1000 Acre Plateau ... "it might be a bit muddy" my partner said casually, a few nights before we ambled up to the 1000 Acre Plateau for a Winter Queens Birthday-weekend trip. We discovered a…
1000 Acre Plateau
Category: Kahurangi National Park
New Zealand – Kahuangi National Park
Lockett Range and Mt Cobb Tops
The Lockett Range and Mt Cobb Tops We made the most of great weather over the New Year, and headed into the Cobb to traverse the Lockett Range and Mt Cobb tops of the Peel…
Tablelands Circuit – via Gordons Pyramid and Balloon hut
Tablelands Circuit - via Gordons Pyramid and Balloon hut The Tablelands area of Kahurangi National Park accessible from Graham Valley Road or the Cobb Valley is a great spot for all kinds of weekend and…
Kahurangi Lighthouse
An Overnighter to the Kahurangi Lighthouse and Keepers Cottage We used the excuse of snow in the mounatins, to make a weekend trip out to the Kahurangi lighthouse and keepers house. This beautiful West coast…
Mount Owen – Day 2
Exploring Mount Owen Mount Owen is the highest point in the Kahurangi National Park, standing at 1875m and overlooking a beautiful, glaciated, limestone karst landscape. There are several ways to walk to Mount Owen. Yesterday…
Mount Owen – Day 1
Mount Owen via Granity Pass Hut The spectacular rocky mass of Mount Owen is the highest point in the Kahurangi National Park, standing at 1875m. It looms over a beautiful glaciated limestone karst landscape, famous…