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Taipoiti Gorge
Harman Pass - Taipo River - Kelly Saddle
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3 – 5 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 915m away
A long journey through the west of Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Ascending Whitehorn Snowfield
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Distance: 2.0km away
Only old icy snow on the field in summer. Ice axe recommended for this part, but if confident on ice ...
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Three Passes
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4 – 5 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 2.4km away
A classic trip from Arthur's Pass across Browning, Whitehorn and Harman Passes, emerging near Lake Kaniere on the West Coast.
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Cronin Icefall
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Distance: 2.4km away
Seen from Whitehorn Pass, the spectacular icefall coming off the Cronin Glacier. Whitehorn Pass is the highest point on the ...
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Barker Hut
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 2.5km away
Surrounded by glaciers at the head of the White River, this is the highest hut in Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Carrington Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 36.
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Distance: 2.5km away
A large hut in the upper Waimakariri River, and often the first or last hut on a longer trip.
The extensive ...
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Other Part of trail to Carrington Hut
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Distance: 2.5km away
the trail after a nice rain
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Carrington Hut
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Distance: 2.5km away
A large wooden hut at the confluence of the Waimakariri and the White Rivers.
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snow ghost
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Distance: 2.6km away
snow ghost, taken from Whitehorn pass Feb 2007.
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Carrington Peak
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Distance: 2.6km away
Carrington Peak, Arthur's Pass, from near Carrington hut. taken February 2007
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Cronin Glacier
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Distance: 4.0km away
Cronin valley and glacier on the 3 passes route. taken in perfect weather, February 2007.
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Upper Taipo Forks - Pope's Pass & Mt Harman
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Distance: 4.1km away
Upper Taipo Forks - Pope's Pass to right with Mt Harman snowfield (route to Browning Pass) just visible below the ...
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Upper Taipo towards Pope Pass
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Distance: 4.6km away
Upper Taipo towards Pope Pass - boulderfields through the last of the scrub-layer
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Popes Pass
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Distance: 4.7km away
This picture shows "Alpine" climbing up the start of the ridge leading to Mt Harman with Popes Pass below.
We went ...
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White River
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Distance: 4.7km away
Barker Hut sits on the rocky outcrop at centre.
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Arthur's Pass National Park
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National Park. 1145.00km2.
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Distance: 5.0km 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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SI Bush Robin in Old Julia hut April 2013
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Distance: 5.1km 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: 5.1km away
Close to the "New" Julia hut near the confluence of Julia & Mary Creeks where they join to form the ...
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"Old" Julia hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 5.1km 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: 5.1km away
a classic view of the interior of a classic hut. Note the hand hewn locally sourced timbers.
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Julia Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 5.2km 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: 5.2km away
Standard DOC hut at the confluence of the Julia & Taipo rivers.
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Arahura Valley from Mt Harman
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Distance: 5.4km away
Arahura Valley from Mt Harman
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Pope-Browning Pass - looking down the Wilberforce
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Distance: 5.4km away
Pope-Browning Pass on the snowfields on the SE face of Mt Harman. Looking over Lake Browning and down the Wilberforce
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Barker Hut
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Distance: 5.5km away
The Canterbury Mountaineering Club hut high at the head of the White River.
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Barker Hut at sunrise.
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Distance: 5.5km away
Overcast March morning after a night of wind and sleet.
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Looking down on Barker Hut
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Distance: 5.6km away
On a perfect autumn morning we picked our way up some of the ridges of shattered rock behind Barker Hut. ...
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Barker Hut
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Distance: 5.6km away
The Barker Hut on an absolutely stunning April morning in 2011. Not a breath of wind, not a cloud in ...
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Barker Hut
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Serviced Alpine Hut (Canterbury Mountaineering Club). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 5.6km away
At 1560m, Neville Barker Memorial Hut is the highest in Arthur's Pass National Park, surrounded by the glaciers of the ...
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Waimakariri Falls Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (Canterbury Mountaineering Club). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 6.0km away
Located in the Waimakariri headwaters at 1300m, just above the top falls. Built 1960, and refurbished 2005.
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Above Waimakariri Falls
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Distance: 6.2km away
Looking down the valley from high under Waimak Col. Spot the hut? (just left of the river - the new ...
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Lake Browning
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Distance: 6.4km away
Lake Browning, behind Browning Pass. Officially the West Coast after crossing Browning Pass, now the rain starts.
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Climbing Browning Pass
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Distance: 6.4km away
Ascending the zig-zag tracked part of Browning Pass. It's a steep scramble up the scree at the top, probably better ...
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View from un-named Campbell Range saddle
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Distance: 6.5km away
This April 2013 photo was taken from the un-named Campbell Range Saddle at 1600m that is on the direct route ...
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Tops SW of Lake Browning April 2013
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Distance: 6.7km away
I'm sharing this photo of the area near Browning Pass. I guess it must be one of my favoured areas ...
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Browning Pass etc from Mt Browning Nov 2017
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Distance: 6.7km away
Looking toward Browning Pass etc from high on Mt Browning.
I climbed up from the Styx Saddle and enjoyed great ...
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Browning Pass zig-zag
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Distance: 6.8km away
The zig-zag trail going up to Browning Pass on the 3 passes route. taken February 2007
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Taipo River track to Julia Hut
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Distance: 7.1km away
Taipo River track to Julia Hut - above Dry Creek
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Crow hut (Arthurs Pass) March 2008
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Distance: 7.5km 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: 7.5km away
In the Crow valley, Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Park Morpeth Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 7.5km away
This is a Canterbury Mountaineering Club Hut, and it appears in DOC's hut list. On the classic Three Passes route.
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Old Julia Hut
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Distance: 7.5km away
Old Julia Hut after refurbishment in February 2014.
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Looking down the Arahura River from near Campbell biv Feb 2009
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Distance: 7.6km away
This pic shows the Arahura River as far as the "big bend" where it goes out of sight then it ...
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Campbell biv Feb 2009
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Distance: 7.6km away
A 1950's vintage cullers biv located on a west facing spur of the Campbell Range. From the biv there are ...
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Campbell biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 7.6km away
A 1950's vintage cullers biv located on a west facing spur of the Campbell Range. From the biv there are ...
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Crow Glacier, Mt Rolleston
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Distance: 8.1km away
Crow glacier and Mt Rolleston. taken April 1969.
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Mt Rolleston - Otira Face
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Distance: 8.3km 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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Head of the Rolleston River, just below Pt2000
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Distance: 8.4km 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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Crow Slide in snow
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Distance: 8.4km 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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Mt Rolleston- Low Peak (via Rome ridge)
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Medium/hard.
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Distance: 8.7km 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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Harman Hut
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Distance: 8.7km away
Harman Hut on a typical West Coast summer day. Pretty basic hut that comes with its own family of weka!
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Harman hut August 1975
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Distance: 8.9km away
This pic was taken after having come down from Browning Pass. Shortly after I snapped the pic it started snowing ...
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Harman Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.9km away
Standard DOC hut at the confluence of the Harman & Arahura rivers. This hut is on the popular "3 passes" ...
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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: 8.9km away
A classic traverse from Mt Bealey to Avalanche Peak
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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: 9.0km away
Climb up Rome Ridge towards Mount Rolleston to traverse the ridge between it and Avalanche Peak.
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Avalanche Peak
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Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 9.0km away
A day trip near Arthur's Pass village to an altitude of 1833m.
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View from Avalanche Peak June 2013
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Distance: 9.0km 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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West Coast Streams
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Distance: 9.1km away
En-route from Harman Hut to Grassy Flat Hut. Be mindful that during heavy rain in the New Zealand bush, small ...
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Mudflats Hut
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Distance: 9.1km away
Mudflats Hut, in the Arahura Valley, Westland.
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Arahura Valley
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Distance: 9.1km away
The Arahura Valley from the Mudflats swingbridge.
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Mudflats Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 9.1km away
Mudflats Hut (6 bunks, matresses, tank water, stove, firewood available) lies in the mid-reaches of the Arahura Valley in Westland. ...
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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: 9.1km 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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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 1)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 9.1km 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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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 9.1km 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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Dry Creek
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Distance: 9.1km away
Dry Creek - descending into the Taipo from it's 1700m saddle off Hunts Creek
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Kelly Tops, Dry Creek, Taipo Circuit
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Distance: 9.2km 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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Anti Crow Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 9.4km away
In the Waimakariri valley near Anti Crow River.
The previous Anti Crow Hut used to be the CMC hut about half ...
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Craigieburn Forest Park
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Conservation Park. 441.65km2.
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Distance: 10.0km away
A small park south of Arthur's Pass National Park including a series of ski fields. Highest point: 2141m (Mt Avoca).
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