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Walk |
Time |
Refs |
Trips |
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| a |
Glacier Burn |
2-4h return from track start |
MN p.83
| Marked track; unmarked track |
photos |
| b |
Junction Flat |
3h from road (Cameron Flat) |
MN p.83
| Camp; Mt. Dragonfly (13h) |
photos |
| c |
Aspiring Flat |
1h from Junction Flat |
MN pp.83,87
| Camp; explore valley; Rainbow Valley; Mt. Sisyphus |
photos |
| d |
Ruth flat |
6h from Junction Flat |
MN p.83-85 |
Camp; Rabbit Pass (10h); Mount Lois (11h) |
photos |
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Add 30min each way to b unless river is low |
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| MN = Moir's Guide North (available from DOC). |
| Blue text and thumbnails are links |
When the river is low, the valley is reached by crossing the West Matukituki at Cameron flat. Otherwise cross at the footbridge 2.5km up
the road. Travel to Glacier Burn is on farmland, and is most pleasant by mountain bike.
a. Glacier Burn
The marked track starts about 100m south of Glacier Burn, climbs over a
spur, and drops to the burn (1hr). There is a good campsite here, and
distant views of the head of the valley. Better views can be had by
continuing up valley in the bush on the true right of the burn (serious trampers
only). Follow an unmarked track. When that ends, continue across a
small gulley, and climb about 25m up an easy spur to a flat shelf. Follow
the shelf up (no tracks, but easy travel except for windfalls).
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| Valley head |
Avalanche |
Avalanche |
Mildewed Meg |
Rock |
Gorge |
b.To Junction Flat
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| W Matukituki |
Bluff |
E Matukituki |
E Matukituki |
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| E Matukituki |
Camp |
E Matukituki |
Junction Flat |
c. Aspiring Flat (Kitchener Valley)
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| Kitchener valley |
Sisyphus |
Sisyphus |
Head |
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| Fastness Pk |
Fastness Pk |
Up Kitchener |
Down Kitchener |
Head of Kitchener
From the flat, it is possible to walk to the head of the valley (but travel becomes difficult near the head).
Rainbow valley; towards Mt Sisyphus
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| Bush |
Avalanche snow |
Fastness face |
Sisyphus bush |
Waterfall |
Down Rainbow |
Up Rainbow |
Ridge of Mt Sisyphus
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| Sisyphus ridge |
Pope's Nose |
Moncrief Peak |
Sisyphus ridge |
Dragonfly Pk |
Scrub |
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| Scrub |
Fastness Pk |
Kitchener Head |
Kitchener Head |
Sisyphus ridge |
Sunrise |
d. Ruth Flat
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| Lower valley |
Kitchener |
Ruth flat |
Ruth flat |
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| Camp |
Sisyphus route |
Ruth stream |
Ruth flat |
Towards the head of the East Matukituki and Rabbit Pass
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| Hut |
Waterfall |
Picklehaube peak |
Picklehaube peak |
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| Valley top |
Valley top |
Sisyphus |
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