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Mt Torlesse

Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park

Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park

This park incorporates the Torlesse and Big Ben Ranges either side of Porter's Pass. The Torlesse Gap is a prominent ...   More ▶︎
John Hayward Memorial Hut Feb 2014

John Hayward Memorial Hut Feb 2014

Also known as Kowai hut but not to be confused with Kowhai hut in the Kaikoura area near Mt Fyffe. ...   More ▶︎
Torlesse Range Feb 2014

Torlesse Range Feb 2014

This photo is taken from slightly uphill of & beside the John Hayward Memorial Hut (Kowai Hut) in the Kowai ...   More ▶︎
John Hayward Memorial Hut

John Hayward Memorial Hut

Also known as Kowai hut but not to be confused with Kowhai hut in the Kaikoura area near Mt Fyffe. ...   More ▶︎

Kowai/Castle Hill Peak/Porters Pass Circuit

Circuit of the above. Can be done as a day trip or in our case, 2 days broken by a ...   More ▶︎

Castle Hill Peak

Straightforward alpine walk with great views.   More ▶︎

Broken River Hut via Cave Stream

Alternative route to Broken River Hut. Land owners' permission needed.   More ▶︎
Foggy Peak

Foggy Peak

A short walk from Porter's Pass to a peak with good views at the southern end of the Torlesse Range.   More ▶︎
Foggy Peak

Foggy Peak

The climb up Foggy Peak follows Foggy Peak Ridge from the Porter's Pass road summit (visible lower right) to a ...   More ▶︎
The Big Ben Range from Foggy Pk

The Big Ben Range from Foggy Pk

Looking across Porters Pass in the Canterbury high country. Kowai Forest is a very accessible point from which to explore the ...   More ▶︎

Mt Plenty, Ghost Creek Circuit

A day trip involving a 700 m climb then descending a creek with 2 challenging sidles past waterfalls.   More ▶︎
Winter, Foggy Peak

Winter, Foggy Peak

June 2006   More ▶︎
Lake Lyndon from Foggy Peak

Lake Lyndon from Foggy Peak

June 2006   More ▶︎
Near Broken River Hut

Near Broken River Hut

The view up Winding Creek to Purple Hill from one of the terraces above the hut.   More ▶︎
Broken River Hut

Broken River Hut

Located upstream of Avoca Homestead.   More ▶︎
Broken River Hut

Broken River Hut

This little hut sits on a sunny terrace and a coal seam. The layers exposed here are part of the ...   More ▶︎
Broken River hut Feb 2012

Broken River hut Feb 2012

This 1960 vintage NZFS 4 bunker is about 1.5hrs upstream from the Avoca Homestead hut. There are various coal mining ...   More ▶︎
Craigieburn Valley

Craigieburn Valley

View northeast   More ▶︎
Bold Hill

Bold Hill

Looking at the North face of Bold Hill from the terraces above Broken River.   More ▶︎
Craigieburn Valley

Craigieburn Valley

View North from the terrace above Avoca homestead   More ▶︎
Avoca Homestead

Avoca Homestead

Picture of the restored Avoca homestead   More ▶︎
Erosion on Broken River

Erosion on Broken River

Just downstream of Cave Stream.   More ▶︎
Prebble Hill (902m)

Prebble Hill (902m)

Red Peak (1853m), The Gap, and Castle Hill Peak (1998m) behind.   More ▶︎
DOC sign

DOC sign

Kura Tawhiti Conservation Area is the karst landscape also known as Castle Hill, located on the road between Porter's and ...   More ▶︎
Avoca Homestead

Avoca Homestead

This hut is the restored homestead of the Avoca Run, at the junction of Broken River and Slovens Stream (not ...   More ▶︎
Avoca Homesite Hut

Avoca Homesite Hut

The Avoca Homesite Hut   More ▶︎
Trig M

Trig M

An easy climb through subalpine scrub to a windy summit.   More ▶︎
Cave Stream

Cave Stream

Limestone jumble just downstream of the cave.   More ▶︎
Striking limestone formations of Castle Hill

Striking limestone formations of Castle Hill

Known as Kura Tawhiti to Ngāi Tahu, this is an area of historic significance, with rock drawings hidden amongst the ...   More ▶︎
Dusk, Porter's Pass

Dusk, Porter's Pass

Near Trig M, July 2009.   More ▶︎
Dusk, Porter's Pass

Dusk, Porter's Pass

Near Trig M, July 2009.   More ▶︎
Foggy Peak

Foggy Peak

From near point 1170, Porter's Pass, July 2009.   More ▶︎
Benmore Hut

Benmore Hut

Short walk to a deerstalkers' hut in Thirteen Mile Bush.   More ▶︎
Black Hill (2067m)

Black Hill (2067m)

Just south of Lake Coleridge. Viewed from Trig M near Porter's Pass.   More ▶︎
Red Hill (1641m)

Red Hill (1641m)

This hill just east of Lake Coleridge is a good day walk. Viewed from near Trig M, Porter's Pass.   More ▶︎
Blue Hill

Blue Hill

From near Trig M, Porter's Pass.   More ▶︎