Nearby | Hakatere Conservation Park

Mount Somers Summit Track

Track • 1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: less than 100m away

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

Mt Somers

Photograph • Distance: less than 100m away

This high foothill,1688m,gives great panoramas of the Canterbury Plains and views of Mts Cook,Winterslow,Hutt,Taylor,D`Archiac,Peel,Tripp,and more.About seven hours return.This view taken ... More ▶︎

Mount Somers summit (from Woolshed Creek)

Track • 2 days. Easy/medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: less than 100m away

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

Te Kiekie route - Mt Somers

Track • Medium/hard. Loop track. • Distance: less than 100m away

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

An Unexpected Ascent of Mt Taylor

Article • Distance: less than 100m away

A day trip to climb the highest peak in the Canterbury foothills. More ▶︎

Arrowsmith Range

Photograph • Distance: 144m away

Arrowsmith range taken from Mt Somers. Lake Heron also visible. taken October 2006. More ▶︎

Mount Somers summit

Photograph • Distance: 220m away

This the main rout to the summit: the ridge leading down to Staveley Hill. More ▶︎

Mount Somers summit

Photograph • Distance: 482m away

South Face cliffs, November. More ▶︎

Geological contrasts

Photograph • Distance: 891m away

The ragged rhyolite cliffs of Mount Somers in the foreground, and the smoother Torlesse greywacke of the Winterslow Range beyond. ... More ▶︎

Coprosma perpusilla

Photograph • Distance: 1.1km away

Bog at the head of Trifalls Stream, Mount Somers summit. More ▶︎

Pinnacles hut

Photograph • Distance: 1.2km away

Pinnacles hut, Mt Somers. taken October 2006 More ▶︎

Pinnacles Hut (Hakatere)

Hut • Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 19. • Distance: 1.2km away

A well-situated hut on the Mount Somers Track. The columnar basalt cliffs of Mount Somers provide a handsome backdrop. Limited ... More ▶︎

Staveley Hill

Track • Easy. Return via same track. • Distance: 1.3km away

Part of the Mt Somers circuit, Staveley Hill climbs from Sharplin Falls carpark and past Hookey Knob along the south ... More ▶︎

Mount Somers summit

Photograph • Distance: 1.4km away

Head of Trifalls Stream, looking west. More ▶︎

Trifalls Stream, near the summit

Photograph • Distance: 1.6km away

From a boggy flat near the Mount Somers summit, Trifalls Stream sets off under a rock field and drops into ... More ▶︎

Mt Somers waterfall

Photograph • Distance: 1.6km away

A bit over half way into Pinnacles Hut,the track goes behind this pretty little falls;shady & cool on a summers ... More ▶︎

Acland Shelter

Photograph • Distance: 2.2km away

Acland Shelter. 10-March-2018 More ▶︎

Sharplin falls

Photograph • Distance: 2.4km away

At the end of the walk to sharplin falls you'll find this. More ▶︎

Sharplin falls

Track • Easy/medium. • Distance: 2.4km away

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

Sharplin Falls

Article • Distance: 2.4km away

Easy walk in fern forest. More ▶︎

Evening, Mount Somers

Photograph • Distance: 2.8km away

Camping at 1270m on Mount Somers. More ▶︎

Evening, Mount Somers tarns

Photograph • Distance: 2.8km away

Camping on the gentle tussock slopes at around 1270m. More ▶︎

Gentle summit

Photograph • Distance: 2.8km away

The easy tussock slopes of the Mount Somers summit. More ▶︎

Woolshed hut

Photograph • Distance: 3.2km away

One of two huts on the mount somers walkway and is more like a hotel than a hut. More ▶︎

Mount Somers Track

Track • 2 days. Easy/medium. One way. • Distance: 3.2km away

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

Mt Somers Track (South Face)

Track • 1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 3.2km away

Woolshed Creek Hut - Rhyolite Ridge Track junction (4 km) Time: 2 hr. The route takes in dynamic scenery with ... More ▶︎

Ranunculus enysii

Photograph • Distance: 3.2km away

Growing in damp patches amongst tussocks on the slopes of Mount Somers. More ▶︎

MtSomers sunrise

Photograph • Distance: 3.3km away

a couple of years ago,we camped at 1200m above the South Face of Mt Somers.Stunning light evening & morning,before we ... More ▶︎

Lake Emma to Lake Camp

Track • Easy. Loop track with a road section. • Distance: 3.5km away

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

Lake Emma

Photograph • Distance: 4.1km away

Mount Potts (2194m) and Mount Guy beyond (1322m). More ▶︎

Top Hut (Te Kahui Kaupeka)

Photograph • Distance: 4.3km away

Top hut in the South Branch of the Ashburton River. taken 24-Oct-2011. More ▶︎

Top Hut (Te Kahui Kaupeka)

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 10. • Distance: 4.3km away

Top hut in the upper South Branch of the Ashburton River. 10 bunk hut built 1958 by Mt Arrowsmith Station. Taken ... More ▶︎

Lake Emma Hut

Photograph • Distance: 4.4km away

Lake Emma Hut with the Clent Hills and Mount Taylor (2330m) beyond. More ▶︎

Miners Track to Woolshed Creek Hut

Track • Easy. Return via same track. • Distance: 4.5km away

This track follows, in part, the line the miners took to the old Blackburn Mine. The track, if accessed via ... More ▶︎

Lake Emma Hut

Photograph • Distance: 4.5km away

Lake Emma Hut More ▶︎

Lake Emma Hut

Photograph • Distance: 4.5km away

Lake Emma Hut More ▶︎

Lake Emma hut

Hut • Shelter (DOC). • Distance: 4.5km away

An historic corrugated iron hut on the shoreline of Lake Emma. The hut is thought to date from the 1880s, ... More ▶︎

Woolshed Creek Hut

Hut • Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 26. • Distance: 4.5km away

A new hut situated in a handsome tussock landscape on the Mount Somers Track. Ample camping nearby. More ▶︎

WoolShed Creek Hut

Photograph • Distance: 4.5km away

Serviced Hut in Mt Somers More ▶︎

Woolshed Creek Hut surrounds

Photograph • Distance: 4.7km away

The steeply gorged rhyolite landscape around the new hut, with Woolshed Creek at left, Morgan Stream at right, and the ... More ▶︎

Ashburton Hut?

Photograph • Distance: 4.8km away

Ashburton hut(?) on the other side of the flooded South Branch of the Ashburton River. photo taken 26-Oct-2011. More ▶︎

Ashburton Hut?

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (PVT). • Distance: 4.8km away

Not sure if this really is called Ashburton hut, or what state it is in. I could see it on ... More ▶︎

Wild Man Hut

Hut • Private hut (PVT). Capacity: 4. • Distance: 4.8km away

Musterer's hut owned by Mt Arrowsmith Station. Used by hunters but the odd tramper stays as well. Doesn't seem to ... More ▶︎

Potts Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 10. • Distance: 4.8km away

Refurbished Musterers Hut in Hakatere Conservation Park. More ▶︎

Double Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 4.9km away

A very basic retired mustering hut on the Swin River South Branch, near Lake Heron, and popular with hunters. The ... More ▶︎

Lake Emma and hut

Photograph • Distance: 4.9km away

Tucked into the flanks of Mount Harper, Lake Emma Hut sits on the shore of the lake. The historic farm ... More ▶︎

Steepface Hill Summit

Photograph • Distance: 5.3km away

Looking south toward Mount Hutt (2185m). More ▶︎

Steepface Hill

Track • 1 day. Medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 5.3km away

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

Te Araroa Trail

Track • 95 days. Medium. One way. • Distance: 5.5km away

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

Mount Guy

Track • 1 day. Medium. Loop track. • Distance: 5.5km away

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

Lake Clearwater village to Mount Guy turn off

Section • Distance: 5.5km away

Follow the Lake Clearwater Circuit Track on a 4WD road by the eastern margin of the lake. More ▶︎

Lake Clearwater Reserve

Campsite • Basic Campsite (Not applicable). • Distance: 5.5km away

Campsite and day use area on the banks of Lake Clearwater. There are a number of interesting walks in the ... More ▶︎

Muehlenbeckia axillaris

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

This species is widespread around the Blackburn Mine site, Mount Somers. More ▶︎

Mount Guy

Photograph • Distance: 5.6km away

This small hill at the foot of Lake Clearwater offers grand views of the mountains to the north and west. More ▶︎

Double Crossing of the Wild Man Brothers Range

Article • Distance: 5.7km away

A 3 day trip going from the head of the Cameron River in the Hakatere over the above range to ... More ▶︎

Tribulation Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 5.7km away

very basic 6 bunker on true left of the Swift River(Nth Ashburton River catchment).Just taken over by DOC through tenure ... More ▶︎

DOC-revamped Tribulation Hut

Photograph • Distance: 5.7km away

A 6 bunker,no fire,4 hrs from Double Hill Road t/r Rakaia River,at Redcliffe Stream. More ▶︎

Redcliffe Stream

Track • 1 – 2 days. Easy/medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 5.7km away

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

Steepface Hill

Photograph • Distance: 5.8km away

The final stretch from 1540m. More ▶︎

Manuka Hut

Hut • Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 6.1km away

A very basic hut near Lake Heron that is popular with Hunters. It is located 5 km away from Double ... More ▶︎

Manuka hut

Photograph • Distance: 6.1km away

Manuka hut. taken Nov 2012 More ▶︎

Manuka Hut

Photograph • Distance: 6.1km away

Simple musterers' hut on the Stour River at the foot of the Mount Somers Range. More ▶︎

Manuka Hut via Lake Emily

Track • Easy. Return by the same track. • Distance: 6.1km away

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

Circuit of Branches of the Stour via Manuka Hut

Article • Distance: 6.1km away

Attractive alternative circuit via varied terrain. More ▶︎

Manuka Range

Photograph • Distance: 6.4km away

On top looking towards Mt Sugarloaf and Mt Catherine with Ricki Spur (left ) and Longman Range ( right ) More ▶︎

Rakaia Valley

Photograph • Distance: 6.5km away

Afternoon sun on Steepface Hill, beneath point 1488. More ▶︎

Pudding Hill Stream Route

Photograph • Distance: 6.6km away

Setting off from Scott's Saddle, poles lead down 400 metres to the stream below. Point 1751 is across the valley. More ▶︎

Scott's Saddle

Photograph • Distance: 6.6km away

Top of the Scott's Saddle Track on Mount Hutt, looking toward the Pudding Hill Range. More ▶︎

Pudding Hill Stream Route

Track • 1 day. Medium. One way. • Distance: 6.6km away

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

Scotts Saddle Track

Track • Easy/medium. Return by the same track. • Distance: 6.8km away

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

Cookies Hut

Hut • Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6. • Distance: 6.9km away

Former musterers' hut oft used by hunters. Now owned and newly renovated by DoC as of Feb 2016. More ▶︎

Comyns Cookies travels

Photograph • Distance: 7.0km away

Various routes around these huts and A-Frame hut. More ▶︎

Wild Mans Brother circuit

Photograph • Distance: 7.0km away

A weekend circuit in former pastoral lease country from the Cameron to the head of the South Ashburton River via ... More ▶︎