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Lake Karaupataka
Lake Kaurapataka
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1 – 2 days. Easy. Return via same track.
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Distance: less than 100m away
Easy weekend trip to a pretty Arthur's Pass camping spot
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Lake Kaurapataka.
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Distance: less than 100m away
This small lake next to the Taramakau Valley is a good camping spot.
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Paratu Stream - Waharoa Saddle
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Distance: less than 100m away
The easiest route to Mt Pfeifer via an attractive bouldered stream and a magical saddle with flybys of kaka and ...
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Lake Kaurapataka
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Distance: 201m away
"It can be beautiful from a distance..." (Holcroft)
dis-tance - detente (softening)? de(to do) tente(softening) (or hardening? - dis tente)... ...
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Grand Traverse of Mt Pfeifer
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Distance: 706m away
Traverse from Kaurapataka Saddle, over summit to Waharoa Saddle.
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Otehake Hot Springs
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2 days. Easy/medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 1.2km away
A popular weekend route to good hot pools.
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Edwards River-Otehake River
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4 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 1.2km away
Another north-south crossing of the park.
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Descent from Pfeifer Biv into Pfeifer Creek via scree
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Distance: 1.8km away
Unmarked route exiting basin where biv lies, maintaining altitude to cross a spur after 20 minutes then travelling northeast along ...
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Pfeifer biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 1.9km away
A new biv from early 2008 replacing an old biv that was about 20m to the south. (The sign on ...
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Pfeifer biv & toilet April 2012
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Distance: 1.9km away
A new biv from early 2008 replacing an old biv that was about 20m to the south. (The sign on ...
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"Old" Pfeifer biv (Removed) Dec 2007
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Distance: 1.9km away
The old biv a few months before it was replaced.
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Pfeiffer Biv
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Distance: 2.0km away
cosy,dinky even,modern 2 bunker with longdrop nearby.
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Otehake Hot Springs
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Distance: 2.0km away
Otehake hot springs. October 25th 2009.
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birds-eye view
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Distance: 2.1km away
Looking from Waharoa Saddle down Pfeifer Stream & to Lake Kaurapataka
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'20 minutes' rock, Big Tops
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Distance: 2.2km away
'Lost track of my past/
On deception pass/
Dont know where im going/
Can't recall where ive been'
Deception Pass (Mudhoney)
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Posing on Mt Pfeifer
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Distance: 2.8km away
This pic looks westward from Mt Pfeifer during autumn conditions prior to the May snowfalls.
Mt Pfeifer is an easy ...
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Mt Pfeifer etc from Kellys Hill July 2011
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Distance: 2.8km away
This photo was taken from near the broadcasting repeaters on top of Kellys Hill which is the hill immediately north ...
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traverse of Mt Pfeifer
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Distance: 2.9km away
Traverse of ridge south-east of the summit in clag. Getting around the boulder was tricky and a bit exposed.
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Taramakau in the evening from Big Tops
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Distance: 3.3km away
then the rain came and washed it all away...and yet keeping low doesn't make no sense so little Eiffel stands ...
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Otehake NZFS track up to Big Tops and down to Koropuku Hut
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1 day. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 3.4km away
Attractive old track from Otehake swingbridge to open tops. Recent extensions cut from gully to bypass waterfalls.
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Harper Pass - Kiwi Saddle
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5 – 7 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 3.5km away
A classic crossing of the Main Divide, following the deep valleys of the Hope Fault from the Arthur's Pass road ...
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Mural gracing Koropuku hut
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Distance: 4.2km away
I snapped this to show my partner how cultured the inhabitants of back country huts can be. It is topical ...
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Koropuku Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 4.2km away
Cult Hut! A NZFS 4 bunk beauty with silken wooden floors, no fireplace, tasteful furnishings and domestic accoutrements including the ...
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route from Otehake Track to Big Tops Hut via Koropuku Gorge
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Distance: 5.1km away
Untracked mission only able to be done when rivers at low flows (usually from December to April).
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route from Otehake Track to Big Tops Hut via Koropuku Gorge
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Distance: 5.5km away
Untracked mission involving 1)crossing of Otehake River. Only able to be done at low flows. @) travel up Koropuku Gorge ...
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Mingha River-Deception River
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2 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 5.5km away
Goat Pass Track. Alpine track over a pass between two river valleys.
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Cockayne Nature Walk
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Distance: 6.1km away
Short walk in rich forest near Kellys Creek, Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Cockayne Nature Walk
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 6.1km away
A short loop in forest near Kelly's Creek, Otira.
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Kelly Shelter (Removed)
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Removed!
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Distance: 6.4km away
Kelly shelter is a roadside shelter on the Arthur's Pass road, at the base of Kelly's Creek and the track ...
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Hunts Creek Track
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2 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 6.4km away
Rough travel to a small, tidy hut. Better walked as part of a circuit.
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Lake Kaniere - Otira
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Distance: 6.6km away
from the north end of Lake Kaniere, along the west shore to the Styx river. East along the Styx to ...
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Townsend hut March 2009
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Distance: 6.7km away
Townsend hut which is perched high above the TL of the Taramakau River in the scrub - tussock transition zone ...
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Townsend hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 6.7km away
Townsend hut which is perched high above the TL of the Taramakau River in the scrub - tussock transition zone ...
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Poulter Bivvy
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 6.8km away
A new 2 bunk D.O.C. bivvy located in the headwaters of the Poulter River. It has two sleeping platforms with ...
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Townsend Hut
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Distance: 7.0km away
Early morning, heading for Lake Minchin to meet the 'Chuzzman' aka 'chuzz'.
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Kellys Hill
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Distance: 7.2km away
1400m above, looking NW from Kellys Hill, APNP.
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Kellys Range & beyond from Kellys Hill July 2011
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Distance: 7.2km 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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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 2)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 7.6km 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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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 1)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 7.6km 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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Kelly Range - Hunts Saddle Circuit
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2 – 3 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: 7.6km away
A challenging circuit route traversing the Kelly Range and returning along Kelly's Creek. The direction described is the easiest option.
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Arthur's Pass National Park
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National Park. 1145.00km2.
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Distance: 7.6km away
This alpine park straddles the Main Divide of the Southern Alps, with dry beech forests in the east and damp ...
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Kellys Saddle
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Distance: 7.6km away
Kellys Saddle - a tussock saddle between the Otira and Taipo near Carroll Hut
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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 8.0km 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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Kelly Range views over Kelly Ck
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Distance: 8.0km away
Moving southward above Carroll hut on the Kelly Range.
Descending the range to Hunts saddle and returning by Kellys Creek resulted ...
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Catching the dawn on the Kelly range
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Distance: 8.0km away
The morning light on the Kelly range before it reaches the valley with Arthurs Pass
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Arthur's Pass
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Distance: 8.0km away
Arthiur's pass and the viaduct viewed from the Kelly Creek to Carroll's Hut track.
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Carroll Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 8.0km away
A small, tidy hut just above the treeline on the Kelly Range. Recently renovated with new cladding and new windows. ...
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Kelly Range
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1 – 2 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 8.0km away
A brief climb up to Carroll Hut on the tops at the northern edge of Arthur's Pass National Park. Magnificent ...
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Carroll Hut
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Distance: 8.0km away
This newly renovated hut sits on a pretty tussock plateau on the Kelly Range.
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Carroll Memorial Hut
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Distance: 8.0km away
Situated on Kelly Saddle, Carroll Hut has stunning views across to Arthur's Pass.
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Otehake Hut
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Distance: 8.0km away
6 bunk NZFS style hut in the Otehake Valley, near the confluence of East & West Otehake Rivers, altitude 640m
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Otehake Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC).
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Distance: 8.1km away
Otehake Hut. NZFS six bunker with porch. Built 1962/63.
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Otehake hut
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Distance: 8.1km away
Otehake hut is an NZFS six bunker that was built in 1963. It is the "stretched style" with a porch ...
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Goat Creek track to Mt Barron
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0 – 1 day. Hard. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 8.1km away
Overgrown and line is destroyed by recent slips.
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Mt Alexander
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Distance: 8.4km away
Looking down on the confluence of the Otira and Taramakau rivers from Summit of Mt Alexander
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Mount Alexander
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2 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 8.4km away
A long climb to the summit of Mount Alexander (1958m) on the Kaimata Range. This range lies directly north of ...
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Mt Alexander
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Distance: 8.4km away
Looking back at point 1786 ,Mt Tekinga, Lake Brunner, Kangaroo Lake, Lady Lake and Swan lake
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Mts Te Kinga & Alexander August 2011
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Distance: 8.4km away
This photo looks along the Te Kinga tops from the low peak near the trig to the top of Te ...
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Herbfields above Worsley Pass
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Distance: 8.7km away
Herbfields above Worsley Pass
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Back down the Poulter from Worsley Pass
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Distance: 8.7km away
Back down the Poulter from Worsley Pass
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Peak a chamois - Townsend Tops
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Distance: 8.7km away
Occasionally when walking between Townsend hut and Minchin pass you may play peak a boo with the wildlife.
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Harman Pass - Taipo River - Kelly Saddle
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3 – 5 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 8.8km away
A long journey through the west of Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Top Crooked hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 9.1km away
An ex NZFS four bunker in the headwaters of the Crooked River.
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Top Crooked hut Feb 2010
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Distance: 9.1km away
JH relaxing with a cuppa outside the hut. Note rata flowering in the background.
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Mount Barron Route
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Distance: 9.2km away
Old trail leading up the the tussock tops of Mount Barron. A good benched track leads up to a rocky ...
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Mount Barron Route
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Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 9.3km away
Old access track onto the Mount Barron tussock tops.
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Minchin Bivvy Feb 2016
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Distance: 9.3km away
The photo is of Minchin Biv & is taken looking down Minchin Stream. It was built by the NZFS (New ...
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Penny Pass
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3 – 4 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 9.4km away
3 day trip from upper Poulter River over Penny Pass between Minchin and Thompson Streams.
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Jacko Flat hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 9.7km away
An NZFS 1963 built six bunk hut on a flat in the middle sections of the Crooked River. The Crooked ...
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Jacko Flat hut Feb 2010
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Distance: 9.7km away
An old NZFS hut on a flat in the middle sections of the Crooked River. The Crooked Valley is a ...
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(Pihoihoi) - Pipit
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Distance: 9.7km away
Moaris used to mimick the pipits movements and use a tactic called Manukawhaki (decoy bird). They would pretend to retreat ...
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The Recutting of the NZFS track to Worsley Pass
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Distance: 9.8km away
How we searched for, found, recut and marked this ancient track that had been lost for 25 years.
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Looking toward Mt Alexander from above Camp Creek hut Sept 2010
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Distance: 9.8km away
This picture was taken not far from where the tops track crests the ridge. Mt Alexander (1958m) is the back ...
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Barrack Creek Route
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Distance: 9.9km away
Goat Hill and Barrack Creek from Mount Barron. The route follows the spur to the true right of Barrack Creek.
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Below Kelly-Hunt Saddle
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Distance: 10.0km away
The Kelly below the Kelly-Hunt Saddle
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Descent to the Taipo Valley
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Distance: 10.0km away
Descent to the Taipo Valley from the Kelly Range, above Dillons Homestead / Hut
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