Allans Track
WalkCanterbury
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 2 hr
- Distance
- 2.6 km one way (return via Fern Walk is 7 km and 4 hr)
Getting there
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How to get there, on doc.govt.nzStart at Te Wanahu Flat.
9.5 km north of Geraldine, turn off SH72 (Inland Scenic Route) into Peel Forest Road, which becomes Rangitata Gorge Road. Clarke Flat and Te Wanahu Flat are 600 m apart on Rangitata Gorge Road, approximately 14 km from SH72.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 43.88833° S, 171.24900° E
About this place
Allans Track starts from Te Wanahau Flat and joins Fern Walk to get back to the starting point.
The route
Follow Acland Falls Track from Te Wanahu Flat and turn left onto Allans Track after about 500 m. Allans Track then joins Deer Spur before dropping steeply to Fern Walk , which can be followed back to the starting point. This track passes through tall podocarp forest near the valley floor to the subalpine and alpine vegetation on the higher slopes. River access: A 10 min, 800 m walking track provides access to the Rangitata River from Clarke Flat. River levels may rise rapidly following heavy rain. The track is also used by a local horse trekking business.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap Trails · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- DOC Tracks (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).