Nearby | Lake Whakatipu from Sugarloaf

The Serpentine Range and the Three Passes

Article • Distance: 1.0km away

A six day trip around the Three Passes, including a traverse of the Serpentine Range instead of the North Route ... More ▶︎

Looking up the Rockburn

Photograph • Distance: 1.1km away

From Sugarloaf pass, this is the view of the Rockburn that greets you after you cross More ▶︎

Haast to The Divide

GPX file • Distance: 1.1km away

Andrew Barker's traverse 2009. From Pleasant Flat in the Haast to The Divide via Mt Aspiring National Park. More ▶︎

Five Passes

Track • 6 – 7 days. Medium/hard. Loop track. • Distance: 1.1km away

A classic trip starting and finishing at the Routeburn road. The five passes are; Sugarloaf pass, Park pass, Cow saddle, Fiery ... More ▶︎

Camp on Sugarloaf Pass

Photograph • Distance: 1.1km away

A good way to start a trip going into the Rockburn is to leave Glenorchy late in the day and ... More ▶︎

Rockburn - Lake Nerine - North Routeburn

Track • 3 – 5 days. Medium. Loop track. • Distance: 1.1km away

A slightly shorter option to the 5 passes trip but of similar if not more difficulty. Can be done in ... More ▶︎

Rockburn Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 2.8km away

Rockburn Hut or McIntyres Hut. Near the confluence of Rock Burn and Dart River. A very rough and uninviting hut. ... More ▶︎

Rockburn Hut

Photograph • Distance: 2.8km away

Rockburn hut. taken 22-Jan-2010 More ▶︎

Rockburn Hut

Photograph • Distance: 2.8km away

DOC advises that the Rockburn Hut is closed "due to adverse weather conditions" .... and a fairly solid tree ! More ▶︎

Broken bridge

Photograph • Distance: 3.3km away

The bridge at the start of the Routeburn Track, damaged by a slip, August 2008. More ▶︎

Lake Sylvan

Track • Easy. Loop track. • Distance: 3.3km away

A short forest walk to a tranquil lake. More ▶︎

Lake Sylvan

Photograph • Distance: 3.3km away

A calm forested lake in the Dart Valley near Glenorchy. More ▶︎

Lake Wilson and the Valley of the Trolls

Track • 2 – 3 days. Medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 3.3km away

An overnight or multiday scenic diversion from the Routeburn Great Walk. The Valley of the Trolls is easily accessed from ... More ▶︎

Five Passes via Lake Nerine and North Col

Article • Distance: 3.4km away

A classic tramp north of the Routeburn. Rather than exit via the Rockburn, we extended the trip through Lake Nerine ... More ▶︎

Parorama from Harris Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 3.4km away

several photographs put together to create a panoramic view More ▶︎

Routeburn Track

Track • 2 – 4 days. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 3.4km away

An internationally renowned and popular alpine crossing between Fiordland and Lake Wakatipu. More ▶︎

Harris Saddle Old Emergency Shelter

Photograph • Distance: 3.5km away

This old Emergency Shelter on Harris Saddle (1277m) is now replaced by something larger/better. This picture is from 2 November ... More ▶︎

Routeburn Shelter

Hut • Shelter (DOC). • Distance: 3.5km away

Enclosed shelter at the Wakatipu end of the Routeburn Track. Overnight use prohibited. More ▶︎

Routeburn Shelter

Photograph • Distance: 3.5km away

another rainy day at the start of the Routeburn (April 2009) More ▶︎

Dart River

Photograph • Distance: 4.0km away

looking down the Dart - about to head into the forest Feb 2013 More ▶︎

Rees-Dart Track

Track • 3 – 4 days. Medium/hard. Loop track. • Distance: 4.5km away

Alpine circuit along two river valleys at the head of Lake Wakatipu. More ▶︎

Great Walks Information

Article • Distance: 4.7km away

The DOC Great Walks are a set of premium tramping tracks throughout New Zealand. More ▶︎

Rees - Dart

GPX file • Distance: 4.9km away

Starting at Muddy Creek, this track heads up the Rees River to the head of the valley with a short ... More ▶︎

beansburn track

Track • 3 – 5 days. Medium. Return via same track. • Distance: 5.4km away

a route that follows the beansburn valley. lake unknown can be reached from here. times: beansburn mouth-rock bivvy no 1 1-1.5 ... More ▶︎

Bridge in the Rockburn

Photograph • Distance: 5.9km away

This fine bridge provides an easy crossing of the Rockburn just below Theatre Flat More ▶︎

Theatre Flat

Photograph • Distance: 6.1km away

Approaching Theatre Flat from down valley. On a nice day it's a pleasant place to camp, not so much this ... More ▶︎

Theatre Flat

Photograph • Distance: 6.2km away

Half way up the Rockburn is the giant Theatre Flats. Lake Nerine is at the top of the bluffs at ... More ▶︎

The North Branch of the Routeburn

Photograph • Distance: 6.2km away

Our final camp in the North Branch of the Routeburn. North Col, which we have just come through, is in ... More ▶︎

Hobbs Bivvy, Route Burn North Branch

Rock bivouac • Distance: 6.2km away

A dry and sheltered bivvy underneath a giant boulder in the North Branch of the Route Burn. Sleeps 4 or ... More ▶︎

Hobbs Bivvy, Routeburn North Branch

Photograph • Distance: 6.2km away

Great dry bivvy located under a giant boulder in the north branch of the Routeburn. Sleeps 4 or 5 but ... More ▶︎

Lake Unknown

Photograph • Distance: 6.5km away

Lake Unknown lies high between the Beans Burn & the Rockburn. The Dart Valley is visible behind about 750 meters ... More ▶︎

Lake Unknown

Video • Distance: 6.5km away

Overnight trip to Lake Unknown More ▶︎

North Route Burn Rock bivvy

Rock bivouac • Distance: 6.6km away

2 person biv rumoured to be 500m from the Routeburn Track in the North Branch of the Route Burn on ... More ▶︎

North Routeburn Rock bivvy

Photograph • Distance: 6.6km away

I've guessed the location from a description but don't take my word for it. More ▶︎

Routeburn Flats Hut

Hut • Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.Bookings required. • Distance: 6.8km away

A large hut on the Routeburn Track, often bypassed for the Routeburn Falls Hut which is 1 hour further along ... More ▶︎

Routeburn Flats

Campsite • Great Walks Campsite (DOC). 15 spaces. • Distance: 7.1km away

Grassy camping next to Routeburn Flats Hut. More ▶︎

Not The Routeburn

GPX file • Distance: 7.2km away

A six-passes, seven catchments trip through the Humboldt Mountains from Glenorchy to The Divide. Note that for access from Double Barrel ... More ▶︎

Damaged bridge between Routeburn Falls and Routeburn Flats Huts

Photograph • Distance: 7.3km away

Photograph courtesy of DOC, I think. Around 30 April. Repairs not expected for about 3 months. This creek is easily ... More ▶︎

Emily Creek

Photograph • Distance: 7.5km away

In Emily Creek looking down towards the bridge. Once you you get past the initial large boulders it's a typical ... More ▶︎

Routes up Mt Erebus

Photograph • Distance: 7.5km away

There are at least 3 possible routes to climb Erebus from Lake Wilson. The red and blue routes go up ... More ▶︎

Lake Wilson

Photograph • Distance: 7.5km away

Near the Harris Saddle on the Routeburn Track More ▶︎

Double-Barrel - Fraser Pass

Photograph • Distance: 7.5km away

A steep, loose but otherwise straight forward pass out of the Double Barrel into the Fraser More ▶︎

On the Serpentine Range 2

Photograph • Distance: 7.6km away

Looking north from near Point 1489 over the saddle at Point 1410. There is good looking camping on the saddle. ... More ▶︎

Lake Wilson from near Mt Erebus

Photograph • Distance: 7.7km away

I didnt summit Erebus due to exhaustion and the snow conditions but from 1860m the view is almost as fine! ... More ▶︎

Routeburn

Photograph • Distance: 7.7km away

Taken from a slip below the Routeburn Falls hut (April 2009) More ▶︎

Double Barrel from pass with the Fraser

Photograph • Distance: 7.7km away

Double Barrel Creek from the pass into the Fraser. Mt Earnslaw looking bare & bleak without snow cover in the ... More ▶︎

Routeburn Falls

Photograph • Distance: 7.9km away

Located near the Falls hut these impressive falls are passed on the way to Harris Saddle. More ▶︎

Routeburn Falls Hut

Hut • Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 48.Bookings required. • Distance: 7.9km away

A modern hut on the Routeburn track. It is at bushline on the edge of the cirque that leads up ... More ▶︎

Scott Creek Hut (removed)

Hut • Removed! • Distance: 8.0km away

Hut has been removed (2010?). Details below for old-time's sake ... Scott Creek Hut (4 beds, fireplace, firewood available, creek water) ... More ▶︎

Southern (waterfall) route up Erebus

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A photgraph from near the bottom of the climb up the southern route to Erebus (I had just climbed down ... More ▶︎

Routeburn Falls hut

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Routeburn Falls hut - great views (April 2009) More ▶︎

North Branch Route Burn

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From near small tarn on Serpentine Range More ▶︎

Emily Basin

Photograph • Distance: 8.1km away

High above the Routeburn at the top of Emily Creek, about 1.5 hours climb from Emily Creek bridge. Fraser Col ... More ▶︎

Rockburn Skyline

Photograph • Distance: 8.1km away

panorama of the Rockburn from Park Pass Glacier to Theatre Flat - from the outlet of Lake Nerine Feb 2013 More ▶︎

Summer 2017

Photograph • Distance: 8.2km away

January 2017 was complete garbage. While on the Serpentine Range we awoke to found our camp site under snow! More ▶︎

Scott Creek

Photograph • Distance: 8.3km away

Scott Creek from the Routeburn Road Bridge. More ▶︎

Scott Saddle route (Dart to Caples)

Track • 1 – 2 days. Medium. One way. • Distance: 8.3km away

This route crosses the easiest pass from the Dart to Caples Valleys, via Scott Creek, Scott Saddle and Kay Creek ... More ▶︎

Old Routeburn Falls Hut 1989

Photograph • Distance: 8.3km away

The old Routeburn Falls Hut I stayed at in 2 November 1989 and 23 January 1990. Picture from November 1989. ... More ▶︎

On the Serpentine Range

Photograph • Distance: 8.3km away

Looking south down the range from flat topped Peak 1550, over the unnamed lake that drains into the North Route ... More ▶︎

North Col from Serpentine Range

Photograph • Distance: 8.3km away

Looking north from Peak 1550 towards North Col. Peak 1796, which anchors the northern end of the Serpentine Range, rises ... More ▶︎

Camping at Lake Wilson

Photograph • Distance: 8.3km away

When the snows gone, the head of the lake is a spectacular place to pitch your tent. January 2017 More ▶︎

Stormy skies over Lake Wilson

Photograph • Distance: 8.4km away

It blew but didn't come to much More ▶︎

Theatre Flat from above

Photograph • Distance: 8.5km away

Looking back down at Theatre Flat from the lip of the hanging valley that holds lake Nerine More ▶︎

View north from Nereus Peak

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

The ridge east of Nereus Peak summit can be reached by a straight forward climb from North Col. Looking north ... More ▶︎

A fresh look at the descent to Lake Nerine.

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

If visiting the lake from Park Pass it is inevitable you will find yourself at the top of this slope ... More ▶︎

Emily Basin from Fraser Col

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

Looking north from Fraser Col across Emily Basin. January 2015. More ▶︎

Fraser Col to Emily Pass Sidle.

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

This photo is looking east at Fraser Col from the true right top of the gut of the initial climb ... More ▶︎

Route up to Emily Pass

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

This is looking west at the northern route up to Emily Pass, and is the opposite direction from this photo: ... More ▶︎

Fraser Creek

Track • 1 – 2 days. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 8.6km away

One of several valleys that cut into the southern Humboldt Mountains. It passes through many kilometres of beech forest, river ... More ▶︎

Fraser Valley

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

The Fraser Valley from Fraser Col More ▶︎

Fraser Valley from Fraser Col

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

The view down the Fraser from just below the Col. January 2015. More ▶︎

Mt Tutoko and the Darrans from Lake Wilson

Photograph • Distance: 8.7km away

While on a circuit of Lake Wilson, Peak 1680 is a hard scramble on the northwestern corner of the lake. ... More ▶︎

Scott Basin

Photograph • Distance: 8.8km away

Scott Basin at the head of Scott Creek, between the Dart and Caples valleys. Scott Creek Hut (dilapidated) is located ... More ▶︎

Emily Pass View

Photograph • Distance: 8.8km away

The view north from Emily Pass. December 2014 More ▶︎

Emily Pass South View

Photograph • Distance: 8.8km away

What a difference a month makes. Left photo mid December 2014. Right photo mid January 2015. More ▶︎

Camp at Lake Nerine

Photograph • Distance: 8.9km away

This has to be every tramper's dream. A camp at Lake Nerine in perfect windless conditions More ▶︎

Lake Nerine

Photograph • Distance: 8.9km away

The first view you get of Lake Nerine as you cross the saddle by Point 1594. Jan 2017 More ▶︎

Lake Wilson from the outlet

Photograph • Distance: 8.9km away

The first view of Lake Wilson you are greeted with upon reaching the lake. Theres good camping here. 5th Jan ... More ▶︎

Harris Saddle and Valley of the Trolls from Lake Wilson outlet

Photograph • Distance: 8.9km away

At the top of the climb to Lake Wilson this great view is to be had when looking south. Ocean ... More ▶︎

Routeburn Flats

Photograph • Distance: 9.0km away

An interesting hours excursion from Routeburn Falls hut takes you up the hill to the South of the hut giving ... More ▶︎

Lake Wilson Panorama

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Lake Wilson with Mt Erebus and Mt Xenicus above. 5th Jan 2013 More ▶︎

West side of Nereus

Photograph • Distance: 9.1km away

From near Pt 1740 More ▶︎

Serpentine Range & Swamp Creek

Photograph • Distance: 9.1km away

From near Pt 1796 More ▶︎

The Route up to Lake Wilson

Photograph • Distance: 9.1km away

It begins here at the foot of the waterfall at the head of the Valley of the Trolls and climbs ... More ▶︎

Valley of the Trolls, January 16, 2012

Photograph • Distance: 9.1km away

Result of 24 hours snow fall on Jan 14 & 15. What about summer! Looking back towards the Routeburn Track. More ▶︎