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Lake Sylvan
Lake Sylvan
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Distance: less than 100m away
A calm forested lake in the Dart Valley near Glenorchy.
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Haast to The Divide
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Distance: less than 100m away
Andrew Barker's traverse 2009. From Pleasant Flat in the Haast to The Divide via Mt Aspiring National Park.
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Five Passes via Lake Nerine and North Col
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Distance: less than 100m away
A classic tramp north of the Routeburn. Rather than exit via the Rockburn, we extended the trip through Lake Nerine ...
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Five Passes
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6 – 7 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: 106m away
A classic trip starting and finishing at the Routeburn road.
The five passes are; Sugarloaf pass, Park pass, Cow saddle, Fiery ...
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Broken bridge
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Distance: 2.9km away
The bridge at the start of the Routeburn Track, damaged by a slip, August 2008.
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Lake Wilson and the Valley of the Trolls
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 2.9km away
An overnight or multiday scenic diversion from the Routeburn Great Walk. The Valley of the Trolls is easily accessed from ...
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Parorama from Harris Saddle
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Distance: 2.9km away
several photographs put together to create a panoramic view
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Routeburn Track
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2 – 4 days. Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 2.9km away
An internationally renowned and popular alpine crossing between Fiordland and Lake Wakatipu.
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The Serpentine Range and the Three Passes
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Distance: 2.9km away
A six day trip around the Three Passes, including a traverse of the Serpentine Range instead of the North Route ...
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Lake Whakatipu from Sugarloaf
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Distance: 3.3km away
On the five passes route. Lake Whakatipu from just above Sugarloaf pass. taken Jan 2010
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Harris Saddle Old Emergency Shelter
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Distance: 3.3km away
This old Emergency Shelter on Harris Saddle (1277m) is now replaced by something larger/better. This picture is from 2 November ...
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Routeburn Shelter
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Distance: 3.3km away
another rainy day at the start of the Routeburn (April 2009)
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Routeburn Shelter
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Shelter (DOC).
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Distance: 3.3km away
Enclosed shelter at the Wakatipu end of the Routeburn Track. Overnight use prohibited.
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Rockburn - Lake Nerine - North Routeburn
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3 – 5 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 3.3km away
A slightly shorter option to the 5 passes trip but of similar if not more difficulty. Can be done in ...
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Rockburn Hut
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Distance: 3.8km away
DOC advises that the Rockburn Hut is closed "due to adverse weather conditions"
.... and a fairly solid tree !
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Rockburn Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 3.9km away
Rockburn Hut or McIntyres Hut. Near the confluence of Rock Burn and Dart River. A very rough and uninviting hut. ...
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Scott Saddle route (Dart to Caples)
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1 – 2 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 3.9km away
This route crosses the easiest pass from the Dart to Caples Valleys, via Scott Creek, Scott Saddle and Kay Creek ...
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Not The Routeburn
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Distance: 4.0km away
A six-passes, seven catchments trip through the Humboldt Mountains from Glenorchy to The Divide.
Note that for access from Double Barrel ...
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Camp on Sugarloaf Pass
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Distance: 4.1km away
A good way to start a trip going into the Rockburn is to leave Glenorchy late in the day and ...
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Looking up the Rockburn
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Distance: 4.2km away
From Sugarloaf pass, this is the view of the Rockburn that greets you after you cross
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Scott Creek Hut (removed)
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Removed!
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Distance: 4.9km away
Hut has been removed (2010?). Details below for old-time's sake ...
Scott Creek Hut (4 beds, fireplace, firewood available, creek water) ...
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Dart River
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Distance: 5.4km away
looking down the Dart - about to head into the forest
Feb 2013
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Rees-Dart Track
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3 – 4 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: 5.6km away
Alpine circuit along two river valleys at the head of Lake Wakatipu.
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Rees - Dart
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Distance: 5.6km away
Starting at Muddy Creek, this track heads up the Rees River to the head of the valley with a short ...
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Great Walks Information
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Distance: 5.9km away
The DOC Great Walks are a set of premium tramping tracks throughout New Zealand.
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Scott Basin
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Distance: 6.0km away
Scott Basin at the head of Scott Creek, between the Dart and Caples valleys. Scott Creek Hut (dilapidated) is located ...
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Scott Saddle
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Distance: 6.8km away
Scott Saddle (1450m) between Scott Creek and Kay Creek. This is the easiest pass between the Dart and Caples valleys. ...
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Scott Saddle
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Distance: 6.9km away
Scott Saddle (1450m) between Scott Creek and Kay Creek. This is the easiest pass between the Dart and Caples valleys. ...
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Double-Barrel - Fraser Pass
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Distance: 7.0km away
A steep, loose but otherwise straight forward pass out of the Double Barrel into the Fraser
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Death Valley Saddle
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Distance: 7.0km away
Death Valley is an offshoot of Kay Creek and makes an interesting and straight forward alternative to a crossing from ...
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beansburn track
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3 – 5 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 7.1km away
a route that follows the beansburn valley. lake unknown can be reached from here.
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beansburn mouth-rock bivvy no 1 1-1.5 ...
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Double Barrel from pass with the Fraser
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Distance: 7.1km away
Double Barrel Creek from the pass into the Fraser. Mt Earnslaw looking bare & bleak without snow cover in the ...
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Kay Lake and Death Valley Saddle
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Distance: 7.2km away
Death Valley is an offshoot of Kay Creek and makes an interesting and straight forward alternative to a crossing from ...
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Dart Valley from Kay Saddle
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Distance: 7.3km away
Looking back down through Scott Basin to the Dart from Kay saddle
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Double Barrel Creek
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Distance: 7.3km away
Double Barrel Creek from the pass into Death Valley.
Catchment is blocked by twin falls at its lower end, but ...
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Death Valley from Saddle
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Distance: 7.4km away
Death Valley is an offshoot of Kay Creek and makes an interesting and straight forward alternative to a crossing from ...
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Matukituki to Paradise by roads less travelled
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Distance: 7.6km away
A rough, tough crossing from Raspberry Flat (Aspiring Road, Wanaka) to the Earnslaw Burn (Glenorchy-Paradise road) via Shotover Saddle, Lochnagar, ...
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Earnslaw Burn Rock Bivvy
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Distance: 7.8km away
Alternative rock bivvy from the biv shown on the topo map. This bivvy is on the true left of the ...
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Death Valley glacier (rems.)
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Distance: 7.8km away
Death of a glacier.
Death Valley, Humboldt Mountains
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Earnslaw Burn Rock Bivvy
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Distance: 7.8km away
This is an alternative bivvy to the one shown on topo maps. This bivvy is about 20 minutes upstream from ...
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Earnslaw Burn Rock Bivvy, underneath.
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Distance: 7.8km away
Underneath the Rock Bivvy. This one is about 20 minutes upstream from the official one on the top map and ...
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Routeburn Flats Hut
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Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.Bookings required.
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Distance: 7.9km away
A large hut on the Routeburn Track, often bypassed for the Routeburn Falls Hut which is 1 hour further along ...
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North Routeburn Rock bivvy
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Distance: 7.9km away
I've guessed the location from a description but don't take my word for it.
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North Route Burn Rock bivvy
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Distance: 7.9km away
2 person biv rumoured to be 500m from the Routeburn Track in the North Branch of the Route Burn on ...
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Damaged bridge between Routeburn Falls and Routeburn Flats Huts
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Distance: 8.1km away
Photograph courtesy of DOC, I think. Around 30 April. Repairs not expected for about 3 months. This creek is easily ...
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Emily Creek
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Distance: 8.2km away
In Emily Creek looking down towards the bridge. Once you you get past the initial large boulders it's a typical ...
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Routeburn Flats
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Great Walks Campsite (DOC). 15 spaces.
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Distance: 8.2km away
Grassy camping next to Routeburn Flats Hut.
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Routeburn
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Distance: 8.6km away
Taken from a slip below the Routeburn Falls hut (April 2009)
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Emily Basin from Fraser Col
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Distance: 8.6km away
Looking north from Fraser Col across Emily Basin.
January 2015.
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Fraser Creek
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1 – 2 days. Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 8.6km away
One of several valleys that cut into the southern Humboldt Mountains. It passes through many kilometres of beech forest, river ...
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Fraser Valley from Fraser Col
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Distance: 8.6km away
The view down the Fraser from just below the Col.
January 2015.
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Emily Basin
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Distance: 8.6km away
High above the Routeburn at the top of Emily Creek, about 1.5 hours climb from Emily Creek bridge. Fraser Col ...
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Death Valley
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Distance: 8.7km away
Death Valley is an offshoot of Kay Creek and makes an interesting and straight forward alternative to a crossing from ...
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Fraser Col to Emily Pass Sidle.
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Distance: 8.9km away
This photo is looking east at Fraser Col from the true right top of the gut of the initial climb ...
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Route up to Emily Pass
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Distance: 8.9km away
This is looking west at the northern route up to Emily Pass, and is the opposite direction from this photo: ...
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Lake Unknown
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Distance: 8.9km away
Lake Unknown lies high between the Beans Burn & the Rockburn. The Dart Valley is visible behind about 750 meters ...
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Bridge in the Rockburn
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Distance: 9.0km away
This fine bridge provides an easy crossing of the Rockburn just below Theatre Flat
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Emily Pass View
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Distance: 9.1km away
The view north from Emily Pass.
December 2014
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Emily Pass South View
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Distance: 9.1km away
What a difference a month makes.
Left photo mid December 2014. Right photo mid January 2015.
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Kay Creek - Upper Caples
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Distance: 9.1km away
April 2006 - Taken while coming back down Kay Creek to the Upper Caples DOC hut
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Hobbs Bivvy, Route Burn North Branch
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Distance: 9.1km away
A dry and sheltered bivvy underneath a giant boulder in the North Branch of the Route Burn. Sleeps 4 or ...
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Hobbs Bivvy, Routeburn North Branch
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Distance: 9.1km away
Great dry bivvy located under a giant boulder in the north branch of the Routeburn. Sleeps 4 or 5 but ...
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Routeburn Falls Hut
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Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 48.Bookings required.
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Distance: 9.1km away
A modern hut on the Routeburn track. It is at bushline on the edge of the cirque that leads up ...
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Theatre Flat
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Distance: 9.2km away
Approaching Theatre Flat from down valley. On a nice day it's a pleasant place to camp, not so much this ...
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Routeburn Falls hut
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Distance: 9.2km away
Routeburn Falls hut - great views (April 2009)
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Routeburn Falls
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Distance: 9.2km away
Located near the Falls hut these impressive falls are passed on the way to Harris Saddle.
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Theatre Flat
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Distance: 9.2km away
Half way up the Rockburn is the giant Theatre Flats. Lake Nerine is at the top of the bluffs at ...
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Key Summit
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Distance: 9.3km away
Key Summit from the Humboldts, looking towards the Earl Mountains. Kay Creek in the foreground
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Key Summit
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Distance: 9.3km away
Key Summit from the Humboldts, looking towards the Earl Mountains. Kay Creek in the foreground
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The North Branch of the Routeburn
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Distance: 9.3km away
Our final camp in the North Branch of the Routeburn. North Col, which we have just come through, is in ...
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Kay Creek Hut
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Distance: 9.4km away
Kay Creek Hut, between the Caples and Dart valleys.
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Emily Pass 1400m Basin
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Distance: 9.4km away
What a difference a month makes.
Left photo mid December 2014. Right photo mid January 2015.
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Old Routeburn Falls Hut 1989
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Distance: 9.4km away
The old Routeburn Falls Hut I stayed at in 2 November 1989 and 23 January 1990. Picture from November 1989. ...
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Rees Vally
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Distance: 9.5km away
This is a picture taken on the rees/dart track and is on day 2 of our tramp in between shelter ...
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Head of the Fraser Valley
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Distance: 9.6km away
This photo is taken from the site marked on the topo map where a rock bivy is supposed to exist. ...
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Kay Creek Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 3.
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Distance: 9.8km away
Kay Creek Hut (sleeps 3-4, fireplace, firewood available, creek water) makes up for in character what it lacks in comfort. ...
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Kay Creek
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Distance: 9.8km away
Kay Creek, looking downstream from Kay Creek Hut
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Emily Pass 1200m Basin
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Distance: 9.8km away
There's great camping to be had in the large grassy basin at just over 1200m on the south side of ...
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Lake Mackenzie
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Distance: 9.9km away
Lake MacKenzie from the basin below Emily Col. Good campspots and a so-so rock biv marked by a cairn.
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