Ellis Basin Route

Into Ellis Basin

Ellis Basin Route We took a detour off the popular Mt Arthur summit track in the Kahurangi National Park, to spend a weekend freezing our bits off tramping the beautiful Ellis Basin Route and around…

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1000 Acre Plateau

From Mt Misery overlooking 100 Acre Plateau, the Needle and the Haystack tinytramper

1000 Acre Plateau ... "it might be a bit muddy" my friend said casually, a few nights before we ambled up to the 1000 Acre Plateau for a Winter Queens Birthday-weekend trip. We discovered a…

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Lockett Range and Mt Cobb Tops

Traversing some of the rocky outcrops along the ridge of the Lockett Range

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…

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Mount Owen – Day 2

Views North from Mount Owen summit Kahurangi National Park

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…

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