For us it was an easy stroll to Branches Station. In the end, we spent several hours on the last two kilometres, losing the route numerous times and ending up down-climbing a little canyon just 200m north of the hut. . Having to back track for an hour, only to down-climb near-impenetrable bush yet again took a heavy toll on our mood. Lochnagar is one of our favourite alpine lakes. If you dont know how to enable cookies, you can try the instructions here. In practice, we found ourselves indeed on the unrecommended wrong spur to the true left of the waterfall but easily crossed over to the next spur west to descend to a lone tree near a small tarn on grassy lateral moraine that we had earmarked for our final descent into the Shotover Valley 4 days before. Add to favourites 5 members favourited 1 member checked in Follow well marked trial down to Shotover. Climb the spur up moderate sloping snow grass almost to the top. Some require bookings, others are walk-in. New registrations only. Pay attention to the line of bluffs dropping down from Peak 1896, there is only 2 obvious breaks in the bluffs, themselves separated by a small bluff. You have to go through two sets of bluffs. It could save you hours. Questions? These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. It was a beautiful day with hardly a breath of wind to disturb our tent, which we pitched on a patch of real estate that traded protection for grand views of the Matukituki Valley and Rob Roy Glacier. The bank drops you down to Snowy Creek and in dry conditions is relatively straight forward. Brennan enjoys a ride on the flying fox across Lake Creek. NZ WordPress design & development by The Fold. It includes: This site generates persistent session cookies (that is, they have an expiry date and are removed on that date) for the purpose of monitoring site usage. Medium/hard. It needs recutting. NZ Topo Map reserves the right to remove any information from the web site at any time. You are responsible for your own safety. At a side creek we lost the track and had to travel a short way down a spur to regain the obvious trail (E40 663 163) after climbing out of the creek and scouting higher for it. Alternatively, it is possible to access the mountain from Rees Saddle, traversing a number of high alpine basins below the spine of the Richardson Mountains. Travel up this narrow well-defined spur to the 1200 m contour line and sidle between this and the 1300m line selecting the optimum lines of travel above the scrub. Getting up and across the peaks east of Lochnagar and dropping into Snowy Creek would have pushed our luck too hard. Youll receive these benefits: Save on annual and monthly subscriptions up to 32% off the cover price. Detailed information can be obtained at https://www.reesvalley.co.nz/access/. Conditions in the NewZealand backcountry change rapidly. To promote and share our love for adventure, wilderness, and self-reliance. Take the uphill one. The ledge leads to easier terrain on to the saddle between Peaks 1896 and 1865 where Lochnagar can be viewed. Above the Ladder the slope eases onto the plateau. The dry stream is very narrow and dry as stated and easily crossed. If the river is low it is possible to follow it upriver through the upper gorge which the overgrown cattle track avoids. Lochnagar by the long, long route, Invercauld Bridge. Moirs talks about climbing up high, but the area above the stream is covered in fearsome looking bluffs. Lochnagar. Lochnagar, Queenstown - Mountain Weddings. With the weather worsening and we still feeling exhausted from the long climb to the hut, we had to make one of these tough backcountry calls for safetys sake. Browse through more locations to inspire your wedding! Lochnagar and Loch Mulck Circular. Permission must be obtained from the station prior to the start of the trip. The following 3rd party apps are available allowing offline use of the topo maps: This service wouldn't be possible without: Service provided by Gavin Harriss. Descend approximately 20m down the snow-tussock spur just before (SE of) the tricky bluffy section and sidle into a basin below the bluffs. The peaks on the skyline are Little Lochnagar (2268m), Lochnagar (2316m), Cleft Peak (2250m) On the Snowy Creek route out of Lochnagar. Thewestern end has a hidden waterfall and is more wild; we often see deer running up in the forested hills. Edited full resolution images within an online private gallery NZ Topo Map relies heavily on advertising revenue to cover its ongoing hosting and bandwidth costs. We later heard from the trampers at Lochnagar Hut that they had to wait nearly two hours for water to drop sufficiently to cross Shiel Burn with their bikes on their backs. Once at the saddle, we planned to drop down to Tyndall Creek and then climb to Lochnagar (also known as Goat Lake by locals). Return to Cac Crn Mr , and this time follow the southeast, diverting away from the cliffs. Descend to this terrace early, before impassable bluffs develop below you. Follow this gully up to the saddle between pt1865 and pt1896. Just prior to the Rees Saddle the Snowy enters a gorge. We didn't and had to climb up to it from the start of a now scrubby narrow section of the river. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details. Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail. Tramper.nz relies on the generosity of supporters like you. Find out more over at Patreon. Be entered in the draw to win our monthly subscription prizes. Old style musterers hut yet rebuilt in 1990. Some river crossings. From there we made good time, crossed the river at Lake Creek and started up the well-defined track to Lochnagar. Angle more and more leftwards (east) as you descend. There is a fridge full of preservable food and sacks of grotty spare clothing and sleeping bags in case of emergency. While out walking the trail, you will climb up into the mountains to traverse the summits of Cac Carn Mor, Lochnagar, Carn a Coire Boidheach, Crn an tSagairt Mr, Cairn Bannoch, and Broad Carn, before walking along the shoreline of Loch Muick. Loss: 1294m, Route Guides | Route | Lochnagar Hut to Rees Saddle via Snowy Creek, Lochnagar Hut to Lake Creek Junction via Lake Creek and Goatel Rock Biv, Lochganar Hut to Centaur Lake via Glencairn Spur and Creek (Unmarked route, hard), Rees Saddle to Dart Hut via Snowy Creek (Marked route), Rees Saddle to Shelter Rock Hut via Rees River Tk, Rees River trailhead (Muddy Creek) (Roadend), Matukituki to Paradise via Lochnagar and Lennox Pass by Madpom. Follow the Snowy downstream - the entire descent can be made easily on the southern (TL) bank, though crossings would be easy enough in low flows. These are broad desolate gravel and ice flats. Continue along the track to the Spittal of Glen Muick, where there is a small wooden visitor centre and public toilets. The mild afternoon was spent reading and enjoying the sunset. From here, simply rock hop around the corner on the lake shore to reach the 2nd beach or around a further corner to reach the 3rd. Dark Lochnagar with its magnificent northern corrie is the highest, most popular and much the finest mountain of the Mounth - or perhaps even of the Cairngorms as a whole. Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded. From Rees Saddle to Lochnagar Hut via Snowy Creek View. After traversing this last peak, you will follow the trail as it bends to the northeast and heads downhill, skirting the edge of Loch Muick on the way back to the trailhead where you began your grand adventure. Note that on busy weekends the car park can become full and at such times the road up Glen Muick is closed - so arrive early or plan an alternative. Lochnagar with no rain,no bogs and no mates. Follow the animal track all the way down to the lake outlet. Central Buttress is the easiest buttress route on north-east face of the 1155m high Lochnagar, one of the foremost Scottish winterclimbing venues situated in the southern Cairngorms. To our dismay, there was no way through the creek bed, which narrowed into a wild gorge. The ledge leads to easier terrain on to the saddle between Peaks 1896 and 1865 where Lochnagar can be viewed. In no event shall NZ Topo Map be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, indirect, special, consequential or incidental damages or those resulting from lost profits, lost data or business interruption) arising out of the use, inability to use, or the results of use of this web site, any web sites linked to this web site, or the materials or information contained at any or all such web sites, whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory and whether or not advised of the possibility of such damages. Across the river a short forested spur heading NW beckons as the obvious location for a track. 885 views in the past year (74 per month). White Mounth Munros, Lochnagar & Midges From Hell. Cross on boulders here and then climb the slope to Lochnagar hut. A list of compatible devices and instructions for copying files to your device is available from Garmin. A slip would be serious. Lochnagar Hut is privately owned and on Branches Station, but the hut book shows that lots of groups find their way here, seeking the shelter of the tiny four-bunker. Return to homepage. A track is still non existent however, you have to navigate your own route between poles, including down a bluffs section higher up. It was finally time to get our feet wet. round to the right; in good weather you can peer down the gullies to the lochan below. Lochnagar Hut. Sidle the very steep snow grass slopes around the top of Pine Cree, keeping high as you negotiate small gullies and the odd scree slope. If you're finding the NZ Topo Map service useful please consider donating, no matter how small, it's greatly appreciated. Instead, you can drop down to the northeast down a very steep snow grass bank between a smaller line of bluffs. It is about 3x bigger than Lake Erskine, with multiple different landing spots that eachshowcase something different. 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