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| Earnslaw Burn | Earnslaw Burn | Mt Earnslaw | Upper Valley |
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| Fountain | Turret Head | Upper Valley | Forbes Mntns |
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| Ridge | Wakatipu | Centaur Peaks | Earnslaw Burn |
Notes
Immediately after crossing the Earnslaw Burn bridge on the Glenorchy-Paradise road, turn right onto a rough road, park, and ford the burn to its true left. Follow the burn up to a large cairn, and then climb the slope behind the cairn (away from the burn, crossing two fences) to pick up the orange track markers. The track is well formed and well marked but a bit neglected --- there are several tree falls, some quite large and old. At the top of the bush there are large orange markers to the rock bivvy on the other side of the burn. On continuing up valley (on the true left), you soon come to a large campsite and, in about 50m, to a second such site.Above the bush, the valley is open flats (easy travelling and many possible campsites).
On the descent, go about 500m down the track through the bush to a large side stream (open views) and climb the spur on the true left of this. There is no track (apart from the occasional animal track), but travel is fairly easy. Once out of the bush, sidle right and up easy slopes to reach the ridge (c1480m). Moir's says to descend the ridge, but I found it more prudent to dodge the rocky bits on the ridge (c1300m) on the right. Once you can see down to the start of the track, you can head down anywhere on the open grassy slope (easy ground).
Caution: Helicopters occasionally land tourists in the Earnslaw Burn.
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