Mt Haast

Victoria Forest Park

  • 4 hr – 6 hr return by the same track
  • Easy/medium

A steep but satisfying climb. Great views and an alpine environment reasonably accessable from the road

Good views from Mt Haast • By pmcke. Licence: C.
Mt Haast: Key information
Walking time
4 hr – 6 hr
Distance
4.7km
Type
Return by the same track
Return by the same track
Grade
Easy/medium
Steep and the track is less well defined above bushline Grades explained
Bookings
No bookings — open access
No — open access
Mt Haast: Find it
Starts
State Highway 7
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Maps
NZTopo50-BT22
Altitude
640m – 1,587m
Altitude change 947m

The track is well marked from the carpark and sign beside the highway. The slope is moderate at the beginning but increases as you approach bushline. There are good views above the bushline and the rest of the climb is apparent before you.

Mt Haast summit in the fog • By pmcke. Licence: C.

 

Above the bush the route is marked by steel poles but is less defined on the ground. Easier going for the sure footed may be found by boulder hopping up rockfalls on the way

Map
ID 8572

About this track

Added 25 April 2013 by pmckepmcke. 1 revision 25 April 2013 by pmckepmcke.
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