Mt Grey/Maukatere Track
WalkCanterbury
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 3 hr
- Dogs
- On a lead
Access: read before you go
The ford is no longer accessible. Parking is at the gate.
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.nzFrom Amberley, follow Douglas Road, then Cramptons Bush Road until the road reaches the Lake Janet picnic area (17 km from Amberley). Turn left into Mount Grey Road, then right into Okuku Road to reach the Grey River picnic area (3.5 km from the the Lake Janet picnic area).
The ford is no longer accessible. Parking is at the gate.
Be aware of heavy vehicles and logging trucks on the roads.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 43.13112° S, 172.53700° E
About this place
Enjoy some of the best views in Canterbury from the summit of Mt Grey/Maukatere. Combine this track with the advanced Red Beech Track for a more challenging circuit walk.
The route
The track climbs steadily through native bush and small areas of pine forest before opening out on to tussock slopes leading to the trig on the summit of Mt Grey/Maukatere (934 m). Combine this track with the advanced Red Beech Track to form a circuit 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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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).