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Kettle Hole Walk

Track. Easy. Return by the same track. Created 9 September 20149 September 2014. Distance from location: 628m.

A short walk to a small ephemeral pond. More ▶︎

Lake Hill Track

Track. Easy. Return by the same track. Created 9 September 20149 September 2014. Distance from location: 1.7km.

A short walk to a modest hill with grand views over Lake Heron. More ▶︎

Manuka Hut via Lake Emily

Track. Easy. Return by the same track. Updated 3 November 20143 November 2014. Distance from location: 7.6km.

A short walk to a hut at the foot of the Mount Somers Range. More ▶︎

Mystery Lake Track

Track. 1 – 2 days. Easy. Loop track. Updated 21 March 201421 March 2014. Distance from location: 12km.

Circuit track to a small tarn in the Ashburton Lakes. More ▶︎

Mount Guy

Track. 1 day. Medium. Loop track. Created 18 June 201418 June 2014. Distance from location: 12km.

This loop takes in a little mountain and expansive views over Lake Clearwater and the Hakatere Basin. More ▶︎

Mt Barrosa

Track. 1 day. Medium. Return by the same track. Updated 23 October 201823 October 2018. Distance from location: 15km.

A volcanic summit (1364m) in the Clent Hills with sweeping views across the Ashburton Lakes basin. More ▶︎

Te Araroa Trail

Track. 95 days. Medium. One way. Updated 19 July 201719 July 2017. Distance from location: 16km.

Te Araroa is a walking trail running the entire length of the North and South Islands. The trail opened 3 December 2011. More ▶︎

Lake Emma to Lake Camp

Track. Easy. Loop track with a road section. Updated 10 November 201410 November 2014. Distance from location: 16km.

Easy day walk across flat country, visiting an historic hut. More ▶︎

Miners Track to Woolshed Creek Hut

Track. Easy. Return via same track. Updated 30 May 201130 May 2011. Distance from location: 18km.

This track follows, in part, the line the miners took to the old Blackburn Mine. The track, if accessed via Woolshed Creek picnic area, climbs steeply along the hand-built jig that used to transport coal from the Blackburn Mine to ... More ▶︎

Mt Somers Track (South Face)

Track. 1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track. Updated 27 May 201327 May 2013. Distance from location: 19km.

Woolshed Creek Hut - Rhyolite Ridge Track junction (4 km) Time: 2 hr. The route takes in dynamic scenery with regenerating mountain beech forest within a vaulted landscape of waterfalls, deep, icy pools and forbidding rocky tors. From the hut ... More ▶︎

Manuka Range/Stour R. Circuit

Track. 2 – 3 days. Easy/medium. Loop track with a road section. Updated 28 April 201128 April 2011. Distance from location: 19km.

2 day circuit extended to 3 days by going into Woolshed Creek via Burma Rd then traversing Manuka Range More ▶︎

Te Kiekie route - Mt Somers

Track. Medium/hard. Loop track. Updated 6 May 20226 May 2022. Distance from location: 21km.

New marked route linking the summit of Mt Somers with the Mt Somers track. More ▶︎

Whitcombe Pass

Track. 5 – 7 days. Medium/hard. One way. Updated 3 June 20133 June 2013. Distance from location: 21km.

This route follows the famous journey by John Henry Whitcombe and the Swiss guide Jakob Lauper across the Main Divide in 1863. Whitcombe and Lauper were not the first across the pass: it was already well used by Maori. Following ... More ▶︎

Mount Sunday, Rangitata River

Track. Easy. Return by the same track. Updated 12 November 201412 November 2014. Distance from location: 22km.

Short walk to a roche moutonnée, a rocky outcrop in the Rangitata River channel. The hill was used as the location for Edoras in recent Lord of the Rings films. More ▶︎

Mount Somers Summit Track

Track. 1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track. Created 27 May 201327 May 2013. Distance from location: 23km.

The quicker, steeper route to the summit, from Sharplin Falls. More ▶︎

Mount Somers summit (from Woolshed Creek)

Track. 2 days. Easy/medium. Return by the same track. Updated 27 May 201327 May 2013. Distance from location: 23km.

A gentle climb over untracked tussock land to this easy summit. More ▶︎

Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 1)

Track. 12 – 21 days. Hard. One way. Updated 16 May 201116 May 2011. Distance from location: 23km.

One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village. Otira Hotel to the Mountaineer's Bar - file this one under 'tramps starting and ending at a pub'. More ▶︎

Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 2)

Track. 12 – 21 days. Hard. One way. Updated 11 February 201111 February 2011. Distance from location: 23km.

One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village. Otira Hotel to the Mountaineer's Bar - file this one under 'tramps starting and ending at a pub'. More ▶︎

Staveley Hill

Track. Easy. Return via same track. Updated 28 May 201128 May 2011. Distance from location: 24km.

Part of the Mt Somers circuit, Staveley Hill climbs from Sharplin Falls carpark and past Hookey Knob along the south face. A great place to stop for lunch or, if you decide not to go to the summit, you still ... More ▶︎

Erewhon Station - Garden Of Eden - Perth River - Whataroa

Track. 5 – 7 days. Hard. One way. Updated 7 May 20127 May 2012. Distance from location: 25km.

Erewhon Station, McCoy Hut, Wee MacGregor Glacier, Garden Of Eden, Adverse Creek, Perth River, Whataroa More ▶︎

Sharplin falls

Track. Easy/medium. Updated 26 November 200526 November 2005. Distance from location: 25km.

Walk along a stream to the Sharplin Falls. Different walks are possible. More ▶︎

Redcliffe Stream

Track. 1 – 2 days. Easy/medium. Return by the same track. Created 28 May 201328 May 2013. Distance from location: 25km.

Short walk to an old musterers' hut near the Hutt Range. More ▶︎

Mount Somers Track

Track. 2 days. Easy/medium. One way. Updated 19 October 200519 October 2005. Distance from location: 25km.

Leading around the back of Mount Somers, an ancient volcano, this track explores a fascinating landscape with handsome grasslands and sweeping views. More ▶︎

Mt Alford

Track. 0 – 1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track. Updated 27 May 201327 May 2013. Distance from location: 27km.

A walk through beech forest, open farmland and alpine scrub with great views of Mt Somers, Mt Winterslow and Mt Hutt. More ▶︎

Pudding Hill Stream Route

Track. 1 day. Medium. One way. Updated 27 August 201427 August 2014. Distance from location: 30km.

Unmarked route along Pudding Hill Stream in Mount Hutt Forest. Combine this route with the Scotts Saddle Track for an interesting circuit. More ▶︎

Alder Track / Ridge Track / Scotts Saddle Track circuit

Track. Easy/medium. Loop track. Created 29 March 201429 March 2014. Distance from location: 30km.

A loop track in forest at the foot of Mount Hutt. Several variations are available. More ▶︎

Steepface Hill

Track. 1 day. Medium. Return by the same track. Updated 17 February 201417 February 2014. Distance from location: 31km.

A vigorous climb to a summit on the Mount Hutt Range. Spectacular views across the Rakaia River, Lake Coleridge, and beyond. More ▶︎

Scotts Saddle Track

Track. Easy/medium. Return by the same track. Updated 27 August 201427 August 2014. Distance from location: 31km.

A short climb from the Awa Awa Rata Reserve to Scotts Saddle on the Mt Hutt Skifield road. More ▶︎

Coal Hill

Track. 1 day. Easy/medium. Return via same track. Created 2 December 20122 December 2012. Distance from location: 32km.

A steep climb with views across the Rangitata River More ▶︎

Peak Hill

Track. Easy/medium. Return via same track. Updated 22 March 200922 March 2009. Distance from location: 33km.

An easy walk up a small hill near Lake Coleridge with excellent views of the Rakaia river and Lake Coleridge. More ▶︎

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