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Rob Roy Glacier Track, Wānaka, NZ
NZ hikes, short hikes, Wanaka-Hawea, Otago Mark Eaglesfield 19/06/2025 NZ hikes, short hikes, Wanaka-Hawea, Otago Mark Eaglesfield 19/06/2025

Rob Roy Glacier Track, Wānaka, NZ

Short hike 70 minutes from Wānaka.

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Key Summit via Routeburn Track, Te Anau, NZ
NZ hikes, short hikes, Fiordland, Southland Mark Eaglesfield 04/06/2025 NZ hikes, short hikes, Fiordland, Southland Mark Eaglesfield 04/06/2025

Key Summit via Routeburn Track, Te Anau, NZ

Short hike from The Divide, detouring off Routeburn Track. 70 minutes from Te Anau.

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Pt 1635 on Mt Burns, Borland area, Fiordland, NZ
medium-length hikes, Fiordland, NZ hikes, Southland Mark Eaglesfield 03/06/2025 medium-length hikes, Fiordland, NZ hikes, Southland Mark Eaglesfield 03/06/2025

Pt 1635 on Mt Burns, Borland area, Fiordland, NZ

Medium-length hike. 40 minutes from Borland Lodge, 80 from Tuatepere.

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Mt Pisa via Kirtle Burn Track, Cardrona, NZ
medium-length hikes, NZ hikes, Central Otago, Queenstown Lakes region, Wanaka-Hawea Mark Eaglesfield 03/06/2025 medium-length hikes, NZ hikes, Central Otago, Queenstown Lakes region, Wanaka-Hawea Mark Eaglesfield 03/06/2025

Mt Pisa via Kirtle Burn Track, Cardrona, NZ

Medium-length hike in the Pisa Range, 45 minutes from Wānaka. Access code required.

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Bluff Hill circuit via Foveaux Walkway, Bluff, NZ
Southland, short hikes, NZ hikes Mark Eaglesfield 02/06/2025 Southland, short hikes, NZ hikes Mark Eaglesfield 02/06/2025

Bluff Hill circuit via Foveaux Walkway, Bluff, NZ

Short hike beside town of Bluff. 30 minutes from Invercargill.

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Barrier Knob via Gertrude Saddle, Milford Sound, NZ
my favorites, NZ hikes, long hikes, Fiordland, Southland Mark Eaglesfield 01/06/2025 my favorites, NZ hikes, long hikes, Fiordland, Southland Mark Eaglesfield 01/06/2025

Barrier Knob via Gertrude Saddle, Milford Sound, NZ

Long hike, 30 minutes from Milford Sound & 90 from Te Anau.

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Western Japan
Japan Mark Eaglesfield 30/05/2025 Japan Mark Eaglesfield 30/05/2025

Western Japan

Urban scenes and temples in Kansai, Chūgoku, and Kyūshū.

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Animals of Japan
Japan, Animal roundups Mark Eaglesfield 29/05/2025 Japan, Animal roundups Mark Eaglesfield 29/05/2025

Animals of Japan

Cats, dogs, birds, and more.

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Hiking in Shikoku & Kyūshū, JP
Japan Mark Eaglesfield 29/05/2025 Japan Mark Eaglesfield 29/05/2025

Hiking in Shikoku & Kyūshū, JP

Shikoku: Yashima

Kyūshū: Mt. Unzen, Mt. Kaimon, Mt. Tsurumi

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Hiking in Honshū, Japan
Japan Mark Eaglesfield 28/05/2025 Japan Mark Eaglesfield 28/05/2025

Hiking in Honshū, Japan

Mt. Nantai, Mt. Tsukuba, Mt. Takao, Arashi-yama (Kyōtō), Tsuwano Castle, Mt. Shizuki

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Mt Aso traverse, from Sensuikyo to Sanjo, Kyūshū, JP
Japan, medium-length hikes, active or dormant volcanoes Mark Eaglesfield 13/05/2025 Japan, medium-length hikes, active or dormant volcanoes Mark Eaglesfield 13/05/2025

Mt Aso traverse, from Sensuikyo to Sanjo, Kyūshū, JP

Medium-length hike, 15 minutes from Aso City.

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Mt Kujū via Makinoto Pass, Kyūshū, JP
Japan, long hikes, active or dormant volcanoes, my favorites, snow Mark Eaglesfield 13/03/2025 Japan, long hikes, active or dormant volcanoes, my favorites, snow Mark Eaglesfield 13/03/2025

Mt Kujū via Makinoto Pass, Kyūshū, JP

Long hike beside the Yamanami Highway, Kokonoe.

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Rangitoto, Auckland, NZ
short hikes, North Island, Auckland, NZ hikes, active or dormant volcanoes Mark Eaglesfield 31/01/2025 short hikes, North Island, Auckland, NZ hikes, active or dormant volcanoes Mark Eaglesfield 31/01/2025

Rangitoto, Auckland, NZ

Short hike on a volcanic island, 25 minutes by ferry from Auckland.

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Clevedon Scenic Reserve circuit, Auckland, NZ
NZ hikes, Auckland, short hikes, North Island Mark Eaglesfield 26/12/2024 NZ hikes, Auckland, short hikes, North Island Mark Eaglesfield 26/12/2024

Clevedon Scenic Reserve circuit, Auckland, NZ

Short hike 45 minutes southeast of downtown Auckland.

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Montana Heritage Trail, Auckland, NZ
North Island, short hikes, NZ hikes, Auckland Mark Eaglesfield 09/12/2024 North Island, short hikes, NZ hikes, Auckland Mark Eaglesfield 09/12/2024

Montana Heritage Trail, Auckland, NZ

Short hike in Waitākere Ranges, 30 minutes west of downtown Auckland.

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Animals & Outback Scenery, South Australia
Australia, Animal roundups Mark Eaglesfield 10/07/2024 Australia, Animal roundups Mark Eaglesfield 10/07/2024

Animals & Outback Scenery, South Australia

Native mammals & birds. Also some non-natives.

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Wilpena Pound hikes, South Australia
Australia Mark Eaglesfield 10/07/2024 Australia Mark Eaglesfield 10/07/2024

Wilpena Pound hikes, South Australia

Short hike (Wangara Lookout) & long one (St Mary Peak). Wilpena Pound, Ikara-Flinders NP.

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Short hikes in South Australia
Australia Mark Eaglesfield 09/07/2024 Australia Mark Eaglesfield 09/07/2024

Short hikes in South Australia

The Dutchman’s Stern, near Quorn. Morialta Third Falls, Adelaide Hills. Hallett Cove & the Sugarloaf, Adelaide coast.

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Mt Taranaki summit, Inglewood, NZ
very long hikes, Taranaki, North Island, NZ hikes, snow, active or dormant volcanoes Mark Eaglesfield 26/05/2024 very long hikes, Taranaki, North Island, NZ hikes, snow, active or dormant volcanoes Mark Eaglesfield 26/05/2024

Mt Taranaki summit, Inglewood, NZ

Very long hike, 20 minutes from Inglewood & 30 from New Plymouth. Autumn ice.

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Pouakai Summit & Tarn, New Plymouth, NZ
long hikes, my favorites, North Island, NZ hikes, Taranaki Mark Eaglesfield 24/04/2024 long hikes, my favorites, North Island, NZ hikes, Taranaki Mark Eaglesfield 24/04/2024

Pouakai Summit & Tarn, New Plymouth, NZ

Long hike, 20 minutes from New Plymouth. Side-trip off Pouakai Circuit.

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