Mount Sunday Track
WalkCanterbury
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 30 min
- Distance
- 1.5 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.nzThe track starts on Hakatere Potts Road, about 48 km west of Mount Somers. Leave Mount Somers on Ashburton Gorge Road, which becomes Hakatere Potts Road.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 43.54603° S, 170.89870° E
About this place
Walk to the top of Mount Sunday for expansive views of the surrounding countryside.
The route
Mount Sunday is a stunning site with expansive views of the Rangitata River and the surrounding mountains. The small hill got its name because boundary riders from the high-country stations would meet here on Sundays. More recently it was the film site for Edoras in the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Walks nearby
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Advanced • 30 min one way • 1.5 km to Mt Potts Conservation Area boundary • 1.63 km away
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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).