Tracks
mount thomas
Pinchgut Hut via Mount Thomas summit, Forrestdale Road, and Whare Stream
Track
• 2 days. Medium. Loop track.
A circuit route following the original track that goes to Pinchgut Hut from the Forestry block on the north face of Mt Thomas.
Mt Richardson loop
Track
• 1 day. Easy. Loop track.
Climb up steadily on a well-made track through tawhai forest and up to Mt Richardson (1047 metres). At the top you get great views of the Puketeraki and Torlesse ranges one side, and across the Can...
Bob's Camp Bivvy
Track
• 1 – 2 days. Easy/medium. Loop track.
An easy day or overnight walk through beech forest and along easy ridges to a cute and comfortable biv.
Mount Thomas
Track
• Easy/medium. Loop track.
Located at the edge of the Canterbury Plains, Mount Thomas is a good day trip from Christchurch with views of the Puketeraki Range inland, and the Pacific Ocean and Banks Peninsula to the east. Alo...
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.