Cowans Hill Track
WalkCanterburyOpen
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Distance
- 3.2 km
- Route
- One way
- Biking time
- 1 hr
- Dogs
- No dogs
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 can be started from:
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 44.01456° S, 170.49620° E
About this place
The track passes through exotic forest, open tussock country and past small tarns where wetland birds may stop to feed. It is suitable for walkers and mountain bikers.
The route
Walk from Tekapo township to the start of the track near the Tekapo Road Bridge, otherwise park your vehicle in the car park off SH8 near Hamilton Drive. The track passes through exotic forest, open tussock country and past small tarns where wetland birds may stop to feed. From the high point on this track walkers can appreciate the views of Lake Tekapo and surrounding mountains
Mountain biking
You can park in the public car park on Hamilton Drive and ride uphill from there to the track start on Cowans Hill. The actual formed track is 3.2 km but to start and finish from Hamilton Drive is a 5 km circuit. This is a shared-use track. Follow the mountain bikers code : respect others, respect the rules, respect the track.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Sources
- DOC Tracks & Trails · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- 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).