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East Matakitaki Hut

Profile : St Arnaud - Lewis Pass
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A useful profile of the 100km tramp - with a couple of bad weather alternatives :
1. low route past Speargrass ...
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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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Thompson Pass
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Distance: less than 100m away
Caroline Creek Hut, Upper Waiau Valley to East Matakitaki Hut via Thompson Pass & Unamed Pass
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Thompson Pass
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Distance: less than 100m away
Caroline Creek Hut, Upper Waiau Valley to East Matakitaki Hut via Thompson Pass & Unamed Pass
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Lake Thompson
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Distance: less than 100m 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
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Distance: less than 100m 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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East Matakitaki Hut
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Distance: less than 100m away
East Matakitaki Hut in the east branch of the Matakitaki Valley.
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East Matakitaki Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: less than 100m away
East Matakitaki Hut (6 bunk, matresses, fireplace, creek water) lies on river flats in the upper Matakitaki valley (east branch). ...
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Blue Lake Hut - Bobs Hut
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Distance: 2.0km 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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St Arnaud to Lewis Pass
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5 – 9 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 2.0km 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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Max Smart memorial plaque, Matakitaki valley
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Distance: 2.9km away
Memorial plaque to Max Smart on the true left of the Matakitaki upriver of the East Matakitaki Hut. The quote ...
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Bob's Hut
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Distance: 6.1km away
First view of Bob's Hut across the grassy flat (in the middle of the photo at the treeline - it ...
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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 6.7km 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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Bob's Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 8.
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Distance: 7.0km away
Bob was to be absent when I arrived - though a cross outside hints at possible reasons. Hut book entries ...
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Bob's Hut
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Distance: 7.0km away
Bob's Hut, located in wide valley flats on the west branch of the Matakitaki River.
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Downies Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 7.3km away
Historic hut on the Matakitaki River, dating back to 1902 or earlier. The hut is perhaps the second oldest in ...
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Downie Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 7.6km away
Downie Hut is an old board and batten hut with a large open fire place. The original shingle roof now ...
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East Matakitaki from David Saddle
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Distance: 7.6km away
East Matakitaki valley from David Saddle
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East Matakitaki Valley from David Saddle
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Distance: 7.7km away
East Matakitaki Valley from David Saddle, Nelson Lakes
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Thompson - D'Urville sidle
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Distance: 8.0km away
Cyan shows our actual route from Thompson Pass to D'Urville Pass. Red is Skiveoff's GPX route (downloadable from this website).
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D'Urville Pass
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Distance: 8.1km away
an easier route (red) to D'Urville Pass
Feb 2013
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St James Conservation Area
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Place. 781.96km2.
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Distance: 8.5km away
A large new recreational area featuring tussock grasslands, and including the headwaters of the Waiau and Clarence Rivers.
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Maling Pass to Lake Guyon junction
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Distance: 8.6km away
Northernmost section of the St James Cycle Trail
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Maling Pass to Lake Guyon
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Distance: 8.6km away
From Lake Tennyson, cross Maling Pass into the deep Waiau Valley, then turn off to Lake Guyon.
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Waiau Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.7km away
New hut on the Waiau Pass Track and Te Araroa Trail. This hut was opened 27 January 2018, and constructed ...
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Waiau Valley
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Distance: 8.7km away
The view up toward Waiau Pass from beneath Maling Pass. The Waiau Pass is up to the left.
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Waiau - Clarence Pass Lake Tennyson Circuit
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4 – 5 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: 9.0km 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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Upper D'Urville valley
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Distance: 9.0km away
Upper D'Urville valley, descending from Thompson Pass towards D'Urville Hut. Nelson Lakes.
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West Matakitaki valley
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Distance: 9.3km away
West Matakitaki valley, heading from Bob's Hut to Three Tarn Pass
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Caroline Creek Bivvy
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 9.5km away
A nice little bivvy with 2 canvas bunks and an open fire
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Waiau Pass towards Thompson Pass
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Distance: 9.8km 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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Ada Cullers Hut
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Distance: 9.8km away
Ada Cullers Hut is an historic Hut about 15 minutes from Christopher Hut on the St James Walkway. 4 bunks
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Burn Ck Bivvy
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Distance: 9.9km away
A basic 2 bunk bivvy that has seen better days.
Burn ck is fairly tight and gorgey with plenty of sidling ...
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Burn Creek Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 9.9km away
The little hut with a steep-pitched roof is located just under the Emily Peaks next to some beech forest. Given ...
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Ada Cullers Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 9.9km away
Christopher (Ada) Cullers Hut.
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Thompson Pass & Sth Island Alpine Fault line
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Distance: 9.9km away
A view from Waiau Pass which clearly shows the alpine fault line as it heads south through Thompson Pass.
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