Lewis Tops Track
WalkCanterburyOpen
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Distance
- 2.6 km
- 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.nzAccess the track from Lewis Pass on SH7.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 42.37932° S, 172.39022° E
About this place
Climb to the open tops with superb views and picturesque tarns.
The route
This track starts opposite the St James carpark. It soon enters beech forest and climbs to the open tussock tops. Superb views of the surrounding mountains are available and several picturesque tarns soon come into view with further (unmarked) travel along the ridge.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Deer Valley Campsite
Standard • Canterbury • 2.9 km
Deer Valley Campsite is located in Canterbury, offering a spot to camp in beech forest next to the Lewis River.
Non-powered/tent sites • Water from stream • Wheelchair accessible with assistance
Lucretia Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Canterbury • 6.3 km
Lucretia Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area of Canterbury.
Heating • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Cannibal Gorge Hut
Serviced • 20 bunks • West Coast • 6.7 km
Cannibal Gorge Hut is a serviced 20-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Pell Stream Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 7.4 km
Pell Stream Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area on the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Brass Monkey Bivvy
4 bunks • West Coast • 7.6 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Walks nearby
Alpine Nature Walk
Easiest • 20 min • 800 m • 0.89 km away
Lucretia Hut Route
Expert • 4 hr • 5.7 km from Nina swing bridge • 8.31 km away
St James Walkway
Easy • 5 days • 66 km • 8.34 km away
Rough Creek Track
Advanced • 5 hr 30 min - 6 hr • 9.98 km away
Nina Valley Track
Advanced • 5 hr • 13 km • 10.25 km away
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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).