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The Swing bridge

Whispering Falls

Whispering Falls

The "whisper" of the falls is created by the gentle trickling of the water   More ▶︎
Hacket Creek

Hacket Creek

Hacket Creek, Nelson   More ▶︎
Hacket Circuit

Hacket Circuit

A good day walk mainly along the Hacket Creek, including Hacket and Browning Huts. Dogs are allowed in the Mt ...   More ▶︎
Whispering Falls walk/Hacket track

Whispering Falls walk/Hacket track

A gentle walk along the Hacket track to the beautiful Whispering Falls. Dogs permitted on leads.   More ▶︎
Browning Hut

Browning Hut

Water from the nearby creek. Nice and bright inside due to skylights. Some wasps and mosquitoes seen and mice suspected. ...   More ▶︎
Hacket Hut

Hacket Hut

Another angle on this hut. Taken on New Year's Day 2005   More ▶︎
Mt Richmond Alpine Route

Mt Richmond Alpine Route

Long route above the bushline in Mt Richmond Forest Park near Nelson.   More ▶︎
Hacket Hut

Hacket Hut

This 6 bunk hut lies on the western edge of Mt Richmond Forest Park and is only 1½ hours walk ...   More ▶︎
Pelorus Track (via Rocks hut & Totara saddle)

Pelorus Track (via Rocks hut & Totara saddle)

The Pelorus track is a semi-remote forest experience in Mount Richmond Forest park.It leads up the Pelorus valley and over ...   More ▶︎
Starveall Hut (Richmond Ranges)

Starveall Hut (Richmond Ranges)

A tidy 6 bunk hut on the bushline in the Richmond Ranges. Read my trip report on my blog http://waitakathlete.blogspot.co.nz/2017/07/solo-to-starveall.html I couldn't ...   More ▶︎
Starveall Hut

Starveall Hut

Nicely situated hut overlooking Nelson and bay in the Richmond Forest Park.Nearby residents include a nosey woodhen who enjoys smelly ...   More ▶︎
Mt Malita hut

Mt Malita hut

Mt Malita hut. taken Nov 2014   More ▶︎
Mount Malita Hut

Mount Malita Hut

Hut near the summit of Mount Malita (959m) on the edge of Mount Richmond Forest Park. Not listed as a ...   More ▶︎
Edge of Nelson Mineral Belt May 2014

Edge of Nelson Mineral Belt May 2014

This photo taken from Windy Point on the Dun Mountain Walk/Cycleway looks South West. It was taken to illustrate the ...   More ▶︎
Starveall Hut

Starveall Hut

A standard DOC hut with six bunks and a wood burner situated on the bushline 45 minutes below the ridge ...   More ▶︎
Starveall Hut

Starveall Hut

This hut is in a top spot and has an Awesome View.   More ▶︎
United Mine

United Mine

Walk to a smelter site and coppermine on the Roding River near Nelson.   More ▶︎
United Mine, No. 1 level.

United Mine, No. 1 level.

These copper mines once kept 140 people employed.   More ▶︎
Copper ore

Copper ore

Copper ore at the United Mine site.   More ▶︎
Didymo

Didymo

Didymo coats the streambed. United Creek, Bryant Range, February 2013.   More ▶︎
Roding River - Dun Mountain

Roding River - Dun Mountain

My route through the Nelson Mineral Belt.   More ▶︎
United Creek

United Creek

Difficult creek upstream of the confluence with Jackson Creek.   More ▶︎
United Creek

United Creek

Difficult creek upstream of the confluence with Jackson Creek.   More ▶︎
Slaty Hut

Slaty Hut

On the Mt Richmond Alpine Route.   More ▶︎
Roebuck Hut

Roebuck Hut

A remote, cosy hut in a great location (sandflies!) within the Richmond Forest Park near Nelson.   More ▶︎
Dun Mountain

Dun Mountain

From the saddle west of The Rocks.   More ▶︎
Morning trail

Morning trail

Leaving Rocks Hut on the way to Dun Mountain: an easy sidle.   More ▶︎
Rocks Hut

Rocks Hut

The most luxurious hut in the Richmond Forest Park. Flush toilets, great views, 4 sleeping platforms, wekas resident nearby (and ...   More ▶︎
Rocks Hut Loop

Rocks Hut Loop

A loop track starting at Rocks Hut in Mount Richmond Forest Park, taking in Dun Mountain and the Pelorus River.   More ▶︎
Dun Mountain

Dun Mountain

An historic climb along New Zealand's first railway onto the barren, toxic soils of the Nelson Mineral Belt.   More ▶︎
Route Guide: Loop from Rocks Hut

Route Guide: Loop from Rocks Hut

The well-appointed Rocks Hut in the Richmond Forest Park is a great start for a loop walk down through beech ...   More ▶︎
Forest near Rocks Hut

Forest near Rocks Hut

Misty morning, late summer.   More ▶︎

Picton to Aspiring

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