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A remote wilderness experience with hot showers and welcome creature comforts.

Your next Great Walk: Southland track with creature comforts 6 minutes to read Affordable Great Walk with hot showers? Try the Hump Ridge Track, writes Monique Perrin There are many pleasures of doing a Great Walk, from challenging yourself physically, to communing with nature. But, unless youre on a pricey private tour, ending the day with a well-earned beer and a hot shower usually isnt one of them. Southlands Hump Ridge Track, however, is not like most Great Walks. It fills a gap for indepen...

Cold beer and warm showers on NZs Next Great Walk 6 minutes to read Monique Perrin There are many pleasures of doing a Great Walk, from challenging yourself physically to communing with nature. But, unless youre on a pricey private tour, ending the day with a well-earned beer and a hot shower usually isnt one of them. Southlands Hump Ridge Track, however, is not like most Great Walks. It fills a gap for independent walkers, offering a remote wilderness experience with some welcome creature comf...