Nearby | Lewis Tops from Mueller Tarn

Mueller Tarn

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

A snowy tarn just above the treeline near Maruia Springs. More ▶︎

Mossy forest

Photograph • Distance: 100m away

Mueller Tarn Track. More ▶︎

Mueller Tarn Track

Track • Easy/medium. Return via same track. • Distance: 200m away

A steep but easy climb to a pretty alpine tarn near Lewis Pass More ▶︎

Freyberg Range, Pell Stream

Article • Distance: 1.3km away

A 3 day trip, climbing up onto the range to go over Mt Mueller and camp. Followed by a descent ... More ▶︎

Lewis Pass National Reserve

Place • Reserve. 182.95km². • Distance: 1.9km away

A small park occupying the forested valleys around Lewis Pass and bordering Lake Sumner and Victoria Forest Parks as well ... More ▶︎

The Maruia Valley from the Lewis Tops

Photograph • Distance: 3.4km away

Springs Junction and Mount Haast in the distance More ▶︎

Mount Technical

Photograph • Distance: 3.6km away

Morning on the Lewis Tops More ▶︎

Sunset

Photograph • Distance: 3.6km away

Lewis Tops More ▶︎

Lewis tops

Photograph • Distance: 3.7km away

climbing up to the tops with Mt Technical (left) and the Apprentice (right) behind - Feb 2018 More ▶︎

Mount Technical

Photograph • Distance: 4.0km away

From the Lewis Tops More ▶︎

Lewis Tops camping

Photograph • Distance: 4.0km away

2 small tarns and a shallow gully to provide good shelter make for a good campsite, after reaching the Lewis ... More ▶︎

Lewis Tops camping 2

Photograph • Distance: 4.0km away

2 small tarns and a shallow gully to provide good shelter make for a good campsite, after reaching the Lewis ... More ▶︎

Lewis Tops camping 3

Photograph • Distance: 4.0km away

Panorama with Mt Technical & the Apprentice as backdrop to the Lewis Tops - just past pt 1561, 2 small ... More ▶︎

Lewis tops

Photograph • Distance: 4.1km away

Panorama (click to see the whole pic) from near SH1535, looking along the tops to the descent to Lewis Pass. The ... More ▶︎

Tarn, Lewis Tops

Photograph • Distance: 4.2km away

Lewis Valley and Libretto Range beyond. More ▶︎

Pell Stream

Track • 2 – 3 days. Medium. Loop track with a road section. • Distance: 4.2km away

This highly recommended valley not far from the highway west of the Lewis pass, is accessible to most people with ... More ▶︎

Pell Stream

Photograph • Distance: 4.2km away

open travel just above the second gorge section (going up) More ▶︎

Snow hole lunch

Photograph • Distance: 4.2km away

Taking refuge in a snow hole for lunch during a white out on the Lewis Tops, Lewis Pass. More ▶︎

Lewis Tops

Track • 1 – 2 days. Medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 4.4km away

A short climb onto the tops at Lewis Pass, providing panoramic views of the area. With camping on the valley ... More ▶︎

lewis pass tops - winter

Photograph • Distance: 4.5km away

Near where we camped. June 2010 More ▶︎

Apprentice tarns

Photograph • Distance: 4.5km away

our camp under the Apprentice - hoping for some shelter from the approaching cyclone Gita but it was a restless ... More ▶︎

Pell Stream hut Dec 2008

Photograph • Distance: 4.5km away

We visited this hut as a day trip from the Marble Hill camping area. It seemed a good comfortable hut with ... More ▶︎

Pell Stream hut August 2011

Photograph • Distance: 4.5km away

Neil B & I recently visited this hut. There have been some track improvements since I was last there. Hut ... More ▶︎

Pell Stream Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 4.5km away

Small hut at the end of the Pell Stream Track. More ▶︎

Rough Creek track

Photograph • Distance: 4.6km away

Rough Creek track on one of the steeper parts More ▶︎

Rough Creek Tops

Photograph • Distance: 4.6km away

2010 in the hanging basin at the head of Rough Creek More ▶︎

Rough Creek tops, view east

Photograph • Distance: 4.6km away

View down Rough Creek from slightly north of the track More ▶︎

Rough Creek Track

Track • Medium. Return via same track. • Distance: 4.6km away

The track leads up to Rough Creek Saddle from where there is a great view on Lake Christabel and the ... More ▶︎

Lucretia

Photograph • Distance: 4.9km away

with cyclone Gita approaching (blowing from right to left and just able to stand against it), we were taking it ... More ▶︎

Lake Sumner Conservation Park

Place • Conservation Park. 1057.71km². • Distance: 5.3km away

Lakes and forested hills in this sprawling park provide good tramping, and contrast with the rugged alpine environment of Arthur's ... More ▶︎

Mist in the beech forest

Photograph • Distance: 5.4km away

Lewis Tops Track More ▶︎

Mt Technical

Photograph • Distance: 5.5km away

south-west face, from the saddle SW of Lucretia - Feb 2018 More ▶︎

Lewis Pass Lookout

Track • Easy. loop track. • Distance: 5.6km away

A loop track at Lewis Pass leading to a good view of the Cannibal Gorge. More ▶︎

St Arnaud to Lewis Pass

Track • 5 – 9 days. Medium/hard. One way. • Distance: 5.6km away

A 5-9 day north-south route from St Arnaud to the Lewis Pass, via Travers Pass, Waiau Pass, Thompson Pass and ... More ▶︎

Brass Monkey Bivouac

Photograph • Distance: 6.1km away

Brass Monkey Bivouac More ▶︎

St James Walkway

Track • 5 days. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 6.1km away

A long and easy walk on St James Station near Lewis Pass. Beech forest, mountain scenery, farmland, wild horses, mud. More ▶︎

Profile : St Arnaud - Lewis Pass

Photograph • Distance: 6.1km away

A useful profile of the 100km tramp - with a couple of bad weather alternatives : 1. low route past Speargrass ... More ▶︎

St Arnaud - Lewis Pass

Article • Distance: 6.1km away

A 9-day 100km tramp via the Thompson, D'Urville and 3 Tarns Passes Feb 2013 More ▶︎

Maruia Valley

Photograph • Distance: 6.1km away

Viewed from the Lewis tops. More ▶︎

Lewis Pass tops

Photograph • Distance: 6.1km away

Looking toward Cannibal Gorge and the St James. More ▶︎

Travers Peak - Trovatore - Henry Saddle

Track • 2 days. Medium. Loop track. • Distance: 6.1km away

An interesting circuit exploring the alpine tops around Lewis Pass. More ▶︎

Lewis Pass Tops

Track • Medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 6.1km away

A superb track which provides quick access to the open tops of the Lewis Pass. Allow around 1.5 hours to reach ... More ▶︎

Alpine Tarn

Photograph • Distance: 6.2km away

early morning at Lewis Pass (start of the St James Walkway) Feb 2013 More ▶︎

Maruia River Bridge

Photograph • Distance: 6.2km away

Maruia River Bridge, St James Walkway More ▶︎

Tarns and Brass Monkey biv Dec 2011

Photograph • Distance: 6.2km away

This pic shows a couple of the tarns near the biv. The biv, an ex NZFS one, is in a ... More ▶︎

Brass Monkey Bivouac

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 6.2km away

A basic 2 bunk bivvy on the Lewis Tops More ▶︎

Boyle Flats Hut

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away

Perched high on a river terrace, accessed from a swingbridge 'on the Boyle'. More ▶︎

Lake Thompson

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away

A view of the beautiful Lake Thompson, a short distance from Thompson Pass More ▶︎

Lonely camper

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away

The hut became rather full with a boy's school excursion. A (clever) tutor decided the nightlife outside may be quieter. More ▶︎

Ada Cullers Hut

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away

Tidy old shack provides shelter and shade from the elements. No mattresses or water supply. More ▶︎

Route Guide: St Arnaud to Lewis Pass

Article • Distance: 6.3km away

A 5-7 day north-south route from St Arnaud to the Lewis Pass, via Travers Pass, Waiau Pass, Thompson Pass and ... More ▶︎

Nina Valley hut

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away

Nina Valley More ▶︎

Tarn Nature Walk

Track • Easy. loop track. • Distance: 6.3km away

A nature trail exploring the wetland plants on Lewis Pass More ▶︎

Lewis Pass Tops

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away

View of the Maruia River and Cannibal Gorge from Lewis Pass Tops More ▶︎

Exploring Lewis Pass

Article • Distance: 6.3km away

There is a good range of tracks and routes around Lewis Pass to suit all abilities. Here is a selection ... More ▶︎

Rolleston Pack Track

Track • Easy. One way. • Distance: 6.3km away

An old pack track near Lewis Pass. This is a pleasant forest walk, and an alternative to walking along the ... More ▶︎

Cannibal Gorge, Ada Pass

Track • 2 days. Easy. Return via same track. • Distance: 6.3km away

An easy overnighter through the pretty bush of Cannibal Gorge and on to the alpine views of Ada Pass. More ▶︎

Tarn, Lewis Pass

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away

Looking towards the Cannibal Gorge. More ▶︎

Lewis Tops

Article • Distance: 6.3km away

Lewis Pass to treeline and return More ▶︎

St James Walkway June 2009

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away

Gloriana and the Faerie Queene, on a brilliant winter's day. More ▶︎

Lewis Tops

Article • Distance: 6.3km away

A light hearted trip report up onto the Lewis Tops, Lewis Pass in winter. More ▶︎

St James Conservation Area

Place • Place. 781.96km². • Distance: 6.3km away

A large new recreational area featuring tussock grasslands, and including the headwaters of the Waiau and Clarence Rivers. More ▶︎

waterfall

Photograph • Distance: 6.5km away

nice walk but some of the track missing at the moment due to slip More ▶︎

Five Mile Creek Falls

Track • Easy. Return via same track. • Distance: 6.5km away

Short track to precipitous 40m falls More ▶︎

Camp above Rough Creek

Photograph • Distance: 6.9km away

Superb camp site by a small tarn only 100m from the Rough Creek saddle on the way to Lake Christabel More ▶︎

Lucretia Hut Route

Track • 1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 7.0km away

Lucretia biv via Nina Valley More ▶︎

Deer Valley Campsite

Campsite • Informal campsite (DOC). 10 spaces. • Distance: 7.1km away

A minimal roadside camping area near Lewis Pass. Water is available from the nearby stream. Foleys Creek and Rolleston Pack ... More ▶︎

Blackadder's hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.1km away

This hut is located on Frazers Flat on the TR of Pell Stream about 400m above the confluence with the ... More ▶︎

Location map in Blackadder's hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.1km away

I snapped this pic of the map on the wall of Blackadder's hut. I note that the location has been described ... More ▶︎

Blackadder's hut

Hut • Private hut (Blackadder Family Trust). Capacity: 10. • Distance: 7.1km away

This hut is located on Frazers Flat on the TR of Pell Stream about 400m above the confluence with the ... More ▶︎

Lucretia Hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.1km away

Lucretia Hut More ▶︎

Lucretia Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 7.1km away

Very basic 2 bunk hut with open fire in the head of Lucretia Stream, Lewis Pass area More ▶︎

Lucretia biv

Photograph • Distance: 7.1km away

inside the biv - basic but welcome in bad weather - Feb 2018 More ▶︎

Lucretia biv

Photograph • Distance: 7.2km away

a good lunch stop on the route to the tops - Feb 2018 More ▶︎

Trovatore Peak

Photograph • Distance: 7.2km away

The ridge to Trovatore Peak from Travers peak More ▶︎

Foleys Creek Track - Travers Peak

Track • 1 day. Medium. Return via same track. • Distance: 7.2km away

A poled route to the summit of Travers Peak near Lewis Pass More ▶︎

Top of Travers Peak

Photograph • Distance: 7.2km away

View north from Travers Peak towards Gloriana Peak and the Fairie Queen More ▶︎

Libretto Range

Photograph • Distance: 7.2km away

View south along Libretto Range from Travers Peak More ▶︎

Alfred 4wd track

Photograph • Distance: 7.2km away

and the signpost to Pell Stream More ▶︎

Snow Cannible Gorge June

Photograph • Distance: 7.2km away

After a heavy 25 cm fall. More ▶︎

Manson Nicholls Memorial Hut

Hut • Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20. • Distance: 7.2km away

This hut is very popular with beginning trampers, families, and school groups. The hut is a decent size with ample ... More ▶︎

Manson-Nicholls Memorial Hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.2km away

Manson-Nicholls Memorial Hut at Lake Daniells - tidy hut with 20 bunks. Photo by Andrea More ▶︎

Lake Daniells

Article • Distance: 7.2km away

Overnight walk to Manson-Nicholls Memorial Hut More ▶︎

Manson-Nicholls Memorial Hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.2km away

Lakeside hut with tranquil views and only interrupted by other trampers - this place is popular. More ▶︎

Lake Daniels to Lake Rotoroa

GPX file • Distance: 7.9km away

Route tracing of Alternate route from the Lewis Pass to St Arnaud More ▶︎