Douglas Rock Hut, Westland National Park

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Douglas Rock Hut. Photo: Jo Carpenter
This is a journey up one of the most spectacular valleys in Westland.The track begins by following the true right of the Karangarua River, sidling through dewy flats and sun-splintered podocarp forest. After an hour you reach the confluence of the Karangarua and Copland rivers, where the track drops off a terrace to the schist-studded […]
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