Mt Haast Today's mission was a day walk up Mt Haast (1587m) in the Victoria Forest Park near Springs Junction on the West Coast. If you're a frequent traveler through the area you'll have seen…
Mt Haast
Category: West Coast
New Zealand – West Coast
Moonlight Pack Track to Meikles Hut
Moonlight Pack Track to Meikles Hut The Moonlight Pack Track to Meikles Hut is an easy tramping track in the Southern Paparoa Range on the West Coast. I walked on a damp mid-winter day and…
Dillon Huts
Taipo River to Dillon Huts Today's mission was a spontaneous, midwinter girls' trip up the Taipo River Track on the West Coast to bag the Dillon huts. It was a relatively easy walk around 8.5…
Carroll Hut Track
Carroll Hut Track and Kelly Range The walk to Carroll Hut on the southern side of the Kelly Range in Arthur's Pass National Park makes a great day walk, overnight, or base for a longer…
Mt Watson Route
Mt Watson Route to Ces Clark Hut The Mt Watson Route at the southern end of the Paparoa Ranges makes a stunning overnight or long day walk. The route climbs approximately 780m from the Smoke-ho…
Mananui Tramline Track
Mananui Tramline Track (Māhinapua Walkway) The Mananui Tramline Track (Māhinapua Walkway) is an easy 6 km (one-way) walking and biking track about 8 km south of Hokitika between the Woodstock Rimu Road to the east…
Cedar Flat and Adventure Biv
Cedar Flat and Adventure Biv The tracks to Cedar Flat and Adventure Biv are along the Toaroha River, just south of Lake Kaniere on the west coast. There are plenty of options here, including several…
Point Elizabeth Walkway
Point Elizabeth Walkway The Point Elizabeth Walkway is a popular 5.5 km coastal walk just north of Greymouth. The southern end of the walk starts from North Beach at Cobden and the northern end from…
Okarito Coastal Walk
Ōkārito Coastal Walk and Three Mile Pack Track The Ōkārito Coastal Walk and Three Mile Pack Track make a beautiful half-day loop on the West Coast of the South Island. We walked in the winter…
Roberts Point Track
Roberts Point Track The Roberts Point Track in Franz Josef is a great day walk above the Waiho River valley to a spectacular viewpoint overlooking Franz Josef glacier. Start from the Alex Knob/Lake Wombat car…