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Anglers Walk, Lake Rotoiti
Walking the length of the Richmond Ranges
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7 – 14 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 1.4km away
A 7-14 day walk along the spine of the Richmond Ranges. Alpine tops, crumbling ridgelines, untracked bush & scrub, boulders ...
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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: 1.7km 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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Nelson Lakes - Lakehead, Angelus and Speargrass Circuit
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Distance: 1.9km away
From St Arnaud along Lake Rotoiti to Lakehead Hut, then crossing the Travers River and via the Cascade Track to ...
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Route Guide: St Arnaud to Lewis Pass
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Distance: 2.2km 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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Route Guide: Richmond Ranges (west) main ridge
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Distance: 2.2km away
The main ridge of the western Richmond Ranges from Mt Riley, near Okamario on SH6 to the Red Hills above ...
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Travers-Sabine
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4 – 7 days. Medium. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 2.2km away
Two river valleys linked by a straightforward alpine saddle at 1800m
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Lake Thompson
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Distance: 2.2km away
A view of the beautiful Lake Thompson, a short distance from Thompson Pass
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New Porters Creek Hut
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Distance: 2.2km away
moved to spot from right branch wairoa.
has beenlovingly restored with a new lick of 'rescue orange' paint and sports a ...
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Travers-Sabine Saddle
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Distance: 2.2km away
Going over the saddle looking west towards the Sabine Valley - April 2010.
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Saint Arnaud
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Place.
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Distance: 2.2km away
An alpine village on the shore of Lake Rotoiti in Nelson Lakes National Park.
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Te Araroa Trail
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95 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 2.2km away
Te Araroa is a walking trail running the entire length of the North and South Islands. The trail opened 3 ...
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Loop Track, Lake Rotoiti
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 2.2km away
A short walk through the Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project at St Arnaud. Lakeside beech forest.
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Honeydew Walk, Lake Rotoiti
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 2.2km away
This short loop leads into the edges of the Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project area, a "mainland island" with pest numbers ...
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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 2.2km 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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Lake Rotoiti
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Distance: 2.2km away
from the shore of St Arnaud, looking to the head of the lake and up the Travers Valley - Apr ...
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Kerr Bay campsite
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Basic Campsite (DOC). 21 spaces.
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Distance: 2.2km away
Grassy lakeside camping surrounded by a wealth of walking options, from short walks to alpine tops trips and multi-day tramps. ...
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St Arnaud - Lewis Pass
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Distance: 2.3km away
A 9-day 100km tramp via the Thompson, D'Urville and 3 Tarns Passes
Feb 2013
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Profile : St Arnaud - Lewis Pass
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Distance: 2.3km away
A useful profile of the 100km tramp - with a couple of bad weather alternatives :
1. low route past Speargrass ...
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Paddy's Pinchgut circuit
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 2.4km away
Mt Robert carpark to carpark via Paddy Track, Bushline hut, Relax Shelter and Pinchgut track - 4 hours. 575m up ...
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Paddy's Pinchgut circuit
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Distance: 2.4km away
Great morning or afternoon walk with great lake and mountain views.
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Gibbs Walk
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Easy. One way.
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Distance: 2.4km away
Short link track betweem St Arnaud village and campground.
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Black Valley Walk
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Easy. One way.
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Distance: 2.5km away
Link track between St Arnaud village and the campground.
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Nelson Lakes National Park
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National Park. 1017.53km2.
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Distance: 2.7km away
An alpine park of beech forests, valleys, and glacial lakes, offering some relatively easy walking. Established in 1956. Highest point: ...
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Relax Shelter
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Shelter (DOC).
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Distance: 3.7km away
Basic shelter on Robert Ridge (Mt Robert, Nelson Lakes National Park)
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Relax Shelter Nov 2012
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Distance: 3.7km away
On the Pinchgut track Mt Robert close to the junction with Paddys track and the Robert Ridge route.
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Bushline Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 14.
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Distance: 3.8km away
A cute hut with a grand outlook over Lake Rotoiti and down to St Arnaud. Loo with a view!
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Kea hut Nov 2012
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Distance: 4.0km away
An older but lovingly restored hut in the Mt Robert area of Nelson Lakes National Park. This hut is only ...
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Kea hut
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Private hut (NA).
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Distance: 4.0km away
An older but lovingly restored hut in the Mt Robert area of Nelson Lakes National Park. This hut is only ...
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Parachute Rocks Track
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Distance: 5.9km away
View of Lake Rotoiti from point 1738
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St Arnaud Range Track
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1 day. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 6.0km away
This walk climbs steadily through beech forest to a height of over 1650 metres.
Above the bushline (at 1400 m), ...
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Robert Ridge
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Distance: 6.3km away
looking down the ridge from Flagtop - Apr 2011
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Coldwater hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
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Distance: 7.6km away
A concrete hut with 12 bunks. When I was there during the Summer the fire had been removed to prevent ...
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Coldwater Hut
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Distance: 7.6km away
The hut, from the Lakehead jetty, looking across Lake Rotoiti - Apr 2011
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Robert Ridge
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Distance: 7.7km away
looking NE along the ridge - in good weather, the views are expansive.
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Robert Ridge in the Rain
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Distance: 7.8km away
On our last day, we decided to walk out from Speargrass Hut via Robert Ridge (to avoid retracing our walk ...
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Nelson Lakes double figure eight with a reverse twist
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Distance: 7.9km away
January 2008.
A seven day epic up and over Lake Angelus from Speargrass Hut, then up the Sabine River, over Waiau ...
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Lakehead Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 28.
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Distance: 8.2km away
A large modern hut. Lots of sandflies. Note that access to Coldwater Hut across the valley is either a 2-3 ...
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Lakehead hut
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Distance: 8.2km away
Lakehead hut close to Lake Rotoiti in Nelson Lakes National Park
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Speargrass slip
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Distance: 8.2km away
One of a number of slips to negotiate back to the car park.
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The new Speargrass Hut
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Distance: 8.2km away
Same layout as Morgan. Two sleeping platforms for 10 people in total. Stainless steel L shaped bench. Table, fixed benches, ...
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Speargrass Hut
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Distance: 8.2km away
The old small cosy hut at the top of a clearing. Since replaced by a modern hut.
Water from Speargrass Creek ...
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Speargrass Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
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Distance: 8.2km away
Previously a small cosy hut, but now a brand new roomy hut with two sleeping platforms, L shaped stainless steel ...
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Maud Hut July 2019
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Distance: 8.6km away
This picturesque hut and an associated out building are now derelict. Maud Hut is a relic of depression era goldmining ...
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Mount Richmond Forest Park
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Conservation Park. 1660.00km2.
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Distance: 9.0km away
A wedge of land at the base of the Marlborough Sounds, south of Nelson and north of the Wairau River, ...
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