cedar Flat now adjacent to the newer hut. This hut features hand-adzed timber. It was constructed in ... More ▶︎

Boo Boo hut & woodshed March 2009

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away

TL of the Kokatahi valley. High on a ridge well above the river gorges. More ▶︎

Boo Boo Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 6.3km away

Located on the Kokatahi River track just south of where a branch leads up onto the Toaroha Range. More ▶︎

Cedar Flat

Track • 2 days. Easy/medium. Return via same track. • Distance: 6.4km away

An easy and pleasant walk into a secluded valley near Hokitika. Rudimentary hot pools. More ▶︎