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Harman Pass - Taipo River - Kelly Saddle
Hunts Creek Hut
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Distance: less than 100m away
5-7 hours slog up Kellys Creek from the Otira highway, this little abode is welcome site after mud-jumping across Hunts ...
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Barker Hut
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: less than 100m away
Surrounded by glaciers at the head of the White River, this is the highest hut in Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Carrington Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 36.
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Distance: less than 100m away
A large hut in the upper Waimakariri River, and often the first or last hut on a longer trip.
The extensive ...
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Hunts Creek Track
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2 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: less than 100m away
Rough travel to a small, tidy hut. Better walked as part of a circuit.
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Hunts Hut
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Distance: less than 100m away
A small but tidy hut located at the edge of a tussock clearing near Hunts Creek.
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Hunts Creek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: less than 100m away
A small hut handsomely located at the edge of a tussock clearing on Hunts Creek, west of Otira.
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Kelly Range - Hunts Saddle Circuit
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2 – 3 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: less than 100m away
A challenging circuit route traversing the Kelly Range and returning along Kelly's Creek. The direction described is the easiest option.
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Other Part of trail to Carrington Hut
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Distance: less than 100m away
the trail after a nice rain
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SI Bush Robin in Old Julia hut April 2013
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Distance: less than 100m away
For the second time in about a month a bush robin has spent time in a hut that I've been ...
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inside old julia
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Distance: less than 100m away
a classic view of the interior of a classic hut. Note the hand hewn locally sourced timbers.
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"Old" Julia hut Feb 2009
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Distance: less than 100m away
Close to the "New" Julia hut near the confluence of Julia & Mary Creeks where they join to form the ...
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"Old" Julia hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: less than 100m away
Close to the "New" Julia hut near the confluence of Julia & Mary Creeks where they join to form the ...
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Julia Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 175m away
Standard DOC hut at the confluence of Julia and Mary Creeks where they meet the Taipo River. Good hot pools ...
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Julia Hut
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Distance: 175m away
Standard DOC hut at the confluence of the Julia & Taipo rivers.
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Carrington Hut
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Distance: 243m away
A large wooden hut at the confluence of the Waimakariri and the White Rivers.
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Carrington Peak
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Distance: 386m away
Carrington Peak, Arthur's Pass, from near Carrington hut. taken February 2007
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Klondyke shelter and campsite
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Distance: 393m away
The striking octagonal shelter by the roadside, and camping area beyond.
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Klondyke Corner campsite
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Informal campsite (DOC). 30 spaces.
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Distance: 408m away
A large grassy site often used as a base for trampers in the area. The area features a striking octagonal ...
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Kelly Range from Hunts Creek Track
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Distance: 527m away
The route from the tops of the Kelly Range to Hunts Saddle drops through thick scrub to a small bog ...
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Track Descent
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Distance: 830m away
The map shows the track crossing two small tributaries before heading sharply down to meet the main river. You may ...
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The Track Starts
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Distance: 830m away
After three or four scree/shrub combinations, where the gorge below opens out a little, keep an eye out for the ...
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Grass my Arse
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Distance: 830m away
Sections of alpine "herbs" break up the scree slopes high above the Rolleston River. There is no track through these ...
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Pick Your Path
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Distance: 830m away
Try to stay reasonably high above the river on the true left for the easiest route down and to avoid ...
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Top of Rolleston Valley
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Distance: 830m away
There are sporadic cairns down into the Rolleston Valley, but they can be difficult to pick out against the scree. ...
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At the top
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Distance: 830m away
If intending to cross over into the Rolleston from the Waimak, DON'T go over the actual Waimak Col (you'll see ...
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Route Planning
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Distance: 830m away
Checking the map for a route over the head of the Waimakariri Valley into the Rolleston Valley. Be aware in ...
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The Trail Klondyke Corner to Carrington Hu
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Distance: 830m away
view of the grassy trail before the riverbed becomes the trail.
The hut is still far here but it is behind ...
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Waimakariri River flats
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Distance: 830m away
Starting out from the East Coast, the Waimakariri River is a long but easy slog to Carrington Hut. Follow the ...
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Waimakariri River-Rolleston River
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2 – 3 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 830m away
Alpine tramp over Waimakariri Col.
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Three Passes
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4 – 5 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 830m 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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Descent from Kelly Tops to Hunts Saddle and Return!
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Distance: 873m away
Masochistic mission involving at times 40 degrees gradients where the techniques of hanging off scrub and sliding to the next ...
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Taipoiti Gorge
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Distance: 915m away
Described in DoC literature as "impassable", small waterfalls at the top of the Taipoiti Stream, on the way from Carrington ...
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Below Kelly-Hunt Saddle
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Distance: 1.1km away
The Kelly below the Kelly-Hunt Saddle
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Old Julia Hut
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Distance: 1.3km away
Old Julia Hut after refurbishment in February 2014.
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Taipo River track to Julia Hut
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Distance: 1.3km away
Taipo River track to Julia Hut - above Dry Creek
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Dry Creek
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Distance: 1.4km away
Dry Creek - descending into the Taipo from it's 1700m saddle off Hunts Creek
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Kelly Tops, Dry Creek, Taipo Circuit
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Distance: 1.5km away
A 3 day circuit from 7 Mile Creek to the Kelly Tops, down to Hunts Saddle and then over Hunts ...
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Upper Hunts Creek
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Distance: 1.5km away
Upper Hunts Creek - valley head above the hut. Te pass to Dry Creek in the Taipo is up scree ...
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Hunts Creek
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Distance: 1.6km away
Barron Ridge is at left, and Hunts Ridge at right. Hunt Saddle is at bottom right and Kelly's Creek at ...
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Ascending Whitehorn Snowfield
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Distance: 1.8km away
Only old icy snow on the field in summer. Ice axe recommended for this part, but if confident on ice ...
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(Pihoihoi) - Pipit
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Distance: 1.9km away
Moaris used to mimick the pipits movements and use a tactic called Manukawhaki (decoy bird). They would pretend to retreat ...
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Greyneys campsite
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Informal campsite (DOC). 10 spaces.
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Distance: 2.0km away
A grassy clearing in the forest next to the highway, with a stone shelter. This campsite is located near the ...
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Greyneys Shelter June 2012
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Distance: 2.1km away
This shelter is next to SH 73 between Arthur's Pass Village and the Waimakariri River at Klondyke Corner. It's handy ...
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Upper Taipo towards Pope Pass
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Distance: 2.2km away
Upper Taipo towards Pope Pass - boulderfields through the last of the scrub-layer
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Mid Taipo Hut to Dunns Creek Hut
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Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 2.2km away
The more direct route from Mid Taipo to Dunns Creek, the alternative to heading all the way up Dunns Ck ...
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Dillons Hut (new)
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Distance: 2.3km away
Dillons Hut (new), Taipo Valley, Westland
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Arthur's Pass
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Distance: 2.3km away
Arthiur's pass and the viaduct viewed from the Kelly Creek to Carroll's Hut track.
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Kellys Range & beyond from Kellys Hill July 2011
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Distance: 2.3km away
This pic looking SW from Kellys Hill was taken before this weeks heavy snowfalls. The dip in the foreground is ...
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Carroll Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 2.3km away
A small, tidy hut just above the treeline on the Kelly Range. Recently renovated with new cladding and new windows. ...
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Kelly Range
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1 – 2 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 2.3km away
A brief climb up to Carroll Hut on the tops at the northern edge of Arthur's Pass National Park. Magnificent ...
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Carroll Hut
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Distance: 2.3km away
This newly renovated hut sits on a pretty tussock plateau on the Kelly Range.
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Carroll Memorial Hut
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Distance: 2.3km away
Situated on Kelly Saddle, Carroll Hut has stunning views across to Arthur's Pass.
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Catching the dawn on the Kelly range
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Distance: 2.3km away
The morning light on the Kelly range before it reaches the valley with Arthurs Pass
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Cronin Icefall
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Distance: 2.3km away
Seen from Whitehorn Pass, the spectacular icefall coming off the Cronin Glacier. Whitehorn Pass is the highest point on the ...
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Mid Taipo hut June 2009
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Distance: 2.3km away
An ex NZFS hut that was built in 1973. In the 70's it was known as "New Mid Taipo" because ...
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Mid Taipo hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 2.3km away
An ex NZFS hut that was built in 1973. In the 70's it was known as "New Mid Taipo" because ...
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Lake Mavis
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2 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 2.3km away
A side trip off the popular Mingha-Deception route in Arthur's Pass.
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Kelly Range views over Kelly Ck
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Distance: 2.3km away
Moving southward above Carroll hut on the Kelly Range.
Descending the range to Hunts saddle and returning by Kellys Creek resulted ...
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Descent to the Taipo Valley
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Distance: 2.3km away
Descent to the Taipo Valley from the Kelly Range, above Dillons Homestead / Hut
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snow ghost
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Distance: 2.4km away
snow ghost, taken from Whitehorn pass Feb 2007.
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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 2)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 2.4km 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: 2.4km 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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Lake Kaniere - Otira
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Distance: 2.5km 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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View from un-named Campbell Range saddle
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Distance: 2.5km 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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Kelly Shelter (Removed)
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Removed!
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Distance: 2.6km away
Kelly shelter is a roadside shelter on the Arthur's Pass road, at the base of Kelly's Creek and the track ...
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Kellys Saddle
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Distance: 2.7km away
Kellys Saddle - a tussock saddle between the Otira and Taipo near Carroll Hut
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Arthur's Pass National Park
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National Park. 1145.00km2.
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Distance: 2.7km away
This alpine park straddles the Main Divide of the Southern Alps, with dry beech forests in the east and damp ...
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Edwards River-Hawdon River
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3 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 2.7km away
See Hawdon River.
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Cockayne Nature Walk
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Distance: 2.8km away
Short walk in rich forest near Kellys Creek, Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Cockayne Nature Walk
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 2.8km away
A short loop in forest near Kelly's Creek, Otira.
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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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Goat Creek track to Mt Barron
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0 – 1 day. Hard. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 3.0km away
Overgrown and line is destroyed by recent slips.
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Misty morning on Bealey Spur
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Distance: 3.1km away
Early morning drizzle releases its grip.
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Mt Bealey
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Distance: 3.1km away
Its my first walk. up Mt Bealey. Absolutly love being in the nature, So happy, So excited. My friend described ...
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Upper Taipo Forks - Pope's Pass & Mt Harman
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Distance: 3.3km 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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Kellys Hill
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Distance: 3.4km away
1400m above, looking NW from Kellys Hill, APNP.
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Mt Pfeifer etc from Kellys Hill July 2011
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Distance: 3.4km away
This photo was taken from near the broadcasting repeaters on top of Kellys Hill which is the hill immediately north ...
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Bealey Spur Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 3.6km away
Historic 1925 musterers' hut on an easy grassy spur over the Waimakariri River.
Old basic hut built around 1925 by musterers ...
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Bealey Spur Hut - Oct 2011
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Distance: 3.6km away
Exterior shot of the Bealey Spur Hut in October 2011.
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bealey spur hut interior
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Distance: 3.6km away
a beech pole frame with 1930's corrugated iron, viewed from the door
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Mount Barron Route
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Distance: 3.6km away
Old trail leading up the the tussock tops of Mount Barron. A good benched track leads up to a rocky ...
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Mount Barron tops
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Distance: 3.7km away
The end of the marked track up Mount Barron.
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Bealey Spur - Jordan Saddle - Waimakariri River
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1 – 2 days. Medium/hard. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 3.7km away
A long day trip with great views from open tops travel, a descent down a stream and beginning and ending ...
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Bealey Spur Hut
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Distance: 3.7km away
Hut is located bottom centre of picture, in the clearing.
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Bealey Spur Hut - Interior
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Distance: 3.7km away
Inside the bealey spur hut, facing the bunk beds
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Bealey Spur Hut - Oct 2011
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Distance: 3.7km away
Shot of the interior of the Bealey Spur Hut in October 2011.
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Bealey Spur
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1 – 2 days. Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 3.7km away
Gentle climb with generous views over Arthurs Pass and the Waimakariri River. The track visits an historic musterers' hut framed ...
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Barrack Creek Route
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Distance: 3.8km away
Goat Hill and Barrack Creek from Mount Barron. The route follows the spur to the true right of Barrack Creek.
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Cronin Glacier
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Distance: 3.9km away
Cronin valley and glacier on the 3 passes route. taken in perfect weather, February 2007.
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Popes Pass
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Distance: 4.1km 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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Ascent to Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 4.2km away
On reaching the waterfalls in Dunns Creek, this slip on the true left must be climbed for 100m or-so before ...
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White River
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Distance: 4.2km away
Barker Hut sits on the rocky outcrop at centre.
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View from Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 4.3km away
View from Dunns Creek Hut, early evening in April.
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Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 4.3km away
The marshes in the mid-reaches of Dunns Creek. Dunns Creek Hut is visi ble on the right: a wet spot!
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Taipo River
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Distance: 4.4km away
Lower Taipo river valley from the Kelly Range above Dillons Hut
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Taipo River above Dillons Hut
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Distance: 4.4km away
Taipo River above Dillons Hut, Westland
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Dillons Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 4.4km away
The New Dillons Hut (sleeps 10, stove, tank water) lies in the middle reaches of the Taipo valley, 10 minutes ...
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Dunns Creek
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Distance: 4.4km away
The lower Dunns Creek ascending from the Taipo to Dunns Creek Hut
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Mount Barron Route
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Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 4.4km away
Old access track onto the Mount Barron tussock tops.
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Dunns Creek
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Distance: 4.6km away
Dunns Creek, rough scrub on the ascent to Newton Saddle
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Bealey Spur shortcut
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Distance: 4.6km away
A side track that bypasses Cloudesley Road.
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Mt Bealey
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Distance: 4.7km away
A handy winter day trip from Greymouth view at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEhVTeoq9-k
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Mingha River-Deception River
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2 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 4.7km away
Goat Pass Track. Alpine track over a pass between two river valleys.
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Dunns Creek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 4.8km away
Dunns Creek Hut (4 bunks, stove, limited dry firewood, tank & creek water, mattresses). The hut sits at the back ...
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Arahura Valley from Mt Harman
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Distance: 4.8km away
Arahura Valley from Mt Harman
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Pope-Browning Pass - looking down the Wilberforce
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Distance: 4.8km 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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Barker Hut
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Distance: 5.0km away
The Canterbury Mountaineering Club hut high at the head of the White River.
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Dillon's Hut (historic)
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Distance: 5.0km away
Dillon's Hut (historic), in the Taipo Valley
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Dillons Hut (historic)
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Distance: 5.0km away
Dillons Hut (historic), in the Taipo Valley
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Dillon's Homestead (historic)
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 5.
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Distance: 5.0km away
Dillon's Homestead(historic) (5 beds, fireplace, tank & stream water, fiirewood available) is a well built, well restored hut in the ...
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Barker Hut at sunrise.
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Distance: 5.0km away
Overcast March morning after a night of wind and sleet.
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Track amongst gold workings Taipo River
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Distance: 5.1km away
This photo shows a section of the Seven Mile Creek to Kelly Range tops track that passes amongst old alluvial ...
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Cass-Lagoon Saddle
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2 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 5.1km away
This classic route from Cass to Cora Lynn Road circles the Black Range to form an open loop, and a ...
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Mt Bealey - Lyell Peak - Avalanche Peak Traverse
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1 day. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 5.1km away
A classic traverse from Mt Bealey to Avalanche Peak
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Looking down on Barker Hut
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Distance: 5.2km away
On a perfect autumn morning we picked our way up some of the ridges of shattered rock behind Barker Hut. ...
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Barker Hut
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Distance: 5.2km away
The Barker Hut on an absolutely stunning April morning in 2011. Not a breath of wind, not a cloud in ...
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Barker Hut
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Serviced Alpine Hut (Canterbury Mountaineering Club). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 5.2km away
At 1560m, Neville Barker Memorial Hut is the highest in Arthur's Pass National Park, surrounded by the glaciers of the ...
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Philistine Bluffs
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Distance: 5.4km away
Decending the bluffs - not a forgiving place to loose your footing- there have been deaths here.
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Philistine Bluffs
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Distance: 5.4km away
Decending the bluffs - not a forgiving place to loose your footing- there have been deaths here.
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Mt Philistine
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1 day. Medium/hard. Return via same track.
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Distance: 5.4km away
Moderate to hard daytrip in Arthurs Pass.
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Newton Saddle
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Distance: 5.4km away
Newton Saddle between Dunns Creek (hut) and Newton Creek (hut), Westland
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Mudflats Hut
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Distance: 5.4km away
Mudflats Hut, in the Arahura Valley, Westland.
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Arahura Valley
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Distance: 5.4km 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: 5.4km 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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Waimakariri Falls Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (Canterbury Mountaineering Club). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 5.5km away
Located in the Waimakariri headwaters at 1300m, just above the top falls. Built 1960, and refurbished 2005.
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Above Waimakariri Falls
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Distance: 5.5km away
Looking down the valley from high under Waimak Col. Spot the hut? (just left of the river - the new ...
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Looking down the Arahura River from near Campbell biv Feb 2009
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Distance: 5.7km 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: 5.7km 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: 5.7km 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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7 Mile Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (PVT). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 5.7km away
This hut is on private land and both have been bought by someone who has improved access to 7 Mile ...
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Seven Mile hut Jan 2008
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Distance: 5.7km away
Well it is a surprise that this hut is still there. A while back I read that DOC had removed ...
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Lagoon Saddle Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 5.8km away
A shiny corrugated iron hut across the creek from the shelter near Lagoon Saddle. The hut is tidy, features shelving ...
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Lagoon Saddle Hut
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Distance: 5.8km away
When you stop off at the Lagoon Saddle Shelter, this shiny hut glints through the trees from across the creek.
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Lagoon Saddle Shelter
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Distance: 5.8km away
A small A frame day shelter near Lagoon Saddle.
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Lagoon Saddle hut in the Snow
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Distance: 5.8km away
Lagoon Saddle hut on a snowy winters day
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Head of the Rolleston River, just below Pt2000
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Distance: 6.0km away
Taken while traversing slopes high in the Rolleston river. Shows the snow slope used to access the first col north ...
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Anti Crow Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 6.0km away
In the Waimakariri valley near Anti Crow River.
The previous Anti Crow Hut used to be the CMC hut about half ...
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Lake Browning
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Distance: 6.0km 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: 6.0km 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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Lagoon Saddle Shelter
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC).
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Distance: 6.0km away
An A-frame day shelter located in a sunny clearing near Lagoon Saddle on the Cass-Lagoon Saddle Track. The Lagoon Saddle ...
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Bealy hut
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Distance: 6.1km away
Arthurs Pass end of the Lagoon Saddle track 5 minutes from the Cora Lynn carpark.
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Crow hut (Arthurs Pass) March 2008
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Distance: 6.1km away
I've noticed that there isn't a photo on here of this hut to go with the text entry. Seeing no ...
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Crow Hut (Arthur's Pass)
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 6.1km away
In the Crow valley, Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Tops SW of Lake Browning April 2013
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Distance: 6.2km 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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Bealey Hut
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Distance: 6.2km away
A tidy little hut at the Cora Lynn end of the Cass-Lagoon Saddle Track.
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Bealey Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 6.2km away
A tidy hut near the end of the Cass-Lagoon Saddle Track. The hut has six bunks (most, but not all, ...
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Rangi-Taipo Traverse from Taipo Access 4WD track
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Distance: 6.2km away
10 hour untracked traverse though unpleasant nearly impenetrable vegetation culminating in glorious ascent to Rangi-Taipo and descent via overgrown but ...
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Browning Pass etc from Mt Browning Nov 2017
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Distance: 6.2km 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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Arahura-Styx track
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Distance: 6.3km 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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View south from Mt Tara Tama
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Distance: 6.3km away
This photo shows a large expanse of Westland back country and some peaks on the Canterbury side of the main ...
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Philistine / Warnock's Bluffs
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Distance: 6.4km away
The normal route up Philistine from the road ascends through this line of bluffs. When there is no snow, the ...
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Newton Creek hut Dec 2011
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Distance: 6.5km away
This view of the hut looks SW. The hill in the background is Mt Newton which is on the opposite ...
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Newton Creek Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 6.5km away
Newton Creek Hut (4 bunk, mattresses, stove, firewood, water) is a pleasant forestry hut beside Newton creek. It's drier and ...
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Browning Pass zig-zag
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Distance: 6.5km away
The zig-zag trail going up to Browning Pass on the 3 passes route. taken February 2007
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Newton Creek Hut from Arahura Pack track
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Distance: 6.5km away
Formerly overgrown forest service track that could have led to underuse of lovely hut in magical setting.
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Te Araroa Trail
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95 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 6.7km away
Te Araroa is a walking trail running the entire length of the North and South Islands. The trail opened 3 ...
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Arthur's Pass Village
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Place.
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Distance: 6.7km away
Resort village surrounded by mountains within Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Arthur's Pass Village Historic Walk
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 6.7km away
Introductory circuit of the village, providing a history of the Pass and the rail tunnel.
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Devil's Punchbowl Walking Track
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Easy/medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 6.7km away
Classic Arthur's Pass walk to the 131m Punchbowl Falls / Te Tautea o Hinekakai.
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Avalanche Peak-Crow River
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1 – 2 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 6.7km away
A route over Avalanche Peak dropping to the Crow River and exiting down the Waimakariri River.
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Mount Barron
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Distance: 6.8km away
Mount Barron from the Death's Corner lookout. The route follows the far edge of the obvious slip. The steep bluffs ...
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Otira Valley
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Easy. Return via same track.
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Distance: 6.8km away
A short, pretty walk into an alpine environment. A variety of alpine flowers in summer.
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Circuit of Broad Stream, Harper Saddle, Lagoon Saddle, Mangos Creek, Broad Stream
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Distance: 6.9km away
A 2 day circuit in Craigieburn Forest Park, crossing 2 low saddles above the bushline and travelling in easy, pleasant ...
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Millennium Walk
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Distance: 6.9km away
Short walk to a waterfall at the Arthur's Pass Visitor Centre.
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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: 6.9km away
Former forest service track that was left to overgrow and suffered further damage from snow loading in winter of 2008.
Fortunately ...
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Arahura River & swingbridge
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Distance: 6.9km away
The swingbridge over the Arahura on the track to Newton Creek Hut.
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Walks Around Arthur's Pass
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Distance: 7.0km away
A variety of both easy and more challenging walks are available around Arthur's Pass village and the nearby pass.
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Mt Rolleston - Otira Face
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Distance: 7.0km away
The best known peak in Arthurs Pass national park. The Otira Face as seen here from Mt Philistine is often ...
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Avalanche Creek Shelter campsite
Campsite
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Basic Campsite (DOC). 10 spaces.
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Distance: 7.1km away
Campsite located near the highway in Arthur's Pass Village. A good base for a variety of day walks. The information ...
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Crow Glacier, Mt Rolleston
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Distance: 7.3km away
Crow glacier and Mt Rolleston. taken April 1969.
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Park Morpeth Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 7.3km 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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Crow Slide in snow
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Distance: 7.4km away
Frank and me doing an alpine finish (our speciality) down the Crow slide en route to Crow Hut from Avalanche ...
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Scottys biv Jan 2010
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Distance: 7.6km away
A seldom walked to biv in a nice spot in the head basin of Scottys Creek a Taipo River tributary. ...
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Scottys biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 7.6km away
A seldom walked to biv in a nice spot in the head basin of Scottys Creek a Taipo River tributary. ...
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Rome Ridge - Avalanche Peak Traverse
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1 day. Medium. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 7.6km away
Climb up Rome Ridge towards Mount Rolleston to traverse the ridge between it and Avalanche Peak.
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Avalanche Peak
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Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 7.6km away
A day trip near Arthur's Pass village to an altitude of 1833m.
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View from Avalanche Peak June 2013
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Distance: 7.6km away
This pic looks WSW from the summit over the Crow River to Jellicoe Ridge and beyond. The prominent summit on ...
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Devil's Punchbowl Track
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Distance: 7.7km away
Short walk to a classic Arthur's Pass waterfall.
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Tarn on Tara Tama Range
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Distance: 7.8km away
This Westland range has many nice tarns. This is one of the nicer ones IMO. It is situated on the ...
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Craigieburn Forest Park
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Conservation Park. 441.65km2.
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Distance: 7.8km away
A small park south of Arthur's Pass National Park including a series of ski fields. Highest point: 2141m (Mt Avoca).
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Mt Philistine Traverse
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1 day. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 7.8km away
A classic mountain traverse in Arthurs Pass National Park, includes climbing steep scree, bluffs, rock and snow. An ice axe ...
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Lake Misery Track
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Distance: 7.8km away
Short connector track that crosses the Main Divide of the Southern Alps.
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Lake Misery Track
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Distance: 7.9km away
Small rockpile on the Lake Misery Track.
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Mt Aicken in Jan
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Distance: 8.0km away
Require Medium fitness level, rock/stone marked track above bushline.
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Mt Rolleston- Low Peak (via Rome ridge)
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Medium/hard.
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Distance: 8.0km away
Track starts off at SH73 (Coral track). Steep ascent through the bush line on a marked track leading you up ...
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Harman Hut
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Distance: 8.0km 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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Mountain violet
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Distance: 8.1km away
Viola cunninghamii, Bridal Veil Track, Arthur's Pass.
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Mount Cassidy
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1 day. Medium/hard. Return via same track.
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Distance: 8.1km away
A short but challenging climb from Arthur's Pass Village.
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Dobson Nature Walk
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Easy. One way.
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Distance: 8.1km away
A short walk on the Main Divide of the Southern Alps, offering alpine flora and panoramic views.
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Scottys Saddle Jan 2010
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Distance: 8.1km away
You can see this saddle from Scottys biv. It is about a 20 - 30 minute climb to the west.
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Harman Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.2km 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 August 1975
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Distance: 8.2km 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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Faultline on Mt Olson May 2013
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Distance: 8.3km away
This picture shows a fault line on the eastern side of Mt Olson (1603m)
Mt Olson is a hill in ...
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West Coast Streams
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Distance: 8.3km 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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Great mountain buttercup
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Distance: 8.3km away
Ranunculus lyalli. Con's Track, Mount Cassidy, Arthur's Pass.
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Rock wren
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Distance: 8.4km away
I heard this bird before I saw it, on the scree just above the Con's Track bushline on Mount Cassidy, ...
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Harper Pass - Kiwi Saddle
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5 – 7 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 8.4km away
A classic crossing of the Main Divide, following the deep valleys of the Hope Fault from the Arthur's Pass road ...
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Otehake Hot Springs
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2 days. Easy/medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 8.4km away
A popular weekend route to good hot pools.
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Edwards Hut Toilet
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Distance: 8.5km away
View down the valley from the Edwards hut.
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Edwards Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 16.
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Distance: 8.5km away
Well built hut, sleeps 16 people.
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Dobson Nature Walk
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Distance: 8.6km away
Stroll through an alpine herbfield scattered with massive boulders, Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Waimakariri to Rakaia
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Distance: 8.6km away
Video showing hike up the Waimakariri, over Jordan Pass, with a packraft down the Avoca and then walking up Rakaia ...
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Packrafting trip from Bealey to upper Rakaia River
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Distance: 8.6km away
A video of a hiking and packrafting trip up over Jordan saddle, down the Avoca, Harper, and Wilberforce Rivers, then ...
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Styx Saddle
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Distance: 8.9km away
Styx Saddle - between the Styx and Arahura valleys in Westland. The Campbell Range forms a backdrop beyond the upper ...
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Paratu Stream - Waharoa Saddle
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Distance: 8.9km away
The easiest route to Mt Pfeifer via an attractive bouldered stream and a magical saddle with flybys of kaka and ...
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Arthur's Pass Walking Track
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Easy. One way.
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Distance: 9.0km away
A new walk, opened March 2014 to mark 150 years of Arthur's Pass. Attractive and easy walking from the Arthur's ...
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Rocky Creek Bivvy
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 9.1km away
Located on a small forested flat on Rocky Creek, north of the Tara Tama Range. This hut is very easily ...
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Griffin Creek - Rocky Creek
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 9.1km away
An isolated circuit west of Arthur's Pass along lightly used tracks and rocky riverbeds that are home to blue ducks.
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Rocky Creek Biv
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Distance: 9.1km away
A little hut situated on a discreet terrace.
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Rocky Creek / Griffin Creek
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 9.1km away
2 day circuit in luxurious west coast bush with short above the bushline tussock section. 2 huts, Griffin Hut is ...
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Upper Styx valley
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Distance: 9.2km away
Upper Styx valley and Grassy Flats, from the track over Styx Saddle.
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Shattered rock on Mount Cassidy
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Distance: 9.3km away
The rock is very crumbly and unstable.
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Bealey Chasm and Valley
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Easy/medium.
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Distance: 9.4km away
A excellent short walk in the autumn or spring with wonderful views of rolleston glacier
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Griffin Creek hut August 2010
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Distance: 9.5km away
Here is another pic of the hut but this one shows Razorback Ridge in the headwaters of Griffin Creek as ...
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Griffin Creek Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 5.
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Distance: 9.5km away
A small but lovingly maintained DOC hut in an isolated valley that is home to a number of blue ducks. ...
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Griffin Creek Hut
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Distance: 9.5km away
This homely hut is well maintained but not often visited.
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Mingha Biv
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Distance: 9.5km away
The old and not in very good condition Mingha Biv
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Mingha Biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 9.5km away
Just south of Goat Pass. Hut has had a full refurbishment thanks to NZDA, Permolat and The Back Country Trust. ...
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Temple Basin Ski Field
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Distance: 9.6km away
Taken a little past the ski huts, November 2012
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Temple Basin
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Easy/medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 9.6km away
A steepish climb through alpine meadows to the Temple Basin skifield
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Griffin Creek
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Distance: 9.6km away
The route in to Griffin Creek Hut from the highway.
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Page Memorial Shelter
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Distance: 9.7km away
Day shelter in Temple Basin, Arthurs Pass.
Page Memorial Shelter is little day-hut built for skiers in Temple Basin, set apart ...
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Griffin Creek Hut
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Distance: 9.9km away
Yes I am sure this is the track.. I think.....
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