Tracks
Craigieburn Forest Park
Te Araroa Trail
Track
• 95 days. Medium. One way.
Te Araroa is a walking trail running the entire length of the North and South Islands. The trail opened 3 December 2011.
Cass-Lagoon Saddle
Track
• 2 days. Medium. One way.
This classic route from Cass to Cora Lynn Road circles the Black Range to form an open loop, and a grand tour of Craigieburn Forest Park.
Bealey Spur
Track
• 1 – 2 days. Easy/medium. One way.
Gentle climb with generous views over Arthurs Pass and the Waimakariri River. The track visits an historic musterers' hut framed with beech saplings.
Mount Wall, Craigieburn Range
Track
• 1 day. Medium/hard. Return by the same track.
Day walk to a summit overlooking the Broken River Ski Area.
Camp Saddle / Lyndon Saddle Circuit
Track
• Medium. Loop track.
A day walk loop in the Craigieburn Ranges, leading from beech forest through tussocks and onto alpine rock and scree fields.
Helicopter Hill Circuit
Track
• Easy/medium. Loop track.
This circuit in Craigieburn Forest Park knits together several different tracks, and visits the summit of Helicopter Hill (1256m).
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.