Tracks
Hawdon River flats
Sudden Valley
Track
• 2 days. Medium. Return via same track.
A secluded hanging valley in the southeast corner of Arthur's Pass National Park
East Hawdon Stream
Track
• 1 – 2 days. Easy/medium. Return via same track.
A short walk to a new biv located on a branch of the Hawdon River.
Woolshed Hill
Track
• Medium. Hawdon Valley.
The track begins steeply climbing through beech forest from near the Hawdon carpark. It emerges into brilliant dracophyllum draped tops with impressive views of the Hawdon Valley and beyond.
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.