Mount French The Mount French Track in the Hohonu Scenic Reserve between Kumara and Lake Brunner on the West Coast, is a grunty, up and down of around 9kms return with a solid 1000m+ elevation.…
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Mount Tuhua
Mount Tuhua The Mount Tuhua Track at Lake Kaniere near Hokitika on the West Coast is a strenuous day walk (and an honest workout) with stunning views from the trig at the top. Mount Tuhua…
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 Shrimpton Track
Mt Shrimpton Track The Mt Shrimpton Track in the McKerrow Range above Makarora, is a quiet day walk with a decent climb not too far from the top end of Lake Wanaka, in the Mt…
Alex Knob Track
Alex Knob Track The day walk up to Alex Knob overlooking the Franz Josef Glacier is a beauty. On a good day, you are rewarded with incredible 360-degree views of the glacier, the Southern Alps…
Rakiura Stewart Island Southern Circuit
Rakiura Stewart Island Southern Circuit - Clockwise During the summer of 2022, I was lucky enough to spend three wonderful weeks on Rakiura / Stewart Island for some quality tramping, including this four-day three-night stunner…
Rakiura Stewart Island North West Circuit
Rakiura Stewart Island North West Circuit - Clockwise An absolute corker of a trip! Ten days, nine nights on the 125 Km Rakiura Stewart Island North West Circuit. DOC describes the circuit as Advanced, and…
Sawyer Burn Track
Sawyer Burn Track The Sawyer Burn track is a lovely out-and-back 8 km track, with a decent 550m climb, excellent views across Lake Hawea and the Sawyer Burn valley, a hut to bag, and a…
Mt Princess
Mt Princess Overlook On this trip, we took a three-hour walk from Maling Pass in the St James Conservation Area to a high viewpoint overlooking Mt Princess. We were short on time, but you could…
The Hope, Doubtful and Nina Rivers Loop
Hope, Doubtful, Nina Loop This four-day, three-night loop linking the Hope, Doubtful and Nina Rivers south west of the Lewis Pass, was a superb mix of rivers, mountains and hut bagging! It's high up on…