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Relic from Griffin Range Serpentine Mine May 2010
Griffin Range
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1 – 3 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: less than 100m away
A traverse of undulating tops to the summit of Mount Griffin. Good camping next to pretty tarns, striking cliffs, and ...
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Mount Griffin (1516m)
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Distance: less than 100m away
The Alpine Fault passes along the northern foot of the Griffin Range, resulting in cliffs that reach up to the ...
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Griffin Tops
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Distance: less than 100m away
Looking along the tops toward Mt.Griffin.
The Serpentine mine is in view below the top of Mt.Griffin.
West of Arthurs Pass NP
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A closer view of the serpentine Mine
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Distance: less than 100m away
Perhaps a scar on the landscape but a point of interest all the same.
Griffin Tops is perhaps a place ...
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Griffin Creek
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Distance: less than 100m away
The route in to Griffin Creek Hut from the highway.
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A tarn on Griffin Tops
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Distance: 345m away
On a shelf below Wilson's Knob 1291m, the southern side of Griffin Tops.
We didn't bring the Steripen so maybe ...
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Griffin Creek Hut
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Distance: 1.3km away
Yes I am sure this is the track.. I think.....
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Negotiating treefall - Griffin Tops track
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Distance: 1.3km away
It's familiar, but climbing over on the return.
Took a way around on the ascent.
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Head of Griffin Creek July 2011
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Distance: 1.4km away
This pic was taken a few minutes along the Griffin Range route from the turnoff from the Harrington Creek - ...
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Griffin Creek - Rocky Creek
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 1.5km away
An isolated circuit west of Arthur's Pass along lightly used tracks and rocky riverbeds that are home to blue ducks.
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Griffin Creek Hut
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Distance: 1.5km away
This homely hut is well maintained but not often visited.
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Griffin Creek Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 5.
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Distance: 1.5km away
A small but lovingly maintained DOC hut in an isolated valley that is home to a number of blue ducks. ...
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Griffin Creek hut August 2010
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Distance: 1.5km away
Here is another pic of the hut but this one shows Razorback Ridge in the headwaters of Griffin Creek as ...
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Tops route between Lower & Top Olderog bivs Jan 2010
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Distance: 2.1km away
This pic was taken from the summit of the McArthur Crags. The ridge running NE away from the viewers eye ...
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Top Olderog biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 2.1km away
This biv was built by the NZFS in 1971. It is located on the TR in the headwaters of the ...
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Top Olderog biv Jan 2010
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Distance: 2.1km away
This biv is located on the TR in the headwaters of the main branch of Olderog Creek. It is well ...
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McInerney tops
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Distance: 3.0km away
This photo shows from Rocky Saddle through to the northern end of the McInerney tops with the Hohonu Range beyond ...
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Faultline on Mt Olson May 2013
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Distance: 3.0km away
This picture shows a fault line on the eastern side of Mt Olson (1603m)
Mt Olson is a hill in ...
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Scottys Saddle Jan 2010
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Distance: 3.1km away
You can see this saddle from Scottys biv. It is about a 20 - 30 minute climb to the west.
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Tarn on Tara Tama Range
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Distance: 3.3km away
This Westland range has many nice tarns. This is one of the nicer ones IMO. It is situated on the ...
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Rocky Creek / Griffin Creek
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 3.4km away
2 day circuit in luxurious west coast bush with short above the bushline tussock section. 2 huts, Griffin Hut is ...
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Rocky Creek Biv
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Distance: 3.4km away
A little hut situated on a discreet terrace.
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Rocky Creek Bivvy
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 3.4km away
Located on a small forested flat on Rocky Creek, north of the Tara Tama Range. This hut is very easily ...
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Scottys biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 4.0km away
A seldom walked to biv in a nice spot in the head basin of Scottys Creek a Taipo River tributary. ...
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Scottys biv Jan 2010
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Distance: 4.0km away
A seldom walked to biv in a nice spot in the head basin of Scottys Creek a Taipo River tributary. ...
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Mt Kerr
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Distance: 4.1km away
Exploring the exposed tops above the Arahura RIver just before a front rolls in. Reached by an old NZFS track ...
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Taipo River, near Jacksons
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Distance: 4.3km away
Rocky Creek meets the Taipo River at this point, and you will too if you miss the track markers. Safer ...
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Mt Treacey Sept 2013
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Distance: 4.6km away
This picture of Mt Treacey in the Hohonu Range was taken from Mt Bruce Murray. You are looking at the ...
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Kellys Range & beyond from Kellys Hill July 2011
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Distance: 4.8km away
This pic looking SW from Kellys Hill was taken before this weeks heavy snowfalls. The dip in the foreground is ...
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View south from Mt Tara Tama
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Distance: 4.8km away
This photo shows a large expanse of Westland back country and some peaks on the Canterbury side of the main ...
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Newton Creek Hut from Arahura Pack track
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Distance: 4.9km away
Formerly overgrown forest service track that could have led to underuse of lovely hut in magical setting.
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Newton Creek hut Dec 2011
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Distance: 5.0km away
This view of the hut looks SW. The hill in the background is Mt Newton which is on the opposite ...
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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: 5.0km 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: 5.0km 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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Newton Creek Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 5.0km away
Newton Creek Hut (4 bunk, mattresses, stove, firewood, water) is a pleasant forestry hut beside Newton creek. It's drier and ...
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Lower Olderog biv (aka Jade biv) Feb 2009
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Distance: 5.1km away
This biv is located on a bench well above the creek bed in the headwaters of Jade Creek. It is ...
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Route down off McArthur Crags to Lower Olderog biv Jan 2010
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Distance: 5.1km away
This pic shows the SE leading spur off the top of Mt McArthur that leads down to Lower Olderog biv. ...
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Lower Olderog biv (aka Jade biv)
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 5.1km away
This NZFS biv dating from 1957 is located on a bench well above the creek bed in the headwaters of ...
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Arahura River & swingbridge
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Distance: 5.4km away
The swingbridge over the Arahura on the track to Newton Creek Hut.
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Newton Saddle
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Distance: 5.6km away
Newton Saddle between Dunns Creek (hut) and Newton Creek (hut), Westland
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Jade Prospectors hut at Olderog/Jade Ck confluence Feb 2009
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Distance: 5.6km away
This hut is known by the names of both the creeks it is at the confluence of. We used to ...
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Newton Creek Hut from Arahura Pack track
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1 day. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 5.6km away
Former forest service track that was left to overgrow and suffered further damage from snow loading in winter of 2008.
Fortunately ...
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View of McArthur Crags from the Newton Range Jan 2008
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Distance: 5.8km away
This picture was taken from just north of the Newton Range biv. I took it to show the band of ...
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Elle dog on Mt Turiwhate track April 2014
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Distance: 6.2km away
This picture was taken about 500 metres up Grahams Creek from SH73 where the Turiwhate track leaves the creek bed ...
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Mt Turiwhate July 2012
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Distance: 6.2km away
This pic was taken from Kawhaka Creek and looks east toward the summit of Turiwhate. (1373m)
Various creeks provide access up ...
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Mt Turiwhate track map
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Distance: 6.2km away
This map shows the gps'd route from SH73 up on to the tussock & rock main ridge leading to Mt ...
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Mt Turiwhate track
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1 day. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 6.2km away
A route from SH73 at Grahams Creek, Turiwhate up to the tussock tops from where you can continue to the ...
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Turiwhate trig October 2020
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Distance: 6.3km away
A view from near the trig looking south eastward. The true highpoint of the Turiwhate Range is framed by the ...
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Mt Turiwhate from the Griffin Range
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Distance: 6.3km away
This is a July pic of the Turiwhate tops taken from the Griffin Range.
Mt Turiwhate is largely ignored by Trampers ...
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View NE from Mt Turiwhate trig
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Distance: 6.3km away
This photo was taken autumn 2010 whilst doing a traverse of the higher bumps on the Turiwhate Range. Unlike at ...
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Mt Turiwhate Summit
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Distance: 6.4km away
Tate and Jared with the Trig after an entertaining climb up Turiwhate and across the tops
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Dunns Creek
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Distance: 6.4km away
Dunns Creek, rough scrub on the ascent to Newton Saddle
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Lake Ruby Hohonu Range
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Distance: 6.4km away
This photo taken while doing a tops traverse of part of the Hohonu Range shows seldom seen Lake Ruby. The ...
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Arahura-Styx track
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Distance: 6.5km away
The Arahura - Styx track: a benched historic pack-horse track through the Arahura and Styx valleys in Westland. An easy ...
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Dunns Creek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 6.5km away
Dunns Creek Hut (4 bunks, stove, limited dry firewood, tank & creek water, mattresses). The hut sits at the back ...
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Historic Rock Bivvy, Hohonu Range
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Distance: 6.6km away
This snap shows a man made rock wall at the bivvy. I've displayed a few of the many relics found ...
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Smart Creek Rock Bivvy, Hohonu Range
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Distance: 6.6km away
A large rock in the head basin of Smart Creek. An historic bivvy that has been used since the 1890's. ...
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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 6.7km 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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Murk on the Turiwhate tops Sept 2012
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Distance: 6.9km away
This picture looking SE shows in the right hand foreground the third bump north west of the Mt Turiwhate summit ...
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View from Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 6.9km away
View from Dunns Creek Hut, early evening in April.
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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: 6.9km 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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Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 6.9km away
The marshes in the mid-reaches of Dunns Creek. Dunns Creek Hut is visi ble on the right: a wet spot!
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Lower Arahura Hut
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Distance: 6.9km away
A nice new 6 bunk hut in the Arahura valley.
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Mt Brown hut & Newton Range April 2013
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Distance: 6.9km away
This photo shows how the popular Mt Brown hut sits in relation to the Newton Range.
As well as tramps to ...
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"New" Lower Arahura hut June 2010
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Distance: 6.9km away
A replacement DOC 6 bunk hut for the old NZFS 4 bunk hut that used to sit 30m to the ...
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"Old" Lower Arahura hut (removed)
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Distance: 6.9km away
This photo shows the "old" Lower Arahura hut as it was in January 1976 when it had recently received a ...
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Lower Arahura hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 6.9km away
A new DOC 6 bunk hut that replaces the old 4 bunk NZFS hut. The new hut is 30m east ...
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Turiwhate tops Sept 2013
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Distance: 7.1km away
This photo is of Neil B on the Turiwhate tops about 10 minutes SE of where the TL Grahams Ck ...
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Plane Crash Memorial Mt Turiwhate
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Distance: 7.1km away
This photo shows the memorial to Lynch and Renton who were killed in the first fatal plane crash in Westland ...
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Ascent to Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 7.3km 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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Mt Ruberslaw trig beacon etc Feb 2019
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Distance: 7.7km away
This photo shows an historic iron pipe trig (survey triangulation beacon) that remains standing on Mt Ruberslaw, Hohonu Range. It ...
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Heart of Hohonu Range from Mt Ruberslaw
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Distance: 7.7km away
Taken Feb 2019 this photo looks WNW to the main Hohonu Range from beside the Ruberslaw trig.
Many of the peaks ...
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Dunns Creek
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Distance: 7.9km away
The lower Dunns Creek ascending from the Taipo to Dunns Creek Hut
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Mudflats Hut
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Distance: 8.1km away
Mudflats Hut, in the Arahura Valley, Westland.
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Mudflats Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.1km 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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Arahura Valley
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Distance: 8.1km away
The Arahura Valley from the Mudflats swingbridge.
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Hohonu Range tops August 2013
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Distance: 8.3km away
This photo was taken from the knob just SE of Mt Smart and looks eastward through part of the Hohonu ...
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Hohonu Range from Kapitea Reservoir
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Distance: 8.3km away
This photo was taken from the Westland Wilderness Trail (Cycle Trail) at the Kapitea Reservoir near Kumara and looks eastward ...
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Taff Tor etc. Hohonu Range Feb 2019
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Distance: 8.4km away
I took this photo when traversing southward down the Hohonu Range.
Taff Tor which is the second high point just left ...
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Eastern Hohonu River headwaters
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Distance: 8.4km away
This photo view is SE in to the heart of the Hohonu Range from about 4km up river of the ...
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Three Hohonu Peaks
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Distance: 8.4km away
This picture was taken in March 2013 from the Hohonu Ridge tops east of Castle Hill. i.e. This photo is ...
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View SE from Mt French July 2011
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Distance: 8.9km away
This pic was taken from the summit of Mt French and looks across the Hohonu Ranges and the Taramakau valley ...
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Mid Taipo hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.9km 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 June 2009
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Distance: 8.9km 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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7 Mile Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (PVT). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 9.2km away
This hut is on private land and both have been bought by someone who has improved access to 7 Mile ...
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Seven Mile hut Jan 2008
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Distance: 9.2km away
Well it is a surprise that this hut is still there. A while back I read that DOC had removed ...
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Old Water Race below Lower Arahura hut
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Distance: 9.5km away
Here is a photo of a remnant section of the water race that runs roughly parallel with the current track ...
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Dillons Hut (historic)
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Distance: 9.5km away
Dillons Hut (historic), in the Taipo Valley
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Dillon's Hut (historic)
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Distance: 9.5km away
Dillon's Hut (historic), in the Taipo Valley
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Dillon's Homestead (historic)
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 5.
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Distance: 9.5km away
Dillon's Homestead(historic) (5 beds, fireplace, tank & stream water, fiirewood available) is a well built, well restored hut in the ...
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Mt Alexander in Background
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Distance: 9.6km away
Taken from beside radio tower below summit of Mt French at point 1233
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Mt French
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1 day. Easy/medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 9.6km away
The track starts approximately 12 km east of Kumara on the Inchbonnie-Kumara Road, or 26 km from Moana following the ...
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Glimpse of Lake Brunner from Mt French July 2011
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Distance: 9.6km away
This photo was taken while climbing Mt French and looks down past point 1233m, where there is a radio repeater ...
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Taipo River above Dillons Hut
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Distance: 9.7km away
Taipo River above Dillons Hut, Westland
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Taipo River
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Distance: 9.7km away
Lower Taipo river valley from the Kelly Range above Dillons Hut
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Dillons Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 9.7km away
The New Dillons Hut (sleeps 10, stove, tank water) lies in the middle reaches of the Taipo valley, 10 minutes ...
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