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Earland Falls
Haast to The Divide
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Distance: 158m away
Andrew Barker's traverse 2009. From Pleasant Flat in the Haast to The Divide via Mt Aspiring National Park.
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Not The Routeburn
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Distance: 223m 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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Great Walks Information
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Distance: 1.5km away
The DOC Great Walks are a set of premium tramping tracks throughout New Zealand.
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Parorama from Harris Saddle
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Distance: 1.5km 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: 1.5km away
An internationally renowned and popular alpine crossing between Fiordland and Lake Wakatipu.
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The Orchard
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Distance: 2.2km away
Open space edged by ribbonwood near Lake Mackenzie.
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Boyd Creek to The Divide via Kiwi Burn and the Mavora Walkway
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Distance: 2.2km away
A New Year's trip through the Snowdon Forest and on to The Divide. Heavily affected by weather, I had to ...
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Lake Howden
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Distance: 2.4km away
Summer at Lake Howden is a magic time. The wind is warm, days are hot and sunny, and the fellow ...
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Howden Hut
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Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 28.
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Distance: 2.6km away
Hut on the Routeburn Track, destroyed by a landslide in February 2020.
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The Darran Mountains
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Distance: 2.6km away
Taken from the Routeburn North of The Orchard, almost the whole length of the Hollyford valley is visible with Lake ...
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Key Summit
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Easy. Return via same track.
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Distance: 2.7km away
Short, easy walk at the start of the Routeburn Track to a low summit. Panoramic views of the Greenstone, Hollyford, ...
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Hollyford Valley
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Distance: 2.7km away
The Hollyford Valley floor sits just above sea level, while the Routeburn Track creeps along the Serpentine Range at around ...
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THE START OF THE DEMON TRAIL
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Distance: 2.9km away
Over this bridge the trail starts to live up to its name
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Hollyford Track
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4 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 2.9km away
The Hollyford Track is a classic lowland Fiordland route from the Hollyford Road out to the coast at Martins Bay.
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Morning at the Greenstone Saddle Camping Area.
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Distance: 3.0km away
Morning at the Greenstone Saddle Camping Area. McKellar Saddle, cloaked in cloud and dusted with snow, is left of centre.
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Greenstone Saddle Camping Area
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Informal campsite (DOC).
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Distance: 3.0km away
Large informal campsite at Greenstone Saddle, near the top of the Greenstone Track.
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The Divide Shelter
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Shelter (DOC).
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Distance: 3.6km away
Open shelter at the Milford end of the Routeburn Track. Overnight use prohibited.
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Fraser Creek Waterfall
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Distance: 3.7km away
Unnamed waterfall crashing out of a hanging valley about half way up the Fraser. Its well worth the 15-20 minute ...
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Greenstone Track
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2 – 3 days. Easy. One way.
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Distance: 3.8km away
A famous, easy track along red tussock river flats.
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Greenstone / Caples Tracks
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4 days. Easy/medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 3.8km away
The Greenstone and Caples Tracks are often linked together to form a circuit from the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Long ...
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Lake Mackenzie Hut
Hut
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Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 50.Bookings required.
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Distance: 4.2km away
A Great Walks Hut on the Routeburn Track. During the summer season, bookings are required, with a maximum two-night stay. ...
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Lake Mackenzie Campsite
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Great Walks Campsite (DOC). 9 spaces.
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Distance: 4.2km away
Small campsite on the Routeburn Track located near the hut.
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Lake MacKenzie
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Distance: 4.3km away
The lake just below the DoC hut, looking towards Emily Pass.
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Fraser Creek flats
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Distance: 4.4km away
Fraser Creek passes through several grass flats which get more and more pleasant the closer to the head of the ...
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Lake Marian
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Easy/medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 4.4km away
Short walk from the Hollyford Road up to a hanging valley and lake in the Darran Mountains.
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Marian Creek
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Distance: 4.5km away
Taken from the viewing gantry, an easy 10 minute walk from the carpark, Marian creek tumbles down the hillside on ...
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Emily Peak Reflections
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Distance: 4.7km away
Serenity can be found early morning at places like Lake Mackenzie.
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Misty Morning Reflections at Lake MacKenzie
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Distance: 4.8km away
Taken from near the campisite at the top of lake on a cool crisp March morning, fog swirls over reflections ...
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Caples Valley Fallow Deer
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Distance: 4.8km away
Spooked a mob of 30+ deer back in 06/07.
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Caples Track
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2 days. Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 4.8km away
A quiet track climbing alongside the Caples River through forest and grassy flats and over a sub-alpine saddle.
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Upper Caples Hut
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Club hut (Southern Lakes Deerstalkers Association). Capacity: 16.Bookings required.
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Distance: 4.8km away
Comfortable hut in the Upper Caples Valley.
This hut was closed to the public in February 2014, but is now reopened ...
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Lake Mackenzie and the Ailsa Range
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Distance: 4.9km away
Mackenzie Hut is near the lake edge, with the guided walks hut further back.
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View from Lake Alabaster
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Distance: 5.1km away
mountain shot from Lake Alabaster
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McKellar Saddle (945 m), Upper Caples Valley
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Distance: 5.2km away
After a steep climb up from Lake McKellar in the Upper Greenstone, you are treated to spectacular views of the ...
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Fraser Creek
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1 – 2 days. Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 5.7km 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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Mavora-Greenstone Walkway
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4 days. Easy. One way.
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Distance: 5.8km away
Links with Greenstone Track.
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Head of the Fraser Valley
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Distance: 6.1km 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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Lake Marian
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Distance: 6.2km away
Taken in October 2010 the lake appeared tiny in comparison to other photos and videos Ive seen of it online, ...
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Falls Creek
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1 – 2 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 6.5km away
Day or overnight trip to a choice of two rock bivvies off the Milford Road.
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Emily Pass 1200m Basin
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Distance: 6.7km 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: 6.7km 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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Scott Saddle route (Dart to Caples)
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1 – 2 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 6.8km 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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Death Valley
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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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Kay Creek Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 3.
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Distance: 7.0km 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: 7.0km away
Kay Creek, looking downstream from Kay Creek Hut
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Emily Pass 1400m Basin
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Distance: 7.3km 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: 7.4km away
April 2006 - Taken while coming back down Kay Creek to the Upper Caples DOC hut
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Death Valley glacier (rems.)
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Distance: 7.5km away
Death of a glacier.
Death Valley, Humboldt Mountains
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McKellar Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 26.
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Distance: 7.7km away
New hut is being built/opened November 2011. Capacity for 26, two separate bunkrooms and main room.
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Fraser Valley from Fraser Col
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Distance: 7.7km away
The view down the Fraser from just below the Col.
January 2015.
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Emily Basin from Fraser Col
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Distance: 7.8km away
Looking north from Fraser Col across Emily Basin.
January 2015.
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Emily Pass South View
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Distance: 7.8km away
What a difference a month makes.
Left photo mid December 2014. Right photo mid January 2015.
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Emily Pass View
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Distance: 7.8km away
The view north from Emily Pass.
December 2014
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Double Barrel Creek
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Distance: 7.9km 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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Fraser Col to Emily Pass Sidle.
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Distance: 7.9km 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: 7.9km 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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Kay Creek Hut
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Distance: 8.0km away
Kay Creek Hut, between the Caples and Dart valleys.
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Routeburn Flats
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Distance: 8.1km away
The view over Routeburn Flats is the quintessential photo of the Routeburn Track
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The track is booked out? Try TrekWatch.net
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Distance: 8.1km away
SMS texts directly to your cellphone when a place becomes available. Free of charge!
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Fraser Creek & Kay Creek
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Distance: 8.1km away
View from route to Steele Creek from the Upper Caples hut
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Routeburn Tops
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Distance: 8.4km away
The Route Burn meanders through this basin beneach Harris Saddle.
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Death Valley from Saddle
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Distance: 8.4km 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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Mount Aspiring National Park
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National Park. 3555.18km2.
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Distance: 8.4km away
The third-largest national park, although most of its space is under-utilised. The Routeburn is the second busiest trail in New ...
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Emily Basin
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Distance: 8.5km 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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Routeburn Flats
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Distance: 8.5km away
An interesting hours excursion from Routeburn Falls hut takes you up the hill to the South of the hut giving ...
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Double Barrel from pass with the Fraser
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Distance: 8.6km away
Double Barrel Creek from the pass into the Fraser. Mt Earnslaw looking bare & bleak without snow cover in the ...
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Harris Saddle Shelter
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Shelter (DOC).
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Distance: 8.6km away
Enclosed day shelter perched on Harris Saddle, on the Routeburn Track. Overnight use prohibited. A side trip from here leads ...
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Lake Harris Western Shore
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Distance: 8.6km away
The western end of Lake Harris looking towards the entrance to the Valley of the Trolls. The route to the ...
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The Serpentine Range and the Three Passes
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Distance: 8.6km 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 Harris, Routeburn Track.
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Distance: 8.6km away
From Lake Harris and Harris Saddle, the Left Branch of the Route Burn leads up to the Lake Wilson (at ...
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Lake Harris
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Distance: 8.6km away
January 2009, Although it doesn't look like, we had awesome weather :)
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Key Summit
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Distance: 8.7km 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: 8.7km away
Key Summit from the Humboldts, looking towards the Earl Mountains. Kay Creek in the foreground
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Kay Lake and Death Valley Saddle
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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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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: 8.7km 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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Double-Barrel - Fraser Pass
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Distance: 8.8km away
A steep, loose but otherwise straight forward pass out of the Double Barrel into the Fraser
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Harris Saddle, Routeburn
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Distance: 8.9km away
Harris Saddle, Routeburn, Sept 2006
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Death Valley Saddle
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Distance: 9.0km 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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Old Routeburn Falls Hut 1989
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Distance: 9.0km 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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Dart Valley from Kay Saddle
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Distance: 9.0km away
Looking back down through Scott Basin to the Dart from Kay saddle
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Routeburn
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Distance: 9.1km away
Taken from a slip below the Routeburn Falls hut (April 2009)
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Lake Harris from Conical Hill
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Distance: 9.1km away
If you are walking the Routeburn Track, don't miss the opportunity to climb Conical Hill from the Harris Saddle shelter. ...
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Emily Creek
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Distance: 9.1km 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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Scott Saddle
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Distance: 9.2km 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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The Valley of the Trolls
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Distance: 9.2km away
Looking into the rain swept valley. The route in climbs over the rocks on the True Right of the Route ...
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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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Damaged bridge between Routeburn Falls and Routeburn Flats Huts
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Distance: 9.3km 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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Routeburn Falls Hut
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Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 48.Bookings required.
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Distance: 9.3km 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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Scott Saddle
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Distance: 9.3km 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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Routeburn Falls
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Distance: 9.4km away
Located near the Falls hut these impressive falls are passed on the way to Harris Saddle.
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Scott Basin
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Distance: 9.5km 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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Lake Gunn to Falls Creek.
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1 – 2 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 9.6km away
A challenging day trip or overnight trip in Fiordland.
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Valley of the Trolls from rock bivy
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Distance: 9.7km away
Despite the abundance of boulders in the Valley of the Trolls, there is vertually no natural shelter here. One place ...
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Routeburn Flats
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Great Walks Campsite (DOC). 15 spaces.
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Distance: 9.7km away
Grassy camping next to Routeburn Flats Hut.
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Valley of the Trolls Rock bivvy
Rock bivouac
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Distance: 9.8km away
Rock bivvy formed by an overhanging cliff. Probably enough room for about a dozen people but the northern end is ...
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Valley of the Trolls Rock bivvy
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Distance: 9.8km away
Rock bivvy underneath an overhanging cliff about half way up the Valley of the Trolls and about 40m above the ...
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Routeburn Flats Hut
Hut
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Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.Bookings required.
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Distance: 9.8km 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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Rockburn - Lake Nerine - North Routeburn
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3 – 5 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 9.8km 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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