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Blue Lake
![Blue Lake Hut - Bobs Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/13/13215-mini.jpg)
Blue Lake Hut - Bobs Hut
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Distance: less than 100m away
Blue Lake campsite to Bob’s Hut, via Lake Thompson and D’Urville Pass
An actual, recorded, gpx – the high route section ...
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![Profile : St Arnaud - Lewis Pass](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/13/13692-mini.jpg)
Profile : St Arnaud - Lewis Pass
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Distance: less than 100m away
A useful profile of the 100km tramp - with a couple of bad weather alternatives :
1. low route past Speargrass ...
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![Blue Lake campsite](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/13/13215-mini.jpg)
Blue Lake campsite
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Distance: less than 100m away
nestled in and around a clump of trees, in front of the lake - Feb 2013
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![St Arnaud - Lewis Pass](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/13/13215-mini.jpg)
St Arnaud - Lewis Pass
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Distance: less than 100m away
A 9-day 100km tramp via the Thompson, D'Urville and 3 Tarns Passes
Feb 2013
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![Nelson Lakes double figure eight with a reverse twist](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/9/9417-mini.jpg)
Nelson Lakes double figure eight with a reverse twist
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Distance: 113m away
January 2008.
A seven day epic up and over Lake Angelus from Speargrass Hut, then up the Sabine River, over Waiau ...
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![Blue Lake Hut Panorama](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/12/12608-mini.jpg)
Blue Lake Hut Panorama
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Distance: 113m away
Taken outside Blue Lake Hut, Nelson Lakes NP.
Moss Pass is up there somewhere, but our route was past Lake Constance ...
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![Drying Out](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/12/12616-mini.jpg)
Drying Out
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Distance: 113m away
Got drenched on the way up to Blue Lake Hut.
Tried to dry out once we'd gotten the stove alight.
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![Blue Lake Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/28/28230-mini.jpg)
Blue Lake Hut
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Distance: 122m away
popular in season, this is a busy spot - although there is always floor-space at least, a tent is highly ...
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![Blue Lake](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/10/10252-mini.jpg)
Blue Lake
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Distance: 148m away
considering the grey skies at the time, Blue Lake lives up to the name - and throws in some irridescent ...
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![Blue Lake Jan 2007](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/9/9711-mini.jpg)
Blue Lake Jan 2007
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Distance: 169m away
This was a 'rite-of-passage' tramp for my 13 year old son. We helicoptered in to the Waiau Pass and then ...
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![Blue Lake](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7984-mini.jpg)
Blue Lake
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2 – 4 days. Easy/medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 330m away
Blue Lake is a small, pretty lake dammed by boulders at the head of the Sabine Valley. Beyond is Lake ...
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![Sabine Valley - Blue Lake - D'Urville Valley](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7984-mini.jpg)
Sabine Valley - Blue Lake - D'Urville Valley
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4 – 5 days. Medium. Circuit.
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Distance: 330m away
A circuit along neighbouring valleys at the hear of Lake Rotoroa, passing the picturesque Blue Lake, and crossing Moss Pass. ...
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![Lake Thompson](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/12/12095-mini.jpg)
Lake Thompson
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Distance: 533m away
A view of the beautiful Lake Thompson, a short distance from Thompson Pass
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![Route Guide: St Arnaud to Lewis Pass](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2608-mini.jpg)
Route Guide: St Arnaud to Lewis Pass
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Distance: 533m away
A 5-7 day north-south route from St Arnaud to the Lewis Pass, via Travers Pass, Waiau Pass, Thompson Pass and ...
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![Blue Lake Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/1/1426-mini.jpg)
Blue Lake Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 16.
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Distance: 533m away
Located beside tiny Blue Lake at the head of the Sabine Valley. West, Moss Pass leads to the D'Urville Valley. ...
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![Blue Lake Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/1/1426-mini.jpg)
Blue Lake Hut
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Distance: 533m away
This hut is located next to the cold but pretty Blue Lake just north of Waiau Pass.
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![Blue Lake](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/1/1428-mini.jpg)
Blue Lake
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Distance: 614m away
Tiny Blue Lake viewed from the track to Lake Constance.
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![Blue Lake, Nelson Lakes](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2612-mini.jpg)
Blue Lake, Nelson Lakes
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Distance: 799m away
Blue Lake in the Nelson lakes. Viewed from the moraine wall below Lake Constance.
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![The hills are alive](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/12/12606-mini.jpg)
The hills are alive
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Distance: 1.1km away
Walking from West Sabine Hut to Blue Lake, the heavens opened and the mountainside just came alive, sprouting waterfalls all ...
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![Lake Constance](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/10/10253-mini.jpg)
Lake Constance
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Distance: 1.3km away
from the bolder field above the lake, near the track to Waiau Pass - Apr 2011
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![Lake Constance](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7897-mini.jpg)
Lake Constance
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Distance: 1.9km away
View down to Lake Constance from Waiau Pass
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![Waiau - Clarence Pass Lake Tennyson Circuit](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/3/3554-mini.jpg)
Waiau - Clarence Pass Lake Tennyson Circuit
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4 – 5 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: 1.9km away
A challenging 4-5 day circuit in the St. James Conservation Area / Nelson Lakes National Park featuring two alpine pass ...
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![Sidling above Lake Constance](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/15/15214-mini.jpg)
Sidling above Lake Constance
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Distance: 2.0km away
recent discussion about the track above Lake Constance (Campfire forum, Lake Constance - Waiau Pass Safety topic) has prompted me ...
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![Lake Constance](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/1/1461-mini.jpg)
Lake Constance
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Distance: 2.1km away
Looking south across the lake to Waiau Pass. The southern end of the lake is dammed by an ancient, massive ...
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![Lake Constance](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/12/12615-mini.jpg)
Lake Constance
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Distance: 2.1km away
From the ascent to Waiau Pass.
Looking down the West Sabine valley.
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![descent to the head of Lake Constance](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/15/15215-mini.jpg)
descent to the head of Lake Constance
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Distance: 2.2km away
after sidling across tussock grass, the descent from the bluff above the lake is pretty much tracked - and poled ...
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St Arnaud to Lewis Pass
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5 – 9 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 3.6km away
A 5-9 day north-south route from St Arnaud to the Lewis Pass, via Travers Pass, Waiau Pass, Thompson Pass and ...
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![Lake Constance](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/10/10476-mini.jpg)
Lake Constance
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Distance: 4.0km away
Lake Constance, Nelson Lakes National Park. taken part way up to Waiau pass March 2003.
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![Lake Constance](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/13/13217-mini.jpg)
Lake Constance
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Distance: 4.1km away
above the loose scree section of the climb to Waiau Pass (looking to Lake Constance) - easier going from here
Feb ...
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![George Lyon Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/23/23489-mini.jpg)
George Lyon Hut
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Distance: 4.4km away
George Lyon Hut on the D'Urville River is a 16 bunk DoC hut. The hut is divided into 2 rooms ...
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![St James Conservation Area](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/4/4746-mini.jpg)
St James Conservation Area
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Place. 781.96km2.
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Distance: 4.6km away
A large new recreational area featuring tussock grasslands, and including the headwaters of the Waiau and Clarence Rivers.
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![George Lyon Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/9/9711-mini.jpg)
George Lyon Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 16.
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Distance: 4.7km away
Formerly Ella Hut, located on the D'Urville River.
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![Lake Constance, Nelson Lakes](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2613-mini.jpg)
Lake Constance, Nelson Lakes
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Distance: 4.7km away
Lake Constance in the Nelson Lakes, viewed from the Waiau Pass
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![Waiau Pass towards Thompson Pass](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/12/12610-mini.jpg)
Waiau Pass towards Thompson Pass
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Distance: 4.8km away
Looking nearly due south towards Lake Thompson (blue horizontal strip above my head), a very prominent fault to its right ...
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![Nelson Lakes National Park](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/11/11106-mini.jpg)
Nelson Lakes National Park
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National Park. 1017.53km2.
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Distance: 4.9km away
An alpine park of beech forests, valleys, and glacial lakes, offering some relatively easy walking. Established in 1956. Highest point: ...
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![West Sabine River](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2611-mini.jpg)
West Sabine River
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Distance: 5.8km away
West Sabine River, below West Sabine Hut, Nelson lakes
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![Upper Waiau Uwha River](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/28/28243-mini.jpg)
Upper Waiau Uwha River
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Distance: 5.8km away
Having descended from Waiau Pass, the photo is looking upstream to the start of the climb up the fault line ...
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![West Sabine Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/1/1375-mini.jpg)
West Sabine Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 34.
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Distance: 5.9km away
Located in the West Branch of the Sabine River, south of Lake Rotoroa.
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![West Sabine Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7976-mini.jpg)
West Sabine Hut
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Distance: 5.9km away
April 2010 - small wood burner inside....but sufficient
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![West Sabine Bridge](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/13/13154-mini.jpg)
West Sabine Bridge
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Distance: 6.0km away
Feb 2013 - Just upstream from the hut, the new bridge was a pleasant surprise as the DOC website didn't ...
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![previous West Sabine bridge](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/28/28158-mini.jpg)
previous West Sabine bridge
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Distance: 6.1km away
washed away in 2012 and replaced with one just upstream of West Sabine hut
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![Clarence Pass](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7889-mini.jpg)
Clarence Pass
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Distance: 6.8km away
Climbing towards Clarence Pass from the East Branch of the Sabine River.
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![Mt Franklin](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/10/10260-mini.jpg)
Mt Franklin
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Distance: 6.8km away
taken on the descent from Travers Pass into the E Sabine River - Apr 2011
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![Upper D'Urville bivi](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7743-mini.jpg)
Upper D'Urville bivi
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 7.0km away
2 bunk no toilet just a shovel. good base for hunting welcome shelter or last stop before david saddle before ...
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![Rainbow Pass](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/10/10249-mini.jpg)
Rainbow Pass
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Distance: 7.0km away
looking across the tarn, the climb to the top of the pass is steeper than it looks in this photo ...
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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 7.0km 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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![Rainbow Tarn](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/10/10248-mini.jpg)
Rainbow Tarn
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Distance: 7.0km away
the tarn below Rainbow Pass, looking to Mt Travers - Apr 2011
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![Travers-Sabine](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7984-mini.jpg)
Travers-Sabine
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4 – 7 days. Medium. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 7.0km away
Two river valleys linked by a straightforward alpine saddle at 1800m
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![Travers-Sabine Saddle](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7979-mini.jpg)
Travers-Sabine Saddle
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Distance: 7.0km away
Going over the saddle looking west towards the Sabine Valley - April 2010.
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Phil and Lori at Travers Saddle
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Distance: 7.2km away
A couple of American trampers I met back in 06. Soon after this crossing we got hit by a bit ...
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Phil and Lori at Travers Saddle
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Distance: 7.2km away
A couple of American trampers I met back in 06. Soon after this crossing we got hit by a bit ...
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![Travers Pass](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/25/25413-mini.jpg)
Travers Pass
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Distance: 7.2km away
Looking down onto Travers Pass from Rainbow Pass. The main track is on the far side.
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![Rainbow Pass from the south](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/25/25412-mini.jpg)
Rainbow Pass from the south
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Distance: 7.2km away
Rainbow Pass: a steep, tricky pass with serious exposure. I took the green route shown ... the red may, or ...
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![Travers Pass](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/10/10247-mini.jpg)
Travers Pass
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Distance: 7.4km away
final ascent to Travers Pass - Mt Travers in the background - Apr 2011
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![Descent from Lake Thompson](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/14/14874-mini.jpg)
Descent from Lake Thompson
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Distance: 7.4km away
This is the route we took from our camp at the outlet of Lake Thompson down to the Waiau Valley ...
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![Lake Thompson Panorama](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/12/12611-mini.jpg)
Lake Thompson Panorama
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Distance: 7.4km away
Making dinner at Lake Thompson, alpine upper Waiau River.
Just outside of Nelson Lakes National Park
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![Lake Thompson, Nelson Lakes](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2473-mini.jpg)
Lake Thompson, Nelson Lakes
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Distance: 7.4km away
A good summer camping spot at Lake Thompson in the Nelson Lakes. This lake is at 1700m, at the head ...
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![Lake Thompson, Nelson Lakes](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2472-mini.jpg)
Lake Thompson, Nelson Lakes
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Distance: 7.4km away
A good summer camping spot at Lake Thompson in the Nelson Lakes. This lake is at 1700m, at the head ...
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![Lake Thompson](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2614-mini.jpg)
Lake Thompson
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Distance: 7.4km away
Lake Thompson, just below the Thompson Pass in the Nelson Lakes
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![Thompson Pass & Sth Island Alpine Fault line](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/12/12098-mini.jpg)
Thompson Pass & Sth Island Alpine Fault line
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Distance: 7.7km away
A view from Waiau Pass which clearly shows the alpine fault line as it heads south through Thompson Pass.
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![Thompson - D'Urville sidle](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/13/13231-mini.jpg)
Thompson - D'Urville sidle
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Distance: 7.9km away
Cyan shows our actual route from Thompson Pass to D'Urville Pass. Red is Skiveoff's GPX route (downloadable from this website).
In ...
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![Travers Pass](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/10/10246-mini.jpg)
Travers Pass
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Distance: 7.9km away
beginning of the climb to Travers Pass, looking down the Travers Valley - Apr 2011
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![Upper Travers Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/9/9038-mini.jpg)
Upper Travers Hut
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Distance: 7.9km away
Upper Travers Hut with Travers Pass beyond, Nelson Lakes
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![Upper D'Urville valley](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2615-mini.jpg)
Upper D'Urville valley
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Distance: 8.4km away
Upper D'Urville valley, descending from Thompson Pass towards D'Urville Hut. Nelson Lakes.
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![Mt Travers](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/10/10245-mini.jpg)
Mt Travers
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Distance: 8.7km away
Mt Travers from Upper Travers Hut - 2338m - Apr 2011
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![Upper Travers Basin](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/1/1854-mini.jpg)
Upper Travers Basin
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Distance: 8.7km away
The pot belly stove in the new hut at Upper Travers got a strong workout in the winter of 2004. ...
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![Upper Travers Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/1/1854-mini.jpg)
Upper Travers Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 24.
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Distance: 8.7km away
The original hut has been replaced by a larger hut. The new hut is in the shelter of the trees ...
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![D'Urville Pass](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/13/13218-mini.jpg)
D'Urville Pass
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Distance: 9.2km away
an easier route (red) to D'Urville Pass
Feb 2013
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![Morgan Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/23/23491-mini.jpg)
Morgan Hut
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Distance: 9.3km away
Morgan Hut on the D'Urville River. 10 bunks and lots of sandflies.
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![Morgan Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/6/6770-mini.jpg)
Morgan Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 9.3km away
Located on the D'Urville River south of Lake Rotoroa.
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![Morgan Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/6/6770-mini.jpg)
Morgan Hut
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Distance: 9.3km away
The new hut, about 1km further up from the old site.
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![East Matakitaki Valley from David Saddle](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2616-mini.jpg)
East Matakitaki Valley from David Saddle
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Distance: 9.5km away
East Matakitaki Valley from David Saddle, Nelson Lakes
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![East Matakitaki from David Saddle](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2477-mini.jpg)
East Matakitaki from David Saddle
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Distance: 9.5km away
East Matakitaki valley from David Saddle
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