Hopeless and Cupola Tracks The Hopeless Track and Cupola Track and their respective huts lie just a couple of hours off the Travers Valley Track and the popular Travers-Sabine Circuit (and Te Araroa Trail) in…
Hopeless and Cupola Tracks
Category: NZ Hiking
New Zealand hiking tramping
Mt Bee Irthing Cromel Loop
Mt Bee Irthing Cromel Loop Our Mt Bee - Irthing - Cromel loop was a rewarding four-day, three-night exploration of the Eyre Mountains / Taka Rā Haka Conservation Park in Southland over New Year 2025/26.…
Lake Morgan Cone Creek
Lake Morgan Cone Creek The Lake Morgan Cone Creek loop is a beautiful and challenging three-day tramp on the West Coast. Climbing the steep Brian O’Lyn Route to Mt O’Shanessy (1,462m), before dropping down to…
Robinson Christabel
The Robinson Christabel Circuit The Robinson Christabel Circuit is a beautiful, varied almost-loop through remote backcountry, close to Springs Junction on the West Coast. We took plenty of time and made it a five-day tramp…
Moss Pass
Moss Pass Route The Moss Pass Route is a stunning and challenging crossing on the Mahanga Range, linking the Sabine and D’Urville River valleys in Nelson Lakes National Park. At 1780 metres, the pass is…
Gosling Hut
Gosling Hut A visit to Gosling Hut is the perfect reason to get into the Glazebrook Conservation Area, on the upper Waihopai River in Marlborough. The unmarked route up the river bed to the hut receives…
Wheel Creek Hut
Wheel Creek Hut Wheel Creek hut in Victoria Forest Park in the Tasman Region, is a seldom-visited hut nestled in a sunny clearing at the end of an overgrown track from the Maruia River. We…
Harihari Coastal Walkway
Harihari Coastal Walkway The Harihari Coastal Walkway is an easy 8km return walk from the Wanganui River to the mouth of the Poerua River on the West Coast. It initially follows a historic tramway used…
Leslie Karamea Track
Leslie Karamea Track - Wangapeka to Flora The Leslie Karamea Track is a wonderful 91km tramping track in the Kahurangi National Park. DOC rates it as an Advanced track suitable for experienced trampers and recommends…
Mount Te Kinga
Mount Te Kinga The Aro o Te Kinga / Te Kinga Track at the southeastern end of Lake Brunner is a stunning, challenging day walk on the West Coast. Depending on whether you walk to…