Hinapouri Tarn via 3rd Basin, Nelson Lakes National Park

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Hinapouri Tarn. Photo: Dennis Radermacher
The route along Robert Ridge to Lake Angelus Hut is one of the busiest tramping highways in the country. The first two hours up Pinchgut Track are a steady climb on a perfectly maintained path. The track zigzags in and out of beech forest on the north-west facing slopes of Mt Robert and there are […]
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