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Canterbury Walking track
Mount Herbert Walkway/Te Ahu Pātiki
Distance
14 km return via same track
Walking time
6 – 8 hr return
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 14 km return via same track
Walking time: 6 – 8 hr return
Track grade: Advanced
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General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
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Canterbury Walking track
Mount Hutt Forest walking tracks
Distance
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Walking time
30 min | 45 min one way
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 30 min | 45 min one way
Track grade: Easy
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Canterbury Walking track
Mount Pleasant Track
Distance
1.1 km one way
Walking time
35 minutes
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 1.1 km one way
Walking time: 35 minutes
Track grade: Easiest
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General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
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Canterbury Walking track
Mount Somers Nature Walk
Distance
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Walking time
30 min one way
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 30 min one way
Track grade: Easy
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General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Mount Somers summit hike
Distance
5.7 km one way one way
Walking time
3 hr 30 min one way
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 5.7 km one way one way
Walking time: 3 hr 30 min one way
Track grade: Advanced
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Area context
Woolshed Creek Hut in the snow. Published in DOC's Mount Somers Track guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Hayley Wadmore / CC BY 4.0 / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Mount Somers Track
Distance
17.1 km one way
Walking time
2 days
Grade group
Intermediate
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 17.1 km one way
Walking time: 2 days
Track grade: Intermediate
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Canterbury Walking track
Mount Sunday Track
Distance
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Walking time
30 min one way
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 30 min one way
Track grade: Easy
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Canterbury Walking track
Mt Alford Track
Distance
4.6 km one way
Walking time
3 hr
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 4.6 km one way
Walking time: 3 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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Canterbury Walking track
Mt Cloudsley – Mt Enys (2194 m) traverse
Distance
3.3 km one way
Walking time
1 hr
Grade group
Expert
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 3.3 km one way
Walking time: 1 hr
Track grade: Expert
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Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Mt Grey/Maukatere Track
Distance
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Walking time
2-3 hr one way
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 2-3 hr one way
Track grade: Easy
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Canterbury Walking track
Mt Isobel Track
Distance
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Walking time
6 hr return
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 6 hr return
Track grade: Advanced
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Area context
Waterfall, Nimrod Scenic Reserve. Published in DOC's Mt Nimrod Track guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Mt Nimrod Track
Distance
3 km loop
Walking time
2 - 3 hrs
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 3 km loop
Walking time: 2 - 3 hrs
Track grade: Advanced
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Canterbury Walking track
Mt Oxford Track
Distance
4.9 km one way
Walking time
4 hr
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 4.9 km one way
Walking time: 4 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Mt Potts Easement Track to Mt Potts Conservation Area boundary
Distance
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Walking time
30 min one way
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 30 min one way
Track grade: Advanced
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General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Mueller Hut Route
Distance
5.2 km one way
Walking time
4 hr one way
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 5.2 km one way
Walking time: 4 hr one way
Track grade: Advanced
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Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Mystery Lake Track
Distance
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Walking time
4 hr
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 4 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Nīkau Palm Gully Scenic Reserve walk
Distance
10 km return via same track
Walking time
3-4 hr return
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 10 km return via same track
Walking time: 3-4 hr return
Track grade: Advanced
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Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Nina Valley Track
Distance
13 km one way
Walking time
5 hr
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 13 km one way
Walking time: 5 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Canterbury Walking track
North Temple Track
Distance
10 km return via same track
Walking time
5 - 6 hr
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 10 km return via same track
Walking time: 5 - 6 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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Area context
Okuti Valley. Published in DOC's Okuti Valley Scenic Reserve walk guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Tony Arden / CC BY 4.0 / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Okuti Valley Scenic Reserve walk
Distance
600 m return via same track
Walking time
20 min return
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 600 m return via same track
Walking time: 20 min return
Track grade: Easiest
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General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Old Coach Road
Distance
1.1 km loop
Walking time
30 min return
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 1.1 km loop
Walking time: 30 min return
Track grade: Easiest
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General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Orari Gorge Track
Distance
3.3 km loop
Walking time
1 hr 30 min
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 3.3 km loop
Walking time: 1 hr 30 min
Track grade: Easy
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Area context
Te Hamo o Tū Te Rakiwhānoa – whenua pou representing the significant cultural history of the island and its importance to Ngāti Wheke. Published in DOC's Ōtamahua/Quail Island tracks guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Summer McKinnon / CC BY 4.0 / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Ōtamahua/Quail Island tracks
Distance
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Walking time
2 hr 30 min for complete island circuit
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 2 hr 30 min for complete island circuit
Track grade: Easy
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Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Otamatakou Track
Distance
5.5 km one way one way
Walking time
1hr 30 min – 2 hr
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 5.5 km one way one way
Walking time: 1hr 30 min – 2 hr
Track grade: Easy
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
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