Tracks
Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park
Broken River Hut via Cave Stream
Track
• 2 days. Medium/hard. Return by the same track.
An alternative route through limestone country to a little-used hut.
Mt Torlesse
Track
• 1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track.
Noteworthy peak east of Porters Pass.
Castle Hill Peak
Track
• 1 day. Medium. Return by the same track.
A ridge top walk on the Torlesse Range.
Dry Acheron Track
Track
• 1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track.
Follow the Dry Acheron Stream to the summit of Big Ben (1416m).
Red Hill
Track
• 1 day. Medium. Loop track.
A largely untracked route up Red Hill (1,641m), with magnificent views of Lake Coleridge, and the surrounding foothills. This loop is notable for the variety of alpine flora.
Trig M
Track
• Easy. Return via same track.
An easy climb through subalpine scrub to a windy summit.
Benmore Track
Track
• 0 – 2 days. Easy/medium. Return by the same track.
A short walk in Thirteen Mile Bush near Porters Pass, leading up to an NZDA hut.
Foggy Peak
Track
• Easy/medium. Return via same track.
A short walk from Porter's Pass to a peak with good views at the southern end of the Torlesse Range.
Track grades
- Easy
- Unusually smooth, well-marked track, easy gradients. Up to about 4 hours per day.
- Easy-medium
- Typical lowland track. Generally easy walking and well marked. Ascents of up to 1000m. Some easy river crossings, unmarked travel along rivers.
- Medium
- Typical tops track. Experienced trampers only. Rough, muddy and poorly marked or unmarked. Ascents of up to 2000m. River crossings, open tops, passes. Up to about 8 hours per day.
- Medium-hard
- Navigation and snow skills (use of ice axe and crampons) required. Glaciers, exposure to falls.
- Hard
- Rough or non-existent tracks. Following ridges, bush spurs, and rivers. Steep ascents, arduous travel, hazardous conditions, snow and navigation skills essential.