Nearby | Mt Misery & beyond February 2013

Upper Hokitika River from Frew Saddle

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

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

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

Article • Distance: less than 100m away

a five day circuit More ▶︎

Toaroaha Saddle-Frew Saddle Circuit

Track • 4 – 6 days. Medium. One way. • Distance: 108m away

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

Frews Biv

Photograph • Distance: 139m away

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

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

Track • 12 – 21 days. Hard. One way. • Distance: 195m away

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

Looking NW over Frew biv April 2011

Photograph • Distance: 195m away

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

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

Track • 12 – 21 days. Hard. One way. • Distance: 195m away

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

Frew Saddle Bivouac / Frew's Biv

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 195m away

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

Frew Saddle Bivouac

Photograph • Distance: 195m away

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

Frew Creek

Photograph • Distance: 1.2km away

Frew Creek, flowing into the Whitcombe, Westland More ▶︎

Hokitika River (Bottom Gorge)

Photograph • Distance: 2.4km away

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

Hokitika Gorge

Track • Easy. Return by the same track. • Distance: 2.5km away

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

Whitcombe Pass

Track • 5 – 7 days. Medium/hard. One way. • Distance: 2.7km away

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

View up Whitcombe from Meta Range Feb 2011

Photograph • Distance: 4.4km away

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

The bluff on the upper Hokitika River just above the Mungo confluence

Photograph • Distance: 4.4km away

This pic taken in 2009 before Bluff hut was shifted and upgraded shows the setting of the hut from the ... More ▶︎

"New" Bluff Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 4.4km away

The old Bluff hut was dismantled and moved about 150 metres in 2010. At the same time it got a ... More ▶︎

"New" Bluff hut & Mungo valley April 2011

Photograph • Distance: 4.4km away

The old Bluff hut was dismantled and moved about 150 metres in 2010. At the same time it got a ... More ▶︎

"New" Bluff hut April 2011

Photograph • Distance: 4.4km away

This square on shot of the new hut is from the perspective of looking up the TL of the Hokitika ... More ▶︎

"Old" Bluff Hut (has been relocated & upgraded)

Hut • Removed! • Distance: 4.5km away

Ex NZFS 4 person hut. Shifted by DOC in 2009 further upvalley. Following notes are historical. The water supply is currently ... More ▶︎

"Old" Bluff hut (Removed) 1974

Photograph • Distance: 4.5km away

This is the "old" Bluff hut that has been shifted to the new site & upgraded. We will visit the ... More ▶︎

Whitcombe Pass & Butler Saddle

Article • Distance: 4.7km away

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

Picton to Aspiring

GPX file • Distance: 5.1km away

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

Frews Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.2km 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 ▶︎

Whitcombe River from Frew Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.3km away

Whitcombe River from Frew Hut, Westland More ▶︎

Frew Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.3km away

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

Frew Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10. • Distance: 5.3km away

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

Whitcombe River gorge

Photograph • Distance: 5.3km away

Whitcombe River gorge, upstream from Frew Hut More ▶︎

Frisco hut Jan 2009

Photograph • Distance: 5.3km away

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

Frisco hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 5.3km away

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

Sir Robert hut 1974

Photograph • Distance: 5.5km away

This hut is located on the TL near the stream in the head basin of Sir Robert Creek. The hut ... More ▶︎

Sir Robert Hut 2012

Photograph • Distance: 5.5km away

One of the more remote, seldom visited huts in Westland. The log book with barely half a dozen pages goes ... More ▶︎

Sir Robert hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 5.5km away

This hut is located on the TL near the stream in the head basin of Sir Robert Creek. The hut ... More ▶︎

Prices Flat Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.7km away

The new(er) Prices Flat Hut, in the Whitcombe Valley, Westland. More ▶︎

Price Flat Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 5.7km away

Prices Flat Hut (6 bunks, matresses, tank water, stove) lies on a small terrace 100m above the Whitcombe River, adjacent ... More ▶︎

Historic Price Flat Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 5.8km away

Slab hut once used for deer culling and possibly dating to 1908. The hut is located next to the newer ... More ▶︎

Prices Flat Hut (historic)

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

Prices Flat Hut (historic) - in the Whitcombe Valley, Westland. A place full of character, and full of sandflies. A ... More ▶︎

Prices Flat Hut (historic)

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 5.8km away

The historic Prices Flat Hut is better looked at than slept in. It is a beutiful slab hut, with an ... More ▶︎

Canyon Creek Biv

Photograph • Distance: 6.0km away

Canyon Creek Biv, upper Mathias valley. Sleeps 2. Note: the biv's location is incorrectly marked on NZ topomaps (2012). The ... More ▶︎

Southern Alps from Homeward Ridge

Photograph • Distance: 6.0km away

Southern Alps from Homeward Ridge - opposite Poet Hut, above the Mungo / Hokitika valley. More ▶︎

West Mathias Bivvy

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 6.2km away

Small hut near the confluence of the South and West Mathias Rivers. More ▶︎

Canyon Creek Biv

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 6.2km away

Iron hut on scrubflats in the North Mathias River. More ▶︎

Rapid Creek hut June 2008

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km 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 May 1975

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km away

An older pic of the hut after it had got its first replacement chimney. These days the hut has a ... More ▶︎

Rapid Creek hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 6.4km away

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

View SE along the Meta Range March 2011

Photograph • Distance: 6.5km away

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

Explorer hut Sept 2007

Photograph • Distance: 6.6km away

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

Explorer Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 6.6km 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: 6.6km away

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

Mt Bowen from Fraser Peak March 2013

Photograph • Distance: 6.6km away

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

Western flanks of Mt Ross

Photograph • Distance: 6.7km away

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

Poet Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 6.9km away

Poet Hut (4 bunks, matresses, fireplace, river water) is a timber built hut in a small clearing in the Mungo ... More ▶︎

Poet hut April 2011

Photograph • Distance: 6.9km away

This hut is a 1950's NZFS cullers hut located on the TR of the Mungo River a tributary of the ... More ▶︎

Poet Hut

Photograph • Distance: 6.9km away

Poet Hut, a riverside hut in the Mungo / Hokitika valley. More ▶︎

Mungo River pools above Poet Hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.0km away

Mungo River pools 200m upstream of Poet Hut More ▶︎

Serpentine hut setting March 2011

Photograph • Distance: 7.2km 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: 7.2km away

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

Serpentine hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 7.2km away

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

serpentine hut

Photograph • Distance: 7.3km 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: 7.3km away

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

View SE from Bald Hill Range June 2013

Photograph • Distance: 7.6km away

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

Remarkable Peak

Photograph • Distance: 7.7km away

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

Looking SW along the Bald Hill Range June 2013

Photograph • Distance: 7.7km away

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

Black Hut Totara Valley & beyond

Photograph • Distance: 7.7km away

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

Bracken Snowfield / Wilkinson Glacier

Photograph • Distance: 8.1km away

Bracken Snowfield / Wilkinson Glacier, from the Prices Flat - Wilkinson Hut track. In the Whitcombe River valley, Westland. More ▶︎

Looking SW from Mt Diedrichs May 2013

Photograph • Distance: 8.3km away

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

Toaroha Saddle Bivvy

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 8.3km away

Hut on the saddle between the Mungo and Toaroha Rivers. More ▶︎

Toaroha Saddle Bivvy

Photograph • Distance: 8.4km away

We woke up after a windy night in the bivvy to half a meter of fresh snow. The weather didn't ... More ▶︎

Toaroha Saddle biv 2009

Photograph • Distance: 8.4km away

Here is a close up shot of the biv taken just after day break as we were about to leave ... More ▶︎

Toaroha Bivouac

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2. • Distance: 8.4km away

Toaroha Bivouac (2 bunks, matresses, tarn water 50m distant) is a typical alpine bivouac on the saddle of the track ... More ▶︎

Toaroha Saddle biv & Diedrich Range April 2011

Photograph • Distance: 8.4km away

This pic was taken from east of the biv on the knob back toward the true saddle. It looks west ... More ▶︎

Toaroha Bivouac

Photograph • Distance: 8.4km away

Toaroha Bivouac - on the saddle between the Toaroha Valley and Mungo /Hokitika valley More ▶︎

Constitution Hill trig

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

Last month I visited this historic trig beacon and cleared the scrub and small trees that were growing up through ... More ▶︎

Toaroha Saddle April 2011

Photograph • Distance: 8.6km away

This is the saddle joining the Diedrich and Toaroha Ranges. It is approx 450 metres to the east of the ... More ▶︎

Centennial Cabin

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (PVT). Capacity: 3. • Distance: 8.6km away

Private hut on the West Mathias River, Rakaia Forest Conservation Area. More ▶︎

Top Toaroha hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 8.7km away

This hut is located on the Bannatyne Flats towards the head of the Toaroha River. It is on the main ... More ▶︎

Top Toaroha hut Jan 2009

Photograph • Distance: 8.7km away

This hut is located on the Bannatyne Flats towards the head of the Toaroha River. It is on the main ... More ▶︎

Wilkinson hut reference / Nostalgia / History

Photograph • Distance: 8.7km away

I came across these hut book entries when searching the archived Frews hut book looking for info to support my ... More ▶︎

Wilkinson hut 1993

Photograph • Distance: 8.7km away

This pic shows track cutters Kelvin and Merv outside Wilkinson hut in 1993. This photo was taken by mate JH. More ▶︎

Wilkinson hut April 2012

Photograph • Distance: 8.7km away

This pic was taken last month when travelling from Prices Basin to Prices Flat. I needed to head up to ... More ▶︎

Wilkinson hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 8.7km away

A 1950's era NZFS cullers hut on the TL of the Whitcombe River just over a km downstream from where ... More ▶︎

Wilkinson Hut

Photograph • Distance: 8.7km away

Wilkinson Hut Whitcombe Pass More ▶︎

Looking up Mikonui Spur Dec 2010

Photograph • Distance: 9.0km 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: 9.0km away

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

Mikonui Spur biv Dec 2010

Photograph • Distance: 9.0km away

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

Mikonui Spur biv Nov 2007

Photograph • Distance: 9.0km away

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

Looking down at Gerhardt Spur biv from Jumble Top May 2009

Photograph • Distance: 9.2km away

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

"New" Gerhardt Spur biv June 1975

Photograph • Distance: 9.2km 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: 9.2km away

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

Moraine Hut

Photograph • Distance: 9.2km away

Moraine Hut, Mathias valley. Owned by Mt Algidus - for over 100 years More ▶︎

Waterfall in the upper Toaroha

Photograph • Distance: 9.2km away

The waterfall in the upper Toaroha river. From Toaroha Saddle - 500m east of Toaroha Bivouac More ▶︎

Gerhardt Spur

Photograph • Distance: 9.3km away

A crystal clear morning at Gerhardt Spur Bivvy More ▶︎

Toaroha Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 9.3km away

Toaroha Saddle More ▶︎

Mullins Basin April 2008

Photograph • Distance: 9.4km 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: 9.4km away

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

Mullins Basin hut April 2008

Photograph • Distance: 9.4km away

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

Price Basin hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 9.4km away

This hut, which is usually known as Price(s) Basin, is located on the TL of the TR branch of the ... More ▶︎

Cave Camp

Rock bivouac • Distance: 9.5km away

Located on the Whitcombe Track, on river flats just beneath the confluence with the Wilkinson River. The biv affords a ... More ▶︎

Mathias Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (NZDA). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 9.5km away

NZDA hut on the Mathias River. More ▶︎

Observation Col

Photograph • Distance: 9.6km away

Technically easy, but does require crampons and axe. Approached from South Mathias Biv, bivvied under Col, went down Cattle Stream ... More ▶︎

Wilkinson Glaciers

Photograph • Distance: 10.0km away

Glaciers descend from the Bracken Snowfield accross the valley from the track from Prices Flat to Neave Hut in the ... More ▶︎