Beech Hut, Eyre Mountains/Taka Rā Haka Conservation Park

June 2018

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June 2018

In the lower Mataura Valley. Photo: Jo Carpenter
With Fiordland National Park to the west and Aspiring National Park to the north, the Eyre Mountains are a rarely-visited gem. While the park lacks the spectacular grandeur of its more popular neighbours, it has an excellent network of huts, sprawling open country and drier weather.  A weekend trip up the Mataura River to historic Beech […]

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