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Mt Philistine
Philistine / Warnock's Bluffs
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Distance: 693m 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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Philistine Bluffs
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Distance: 757m 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: 757m away
Moderate to hard daytrip in Arthurs Pass.
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Philistine Bluffs
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Distance: 757m away
Decending the bluffs - not a forgiving place to loose your footing- there have been deaths here.
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Otira Valley
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Easy. Return via same track.
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Distance: 1.1km away
A short, pretty walk into an alpine environment. A variety of alpine flowers in summer.
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Mount Barron
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Distance: 1.7km 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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The Trail Klondyke Corner to Carrington Hu
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Distance: 2.2km 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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Other Part of trail to Carrington Hut
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Distance: 2.2km away
the trail after a nice rain
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Track Descent
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Distance: 2.2km 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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Waimakariri River-Rolleston River
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2 – 3 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 2.2km away
Alpine tramp over Waimakariri Col.
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Grass my Arse
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Distance: 2.2km 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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The Track Starts
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Distance: 2.2km 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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Top of Rolleston Valley
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Distance: 2.2km 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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Pick Your Path
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Distance: 2.2km 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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Route Planning
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Distance: 2.2km 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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At the top
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Distance: 2.2km 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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Lake Misery Track
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Distance: 2.3km away
Short connector track that crosses the Main Divide of the Southern Alps.
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Mt Philistine Traverse
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1 day. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 2.3km 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: 2.3km away
Small rockpile on the Lake Misery Track.
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Arthur's Pass National Park
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National Park. 1145.00km2.
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Distance: 2.4km 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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Dobson Nature Walk
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Easy. One way.
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Distance: 2.4km away
A short walk on the Main Divide of the Southern Alps, offering alpine flora and panoramic views.
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Head of the Rolleston River, just below Pt2000
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Distance: 2.6km 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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Dobson Nature Walk
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Distance: 2.9km away
Stroll through an alpine herbfield scattered with massive boulders, Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Mt Rolleston - Otira Face
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Distance: 2.9km 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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Walks Around Arthur's Pass
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Distance: 3.0km 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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Crow Glacier, Mt Rolleston
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Distance: 3.3km away
Crow glacier and Mt Rolleston. taken April 1969.
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Bealey Chasm and Valley
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Easy/medium.
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Distance: 3.6km away
A excellent short walk in the autumn or spring with wonderful views of rolleston glacier
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Mt Rolleston- Low Peak (via Rome ridge)
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Medium/hard.
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Distance: 3.7km 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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Rome Ridge - Avalanche Peak Traverse
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1 day. Medium. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 3.9km away
Climb up Rome Ridge towards Mount Rolleston to traverse the ridge between it and Avalanche Peak.
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Temple Basin Ski Field
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Distance: 4.2km 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: 4.2km away
A steepish climb through alpine meadows to the Temple Basin skifield
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Arthur's Pass Walking Track
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Easy. One way.
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Distance: 4.4km 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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Page Memorial Shelter
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Distance: 4.4km 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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Barrack Creek Route
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Distance: 4.5km 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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Mount Barron tops
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Distance: 4.5km away
The end of the marked track up Mount Barron.
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Mount Barron Route
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Distance: 4.5km 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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Above Waimakariri Falls
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Distance: 4.7km away
Looking down the valley from high under Waimak Col. Spot the hut? (just left of the river - the new ...
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Shattered rock on Mount Cassidy
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Distance: 4.8km away
The rock is very crumbly and unstable.
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Mount Barron Route
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Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 4.8km away
Old access track onto the Mount Barron tussock tops.
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Crow Slide in snow
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Distance: 5.0km 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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Waimakariri Falls Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (Canterbury Mountaineering Club). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 5.0km away
Located in the Waimakariri headwaters at 1300m, just above the top falls. Built 1960, and refurbished 2005.
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Mount Cassidy
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1 day. Medium/hard. Return via same track.
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Distance: 5.1km away
A short but challenging climb from Arthur's Pass Village.
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Upper Hunts Creek
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Distance: 5.1km away
Upper Hunts Creek - valley head above the hut. Te pass to Dry Creek in the Taipo is up scree ...
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Rock wren
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Distance: 5.3km 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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Great mountain buttercup
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Distance: 5.3km away
Ranunculus lyalli. Con's Track, Mount Cassidy, Arthur's Pass.
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Mountain violet
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Distance: 5.3km away
Viola cunninghamii, Bridal Veil Track, Arthur's Pass.
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Devil's Punchbowl Track
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Distance: 5.7km away
Short walk to a classic Arthur's Pass waterfall.
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Harman Pass - Taipo River - Kelly Saddle
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3 – 5 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 5.7km away
A long journey through the west of Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Hunts Creek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 5.7km away
A small hut handsomely located at the edge of a tussock clearing on Hunts Creek, west of Otira.
Hunts Creek takes ...
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Hunts Hut
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Distance: 5.7km away
A small but tidy hut located at the edge of a tussock clearing near Hunts Creek.
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Hunts Creek Track
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2 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 5.7km away
Rough travel to a small, tidy hut. Better walked as part of a circuit.
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Hunts Creek Hut
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Distance: 5.7km 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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Kelly Range - Hunts Saddle Circuit
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2 – 3 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: 5.7km 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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Kelly Range from Hunts Creek Track
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Distance: 6.2km 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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View from Avalanche Peak June 2013
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Distance: 6.2km 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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Mt Bealey - Lyell Peak - Avalanche Peak Traverse
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1 day. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 6.2km away
A classic traverse from Mt Bealey to Avalanche Peak
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Avalanche Peak
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Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 6.2km away
A day trip near Arthur's Pass village to an altitude of 1833m.
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Kelly Tops, Dry Creek, Taipo Circuit
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Distance: 6.2km 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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Dry Creek
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Distance: 6.2km away
Dry Creek - descending into the Taipo from it's 1700m saddle off Hunts Creek
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Millennium Walk
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Distance: 6.2km away
Short walk to a waterfall at the Arthur's Pass Visitor Centre.
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Avalanche Creek Shelter campsite
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Basic Campsite (DOC). 10 spaces.
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Distance: 6.3km 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 hut (Arthurs Pass) March 2008
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Distance: 6.4km 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: 6.4km away
In the Crow valley, Arthur's Pass National Park.
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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: 6.5km away
Overgrown and line is destroyed by recent slips.
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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 6.6km 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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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 1)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 6.7km 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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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 2)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 6.7km 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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Upper Deception hut Feb 2009
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Distance: 6.7km away
A sound old NZFS hut in need of a bit of TLC. The scrub badly needed cutting back last time ...
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Upper Deception Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 6.7km away
Six bunk hut adjacent the popular Mingha-Deception route. It was built by the NZFS in 1962.
[A four bunker Lower Deception ...
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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: 6.8km away
Classic Arthur's Pass walk to the 131m Punchbowl Falls / Te Tautea o Hinekakai.
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Arthur's Pass Village Historic Walk
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 6.8km away
Introductory circuit of the village, providing a history of the Pass and the rail tunnel.
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Avalanche Peak-Crow River
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1 – 2 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 6.8km away
A route over Avalanche Peak dropping to the Crow River and exiting down the Waimakariri River.
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Arthur's Pass Village
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Place.
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Distance: 6.8km away
Resort village surrounded by mountains within Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Te Araroa Trail
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95 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 6.8km 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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Lake Kaniere - Otira
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Distance: 6.9km 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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Mt Aicken in Jan
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Distance: 7.1km away
Require Medium fitness level, rock/stone marked track above bushline.
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Taipo River track to Julia Hut
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Distance: 7.8km away
Taipo River track to Julia Hut - above Dry Creek
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Lake Mavis
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2 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 7.8km away
A side trip off the popular Mingha-Deception route in Arthur's Pass.
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Mingha River-Deception River
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2 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 7.8km away
Goat Pass Track. Alpine track over a pass between two river valleys.
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Descent from Kelly Tops to Hunts Saddle and Return!
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Distance: 8.0km 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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Goat Pass Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
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Distance: 8.0km away
Large hut on the popular Mingha-Deception route
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Below Kelly-Hunt Saddle
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Distance: 8.2km away
The Kelly below the Kelly-Hunt Saddle
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Old Julia Hut
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Distance: 8.3km away
Old Julia Hut after refurbishment in February 2014.
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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: 8.6km 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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Mid Taipo hut June 2009
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Distance: 8.6km 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: 8.6km 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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Hunts Creek
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Distance: 8.7km 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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Mingha Biv
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Distance: 8.7km 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: 8.7km 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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Mt Bealey
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Distance: 8.9km away
A handy winter day trip from Greymouth view at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEhVTeoq9-k
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route from Lake Mavis to Edwards Valley bypassing Taruahuna Pass
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Distance: 9.0km away
This route bypasses the pass with its tiresome talus travel for those who have experienced it several times already!
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SI Bush Robin in Old Julia hut April 2013
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Distance: 9.1km 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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"Old" Julia hut Feb 2009
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Distance: 9.1km away
Close to the "New" Julia hut near the confluence of Julia & Mary Creeks where they join to form the ...
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inside old julia
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Distance: 9.1km 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
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 9.1km 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: 9.2km 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: 9.2km away
Standard DOC hut at the confluence of the Julia & Taipo rivers.
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Dunns Creek
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Distance: 9.6km away
The lower Dunns Creek ascending from the Taipo to Dunns Creek Hut
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Lake Anti-Mavis, Tarn Pass in the distance
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Distance: 9.8km away
Lake Anti-Mavis, Tarn Pass in the distance
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Cockayne Nature Walk
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Distance: 10.0km 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: 10.0km away
A short loop in forest near Kelly's Creek, Otira.
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Ascent to Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 10.0km 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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