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route from Snowy Creek to Lochnagar via Shotover Saddle
Route from Pine Creek to Matukituki Valley via Shotover Saddle
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Distance: less than 100m away
(Partial) route from Pine Creek to Matukituki via Shotover Saddle. The cattle track passage in this file is probably very ...
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Matukituki to Paradise by roads less travelled
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Distance: less than 100m away
A rough, tough crossing from Raspberry Flat (Aspiring Road, Wanaka) to the Earnslaw Burn (Glenorchy-Paradise road) via Shotover Saddle, Lochnagar, ...
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![Lochnagar/Shotover Saddle/Matukituki Valley](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7842-mini.jpg)
Lochnagar/Shotover Saddle/Matukituki Valley
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2 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: less than 100m away
An alpine crossing of a saddle between 2 major river valleys. Usually done as part of a circuit of saddle ...
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![Shotover saddle tarn over the West Matukituki](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7906-mini.jpg)
Shotover saddle tarn over the West Matukituki
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Distance: 319m away
With the Rob Roy glacier directly across the valley we're looking down valley toward Cameron corner where the East and ...
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![Shotover Saddle](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7905-mini.jpg)
Shotover Saddle
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Distance: 319m away
When we crossed a bridge near to the mouth of the Shotover river just near Queenstown i reminded Kathryn we ...
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![Shotover stopover](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7904-mini.jpg)
Shotover stopover
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Distance: 319m away
Stopping short of descending to the West Matukituki and camping with sandflies on the valley floor we spent the last ...
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![West Matukituki valley](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/4/4974-mini.jpg)
West Matukituki valley
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Distance: 2.7km away
Looking up the West Matukituki valley
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![Mt Tyndall](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/9/9796-mini.jpg)
Mt Tyndall
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Distance: 3.2km away
from Cascade Saddle, looking south-east across Heads Leap to Mt Tyndall (2496m) (April 2009)
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![Approaching Mt Tyndall](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/25/25527-mini.jpg)
Approaching Mt Tyndall
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Distance: 3.2km away
Mt Tyndall (2,496m) sits above the Isobel Glacier south of Cascade Saddle.
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![Cascade hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/4/4970-mini.jpg)
Cascade hut
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Distance: 3.3km away
Cascade hut in the West Matukituki valley, about 10km from the carpart, only about 1.5km short of Aspiring hut.
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![Cascade hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/4/4969-mini.jpg)
Cascade hut
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Distance: 3.3km away
Cascade hut in the West Matukituki valley, about 10km from the carpart, only about 1.5km short of Aspiring hut.
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Cascade hut
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Distance: 3.3km away
Cascade hut in the West Matukituki valley, about 10km from the carpart, only about 1.5km short of Aspiring hut.
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![Haast to The Divide](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/5/5831-mini.jpg)
Haast to The Divide
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Distance: 3.4km away
Andrew Barker's traverse 2009. From Pleasant Flat in the Haast to The Divide via Mt Aspiring National Park.
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![Snowy Creek](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/27/27362-mini.jpg)
Snowy Creek
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Distance: 4.3km away
Snowy Creek - viewed from saddle 1950 on the way over from Lochnagar Hut
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![Snowy Creek](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/27/27361-mini.jpg)
Snowy Creek
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Distance: 4.3km away
Snowy Creek - viewed from saddle 1950 on the way over from Lochnagar Hut
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![Upper Shotover](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/27/27365-mini.jpg)
Upper Shotover
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Distance: 4.4km away
Shotover valley from the spur between Tummel Burn and Tyndall Creek.
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![Lower Matukituki](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/6/6893-mini.jpg)
Lower Matukituki
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Distance: 4.6km away
Taken from the Cascade Saddle route a short distance below the Pylon looking downvalley towards the carpark at Raspberry Flat. ...
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![Glengyle Peak](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/6/6892-mini.jpg)
Glengyle Peak
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Distance: 4.6km away
Taken from below the Pylon on the Cascade Saddle route looking across the West matukituki towards Glengyle. If you look ...
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![West Matukituki valley](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/6/6891-mini.jpg)
West Matukituki valley
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Distance: 4.6km away
Taken from the Cascade Saddle route not far below the Pylon, looking up valley towards Mt Aspiring which towers above ...
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![Cascade Saddle Camp](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/25/25528-mini.jpg)
Cascade Saddle Camp
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Distance: 5.0km away
Nice campsite where the Cascade Saddle track crosses the top of Cascade Creek, with Mt Aspiring visible over the ridge. ...
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![Tummel Burn Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/12/12158-mini.jpg)
Tummel Burn Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (PVT). Capacity: 3.
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Distance: 5.1km away
Low 3 person unbunked private hut with open fire. 3 mattresses present (2009). Water supply from Tummel Burn 20m distant. ...
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![Mount Aspiring](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2005-mini.jpg)
Mount Aspiring
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Distance: 5.1km away
Peering over the shoulder of Rob Roy Peak, late afternoon, Aspiring Hut.
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![Aspiring Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2004-mini.jpg)
Aspiring Hut
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Distance: 5.1km away
This 1949 hut is constructed from local schist.
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![French Ridge](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2003-mini.jpg)
French Ridge
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2 – 4 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 5.1km away
A steep climb to the snowline in the West Matukituki.
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![Aspiring Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2005-mini.jpg)
Aspiring Hut
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Serviced Alpine Hut (NZAC). Capacity: 38.
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Distance: 5.1km away
This historic hut in the West Matukituki Valley was constructed of local schist, and opened at Easter 1949. Situated immediately ...
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![Cascade Saddle Route from Aspiring Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2230-mini.jpg)
Cascade Saddle Route from Aspiring Hut
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Distance: 5.1km away
The route does not actually cross the saddle, but follows the rugged spur in the top centre of this photograph, ...
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![Aspiring - Rees](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/9/9738-mini.jpg)
Aspiring - Rees
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Distance: 5.2km away
Starting at Raspberry Flat, this track passes Mt Aspiring Hut in the West Matukituki Valley and then climbs steeply to ...
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![from Cascade Saddle](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/9/9734-mini.jpg)
from Cascade Saddle
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Distance: 5.5km away
looking to the SE from Cascade Saddle, across Heads Leap to Cascade Falls
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![Snowy Creek](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/27/27390-mini.jpg)
Snowy Creek
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Distance: 6.0km away
Snowy Creek - viewed from saddle 1950 on the way over from Lochnagar Hut
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![Cascade Saddle](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/6/6907-mini.jpg)
Cascade Saddle
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Distance: 6.3km away
Looking down at the Saddle from above Heads Leap. A 500 metre cliff drops off to the Cascade creek floor ...
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![The spur between Snowy Ck and Pine Ck basin - Lochnagar route](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7795-mini.jpg)
The spur between Snowy Ck and Pine Ck basin - Lochnagar route
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Distance: 6.3km away
The book at Tummel Burn hut in the upper Shotover would have you believe nine out of ten people descend ...
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![Dart Glacier](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/6/6906-mini.jpg)
Dart Glacier
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Distance: 6.5km away
Located right beside the Cascade Saddle, a climb to the saddle allows you a view of the intier length of ...
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![Pine Creek](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/27/27364-mini.jpg)
Pine Creek
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Distance: 6.7km away
Upper basin of Pine Creek, crossing to Snowy from Lochnagar
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![The upper basin of Pine Creek. Mt.Aspiring NP NZ](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7825-mini.jpg)
The upper basin of Pine Creek. Mt.Aspiring NP NZ
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Distance: 6.7km away
After crossing over the pass from Snowy Ck, it was thought we'd get a break from the wind. Fortunately we ...
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![Frozen South Island Edelweiss](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/9/9761-mini.jpg)
Frozen South Island Edelweiss
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Distance: 6.7km away
Leucogenes grandiceps (thanks john dutchie) on Cascade Saddle, above the Dart Glacier (April 2009)
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![Dart Valley from Cascade Saddle](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/9/9740-mini.jpg)
Dart Valley from Cascade Saddle
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Distance: 6.7km away
This is inspiring country (April 2009)
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![My wife crossing the schist slab below the Pylon](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/12/12163-mini.jpg)
My wife crossing the schist slab below the Pylon
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Distance: 6.7km away
Being relatively new to this we found croosing the schist slab below the Pylon fairly tricky. The "track" was a ...
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![Cascade Saddle](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2228-mini.jpg)
Cascade Saddle
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1 – 2 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 6.7km away
Alpine crossing linking the valleys of the West Matukituki and the Dart Rivers.
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![The mind of a mischief at work](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7826-mini.jpg)
The mind of a mischief at work
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Distance: 6.8km away
Kea show their usual boundless curiosity in Pine Ck basin.
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![Have we met?](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7841-mini.jpg)
Have we met?
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Distance: 6.8km away
This may well be the same group that visit us on Shotover Saddle the night after next. The ones who ...
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![Dart/Lochnagar](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7797-mini.jpg)
Dart/Lochnagar
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1 – 2 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 7.2km away
10 hour trip from Dart Hut to Lochnagar via Snowy Saddle
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![Shovel Flat in the West Matukituki](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/6/6897-mini.jpg)
Shovel Flat in the West Matukituki
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Distance: 7.6km away
A beutiful spot with heaps of great camping sites, French Ridge is the major ridge descending to the valley floor ...
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![Standing above Lochnagar (Goat Lake) - Mt.Aspiring NP](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7755-mini.jpg)
Standing above Lochnagar (Goat Lake) - Mt.Aspiring NP
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Distance: 7.7km away
No snow in March 2010 on the south facing slopes to the north of Lochnagar. Taken from the col between ...
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![A meeting with the water.](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7799-mini.jpg)
A meeting with the water.
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Distance: 9.0km away
Providing a different perspective to show the scale of things. Still a couple of hundred metres above the lake. Lochnagar ...
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![Overnight beside Snowy Ck. - Mt.Aspiring NP NZ](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7730-mini.jpg)
Overnight beside Snowy Ck. - Mt.Aspiring NP NZ
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Distance: 9.1km away
Looking upstream on Snowy Ck. after crossing Rees saddle. Around the corner is a broad spur giving access to a ...
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![The sun is always brighter on the other side](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7973-mini.jpg)
The sun is always brighter on the other side
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Distance: 9.1km away
That's the last we'll see of the sun tonight. The Rees valley continues to be flooded with rays.
Rees Saddle from ...
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![Descending to Lochnagar Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7797-mini.jpg)
Descending to Lochnagar Hut
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Distance: 9.1km away
Standing above the lake to its north. Showing the outlet which becomes sub-terranian. This spur leads down from Pt.1865 which ...
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![Pearl Flat to Scott's Bivvy](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/24/24653-mini.jpg)
Pearl Flat to Scott's Bivvy
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Distance: 9.1km away
A new track has been cut through bush up the true left of the Matukituki river from Pearl Flat to ...
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![Family on Dart Glacier, 2001](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/12/12581-mini.jpg)
Family on Dart Glacier, 2001
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Distance: 9.2km away
Helen and the boys (then 14 and 11) on Dart Glacier (Rees/Dart tramp).
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![Lochnagar Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7842-mini.jpg)
Lochnagar Hut
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Private hut (PVT). Capacity: 4.Bookings required.
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Distance: 9.5km away
Old style musterers hut yet rebuilt in 1990. Painted corrugated iron half buried in earth with a partial schist slabbed ...
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![French Ridge Track](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2008-mini.jpg)
French Ridge Track
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Distance: 9.5km away
The French Ridge Track features tangled roots, steep gradients, and clambering down rock walls.
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![Lochnagar Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/7/7842-mini.jpg)
Lochnagar Hut
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Distance: 9.6km away
A hut was built here at Lochnagar in 1982. It was burnt down in 1988. As part of the 150th ...
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![Rees Saddle from near Cleft Peak](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/1/1972-mini.jpg)
Rees Saddle from near Cleft Peak
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Distance: 9.7km away
Rees Saddle from near Cleft Peak; Snowy Creek to the right, & the Rees to the left.
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![Rees Saddle](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/1/1969-mini.jpg)
Rees Saddle
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Distance: 9.7km away
This picture was take at the top of the rees saddle looking down towards the rees vally in december 2006
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![Rees-Dart Track](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2228-mini.jpg)
Rees-Dart Track
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3 – 4 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: 9.7km away
Alpine circuit along two river valleys at the head of Lake Wakatipu.
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![rees valley](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/1/1972-mini.jpg)
rees valley
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3 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 9.8km away
pleasant walk up the rees valley. the track gets a bit swampy at the start and then a few avalance ...
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![Dart Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/3/3326-mini.jpg)
Dart Hut
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Distance: 9.9km away
Dart hut, taken from the swing bridge crossing the Snowy stream, just as you approach the hut
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![Liverpool Hut](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2007-mini.jpg)
Liverpool Hut
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Distance: 9.9km away
Viewed from the French Ridge Track across the valley
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![Head of the Matukituki Valley West Branch](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/2/2006-mini.jpg)
Head of the Matukituki Valley West Branch
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Distance: 9.9km away
Viewed from French Ridge Track.
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![Dart Glacier](http://tramper.nz/imgcache/9/9729-mini.jpg)
Dart Glacier
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Distance: 10.0km away
on the way to Cascade saddle, the weather just perfect (April 2009)
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