Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
An easy 1 hour 40 minute 6.3 km walk to a viewpoint.
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Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
The walk starts at this carpark, by the road south from Franz Josef.

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
The first part of the walk is a boring and fairly pointless walk along the top of this stopbank. There's another carpark further along which we would probably use next time we do this walk.

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Looking back at the Southern Alps and Franz Josef Glacier.

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Looking ahead towards Canavans Knob.

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
A rock. This is by far the most interesting thing on this part of the walk - apart from the ever-present and highly offensive roar of helicopters overhead. Surely, Franz Josef is the best example of a NZ town ruined by tourism. The helicopter operators get rich and everyone else suffers.

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
A side track leads down to the other carpark. This one is obviously not as good from a road safety point-of-view as the other one - but it would save us from a boring walk.

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Nearly at the start of the good bit...

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Right! Finally the boring part of the walk is over. Now we begin to climb...

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
A glimpse of a view.

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
A seat...

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
...with a view.

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
A lookout and a friendly visitor to chat with...

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
...and a nice view.

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Heading back down.

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Back at the bottom of the climb.

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
That long boring walk beckons...

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Canavans Knob, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

CANAVANS KNOB - Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Back at the carpark.