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Walks Around Arthur's Pass

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.

Rome Ridge - Avalanche Peak Traverse

Track • 1 day. Medium. Loop track with a road section.

Climb up Rome Ridge towards Mount Rolleston to traverse the ridge between it and Avalanche Peak.

Devil's Punchbowl Walking Track

Track • Easy/medium. Return by the same track.

Classic Arthur's Pass walk to the 131m Punchbowl Falls / Te Tautea o Hinekakai.

Temple Basin

Track • Easy/medium. Return via same track.

A steepish climb through alpine meadows to the Temple Basin skifield

Arthur's Pass Village Historic Walk

Track • Easy. Loop track.

Introductory circuit of the village, providing a history of the Pass and the rail tunnel.

Dobson Nature Walk

Track • Easy. One way.

A short walk on the Main Divide of the Southern Alps, offering alpine flora and panoramic views.

Arthur's Pass Walking Track

Track • Easy. One way.

A new walk, opened March 2014 to mark 150 years of Arthur's Pass. Attractive and easy walking from the Arthur's Pass village to the pass itself, offering access to a variety of other tracks.

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.