Bypass Track
WalkCanterburyOpen
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 2 hr
- Distance
- 2.8 km
- Biking time
- 3 hr one way
- Dogs
- On a lead
Access: read before you go
Possum trapping using leg-hold traps is taking place in this area. Ensure your dog is on a leash and under control on this track to keep them safe. Possum trapping is allowed by permit only. Leg-hold possum traps must be a minimum of 50 m from the track.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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.nzRichardson and Bypass Tracks are accessed from Glentui Bush Road:
From Oxford, follow Ashley Gorge Road for 13 km to Glentui. Turn into Glentui Bush Road and follow this for 6 km to the end.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 43.18700° S, 172.25882° E
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About this place
This track links Richardson and Blowhard tracks.
The route
This track links Richardson Track and Blowhard Track . It sarts near the mid-point of Blowhard Track. It follows a ridge down the eastern side of the Glentui River catchment, to emerge on the Glentui Loop Track . The round trip from the Glentui picnic area via the Richardson, Blowhard, and Bypass tracks is a 4–6 hour walk.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Know before you go
Possum trapping is taking place here
Possum trapping using leg-hold traps is taking place in this area. Ensure your dog is on a leash and under control on this track to keep them safe. Possum trapping is allowed by permit only. Leg-hold possum traps must be a minimum of 50 m from the track.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Pinchgut Hut
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Walks nearby
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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.