Woolshed Hill Track The Woolshed Hill Track is a great 8 km (return) half-day walk in Arthur's Pass National Park with a stiff 890m climb to 1429m and terrific views overlooking the Hawdon and Waimakariri…
Woolshed Hill Track
Category: Canterbury
New Zealand – Canterbury
Bealey Spur Track
Bealey Spur Track The Bealey Spur Track to Bealey Spur Hut is a stunning and not-too-difficult tramping track 14 km south of Arthur's Pass. It is a great tramping track for beginners. At 12 km…
Casey, Poulter, Binser Loop
Casey Saddle, Poulter River, Binser Saddle Loop On this five-day Casey, Poulter, Binser loop near Arthur’s Pass we added a few side trips to the traditional two-day loop, which heads up the Andrews Valley Track…
Nina Valley Track to Upper Nina Bivvy
Nina Valley Track to Upper Nina Bivvy If you're looking at a weekend in the Lake Sumner Forest Park, try this overnighter heading up the Nina Valley Track to Nina Hut then on to the…
Mt Princess
Mt Princess Overlook On this trip, we took a three-hour walk from Maling Pass in the St James Conservation Area to a high viewpoint overlooking Mt Princess. We were short on time, but you could…
The Hope, Doubtful and Nina Rivers Loop
Hope, Doubtful, Nina Loop This four-day, three-night loop linking the Hope, Doubtful and Nina Rivers south west of the Lewis Pass, was a superb mix of rivers, mountains and hut bagging! It's high up on…
St James Walkway
St James Walkway The St James Walkway from the Lewis Pass to Boyle Village in North Canterbury is a Kiwi gem. The 66 km trail is easily accessible, not too difficult (no major elevation or…
Mt Somers Track
Mt Somers Loop For this excellent overnight Mt Somers trip, we started at the Sharplin Falls car park and took a leisurely day, walking in an anti-clockwise direction to Woolshed Creek hut. We then climbed…