Nearby | Rapid Creek hut May 1975

Rapid Creek hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: less than 100m away

This is a four bunker on the TL of the Hokitika River not far below the junction with the Whitcombe ... More ▶︎

Rapid Creek hut June 2008

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

This is a four bunker on the TL of the Hokitika River not far below the junction with the Whitcombe ... More ▶︎

Whitcombe Pass

Track • 5 – 7 days. Medium/hard. One way. • Distance: less than 100m away

This route follows the famous journey by John Henry Whitcombe and the Swiss guide Jakob Lauper across the Main Divide ... More ▶︎

Whitcombe Pass & Butler Saddle

Article • Distance: 457m away

route guide attached by for Hokitika Gorge to Erewhon via Whitcombe Pass & Butler Saddle. The guide was written by ... More ▶︎

View SE along the Meta Range March 2011

Photograph • Distance: 4.2km away

This picture was taken from near the summit of Mt Inframeta & looks along the Meta Range toward the Southern ... More ▶︎

Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 2)

Track • 12 – 21 days. Hard. One way. • Distance: 4.6km away

One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village. Otira Hotel ... More ▶︎

Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 1)

Track • 12 – 21 days. Hard. One way. • Distance: 4.6km away

One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village. Otira Hotel to ... More ▶︎

Toaroaha Saddle-Frew Saddle Circuit

Track • 4 – 6 days. Medium. One way. • Distance: 4.7km away

A great tramp in a remote location, crosses two alpine saddles, ice-axes and crampons needed in winter. More information on ... More ▶︎

Picton to Aspiring

GPX file • Distance: 5.0km away

An aborted alpine traverse. Picton to West Cape, but aborted at Aspiring due to real world emergencies back home. Posted ... More ▶︎

Whitcombe River from Frew Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

Whitcombe River from Frew Hut, Westland More ▶︎

Frew Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

Frew Hut, in the Whitcombe River valley, Westland More ▶︎

Frew Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10. • Distance: 5.0km away

Frew Hut (sleeps 10 on 2 platforms, matresses, tank & creek water, stove) is a modern tramping hut on river ... More ▶︎

Frews Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.0km away

8/10 bunker,like the Hilton after Frews Bivvy.Overlooks the Whitcombe River & 200m west of Frews Creek.We saw a pair of ... More ▶︎

serpentine hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

Flew into hut to drop a group of 6 off they were going to stay the night and walk out More ▶︎

Serpentine Hut March 2015

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

Here is a recent photo of this survivor built in 1957 for deer culler accomodation. Andrew Buglass and "Permolat" helpers ... More ▶︎

Serpentine hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 5.6km away

This hut is located on a small bush terrace on the TR of the Hokitika River and the TL of ... More ▶︎

Serpentine hut setting March 2011

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

This picture from approx 300 metres away across the Hoki River shows Serpentine huts location on an overgrowing clearing on ... More ▶︎

Serpentine Hut 1977

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

This photo of Serpentine hut was taken summer time 1977 by friend & sometimes tramping companion Neil Bradley. The access route ... More ▶︎

Mt Bowen from Fraser Peak March 2013

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

This photo of Mt Bowen 1965m was taken from near the summit of Fraser Peak 1166m. Both peaks lie between ... More ▶︎

Looking SW from Mt Diedrichs May 2013

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

This photo taken from beside the trig beacon on the summit of Mt Diedrichs 1084m looks SW over the Hokitika ... More ▶︎

View SE from Bald Hill Range June 2013

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

This picture was taken from the crest of the Bald Hill Range NE of Bald Hill. The tussock and low ... More ▶︎

View up Whitcombe from Meta Range Feb 2011

Photograph • Distance: 5.9km away

This pic looks out over Frews Ck and up the Whitcombe River to those famed spots of hunting folklore The ... More ▶︎

Hokitika Gorge

Track • Easy. Return by the same track. • Distance: 6.2km away

A short walk near Hokitika, crossing the glacial-blue waters of the Hokitika River. More ▶︎

Hokitika River (Bottom Gorge)

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away

This photo looks upstream from 5 minutes above the swingbridge at the Hokitika Gorge. (The furthest downstream & closest to ... More ▶︎

Explorer Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 6.3km away

A small hut located near Douglas Saddle. Easiest access is from the Mikonui valley. None of the routes are recommended in ... More ▶︎

SI Bush Robin

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away

This friendly bird kept me company at Explorer hut the couple of nights I was there recently. It would come ... More ▶︎

Explorer hut Sept 2007

Photograph • Distance: 6.3km away

Explorer hut Douglas Saddle. Mikonui River/Doctors Creek (a tributary of the Hokitika River) More ▶︎

Mikonui Spur biv Dec 2010

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km away

A pic of the biv with Mt Bowen behind to the SE. More ▶︎

Looking up Mikonui Spur Dec 2010

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km away

This pic is taken from the track on the spur below the biv and looks up past the biv in ... More ▶︎

Mikonui Spur Bivvy

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 6.4km away

A traditional forestry bivvy that has braved many a Tasman Sea storm, on an exposed ridge top above the Mikonui ... More ▶︎

Mt Misery & beyond February 2013

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km away

Last month I decided to climb a hill that can be seen from home that I'd never got around to ... More ▶︎

Mikonui Spur biv Nov 2007

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km away

The subject J H & photographer, not me in this case, Horse G are sometimes tramping companions. They, like myself, ... More ▶︎

"New" Gerhardt Spur biv June 1975

Photograph • Distance: 8.1km away

This pic shows DH at the then fairly new Gerhardt Spur biv on Queens Birthday weekend 1975. Mt Jumble Top ... More ▶︎

Gerhardt Spur biv

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 8.1km away

An early/mid 1970's era NZFS biv located in the tussock high on Gerhardt Spur which is on the western side ... More ▶︎

Looking down at Gerhardt Spur biv from Jumble Top May 2009

Photograph • Distance: 8.1km away

Gerhardt Spur biv is an early/mid 1970's era NZFS biv located in the tussock high on Gerhardt Spur which is ... More ▶︎

Gerhardt Spur

Photograph • Distance: 8.2km away

A crystal clear morning at Gerhardt Spur Bivvy More ▶︎

Remarkable Peak

Photograph • Distance: 8.3km away

This photo shows Remarkable Peak 1790m in spring conditions. It is the tooth like peak centre picture. The pic was ... More ▶︎

Whitcombe River gorge

Photograph • Distance: 8.3km away

Whitcombe River gorge, upstream from Frew Hut More ▶︎

Frisco hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 8.4km away

Frisco hut is on the TR of the Hokitika River less than 2kms below the junction with the Mungo River. ... More ▶︎

Frisco hut Jan 2009

Photograph • Distance: 8.4km away

Frisco hut is on the TR of the Hokitika River less than 2kms below the junction with the Mungo River. ... More ▶︎

Frew Creek

Photograph • Distance: 8.8km away

Frew Creek, flowing into the Whitcombe, Westland More ▶︎

Western flanks of Mt Ross

Photograph • Distance: 8.9km away

This pic was taken when MM & I stopped to boil the billy having descended from Mt Ross(1770m) en route ... More ▶︎

Healey Creek hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 9.2km away

A tidy four bunker toward the head of Healey Creek a Mikonui River tributary. The hut is on a tussock ... More ▶︎

Healey Creek hut May 2008

Photograph • Distance: 9.2km away

A tidy four bunker toward the head of Healey Creek a Mikonui River tributary. The hut is on a tussock ... More ▶︎

Healey Spur Feb 2014

Photograph • Distance: 9.3km away

This photo shows the last steep bit of Healey Spur before reaching the relatively easy going of Galena Ridge at ... More ▶︎

Mullins Basin hut April 2008

Photograph • Distance: 9.3km away

Mullins Basin hut is a four bunk hut situated in the head basin of Mullins Creek a TL tributary of ... More ▶︎

Mullins Basin April 2008

Photograph • Distance: 9.3km away

This pic shows the huts location in the basin and shows part of the imposing Diedrich Range behind. More ▶︎

Mullins Basin hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 9.3km away

A four bunk hut situated in the head basin of Mullins Creek a TL tributary of the Toaroha River. The ... More ▶︎

Black Hut Totara Valley & beyond

Photograph • Distance: 9.4km away

This July shot taken from beside the Totara Valley road shows Black Hut. The higher country in the back ground ... More ▶︎

Looking SW along the Bald Hill Range June 2013

Photograph • Distance: 9.4km away

This photo shows the easy tussock tops of the Bald Hill Range. Bald Hill is the tussocky high point down ... More ▶︎

Jumbletop

Photograph • Distance: 9.5km away

Near the summit of Mt Jumbletop at sunrise. View to Mt Evans and Sentinal More ▶︎

Jumble Tops Traverse

Photograph • Distance: 9.7km away

A GPS track of Doug Forster's traverse of Jumble Tops in pink. 3 of us did a more direct version ... More ▶︎

Looking NW over Frew biv April 2011

Photograph • Distance: 9.9km away

This pic looks over top of the biv down Frew Creek to the Whitcombe and on out to the coast. ... More ▶︎

Frew Saddle Bivouac

Photograph • Distance: 9.9km away

Frew Saddle Bivouac, between the Whitcombe and Hokitika valleys in Westland. More ▶︎

Frew Saddle Bivouac / Frew's Biv

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 9.9km away

The Frew Saddle Bivouac (sleeps 2, matresses, stream water 100m distant, no fire) is a well maintained alpine bivouac 200m ... More ▶︎

Frews Biv

Photograph • Distance: 9.9km away

little (officially anyway) two man job on Frews Saddle More ▶︎

Whitcombe/Frews Saddle/Bluff Hut/Homeward Spur/Toaroha Saddle/Crystal Biv/Cedar Flats

Article • Distance: 9.9km away

a five day circuit More ▶︎

Upper Hokitika River from Frew Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 10.0km away

Tussock hides the ubiquitous speargrass in the upper reaches of the Hokitika, giving the illusion of an easy, pleasant tramp. More ▶︎