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Lake Sylvester & Lake Lockett Loop: A 2-day tramp in Kahurangi National Park
The Lake Sylvester & Lake Lockett Loop is a fantastic two-day tramping adventure in Kahurangi National Park on the Lockett Range featuring seven alpine lakes, open ridgelines, beech forest and some enjoyable scrambling. If you like trip with diverse terrain and alpine lakes, then this is your trip. There’s absolutely no shortage of lakes here…
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Mt Izard & Mt Cloudsley: Winter Alpine Tramping Guides | Craigieburn
Craigieburn Forest Park offers some of Canterbury’s finest winter alpine day trips. If you want the joys of snow and strapping on crampons to summit peaks over 2,000 meters—all while returning to a hot shower and a warm bed by nightfall—these two classic routes climbing up Mt Izard & Mt Cloudsley are for you. While…
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Craigieburn Forest: Nervous Knob & Hamilton Peak Loop
The Nervous Knob & Hamilton Peak Loop in Craigieburn Forest Park in Canterbury offers a rewarding shorter day trip complete with sweeping ridgeline views and a fantastic scree run. Other fantastic day trips in the Craigieburn Range are trips climbing Mt Izard & Mt Cloudsley; or the multi-day Cass-Lagoon Saddle Track. Or in the nearby…
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Tramping Gunsight Pass, Ruataniwha Conservation Park
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Hiking the Benmore-Annavale Loop & Sugarloaf Summit
Looking for a fantastic Canterbury day walk that packs in native beech forest, a tidy backcountry hut, and expansive alpine views without requiring a full weekend? The Benmore – Annavale Loop in Thirteen Mile Bush, capped off with a detour up Sugarloaf Summit (Pt 1203), ticks every box. Nearby to this are other fantastic day…
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The Wye Creek Route: A Remarkables Range Traverse
