Ashley Gorge Loop Track
WalkCanterburyOpen
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 45 min
- Distance
- 1.5 km
- Dogs
- On a lead
Getting there
We have not checked a road end or car park for this place yet, so we do not give driving directions to it. Check how to get there before you go. Some routes cross private land and need the landowner's permission.
How to get there, on doc.govt.nzThis track starts from the Ashley Gorge Holiday Park and Reserve (9 km from Oxford), which have toilet and picnic facilities.
Follow the road down to the public car park and picnic area at Williams Flat. From the car park, follow the "Walks" signs which bring you across the Ashley River bridge. The walk starts on the other side of the river.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 43.22664° S, 172.23088° E
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About this place
A family friendly well-built loop track through regenerating mixed beech and podocarp forest.
The route
This short loop track through native vegetation takes 45 minutes to 1 hour to complete. It also connects into the Ashley Gorge Waterfall Track , Totaranui Track and Skyline Trail for a more challenging walk. Beware of steep bank drop offs near some track sections. The Ashley Gorge Tracks have been built and are maintained by the voluntary community Ashley Gorge Tracks Group in partnership with DOC.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Sources
- 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).
- DOC Tracks & Trails · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.