Ridge Track
WalkCanterburyOpen
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 3 hr 30 min
- Distance
- 7 km
- 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.nzThese tracks start from the Wooded Gully camping and picnic area.
From Oxford, follow Ashley Gorge Road for 13 km to Glentui. Continue on Birch Hill Road for 6 km then turn into Hayland Road and follow this for 4 km to the end.
Birch Hill Road can also be accessed from Rangiora via Loburn.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 43.17306° S, 172.33134° E
About this place
Enjoy sweeping panoramic views of the Canterbury Plains, Banks Peninsula and the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana from Mt Thomas (1023 m).
The route
Ridge Track starts at the campground end of Wooded Gully picnic area. Follow the forestry road uphill for about 800 m to where the turn-off to the track is signposted. Follow the ridge up to the junction with Bob's Camp Bivouac Route (2 hr 30 min). This is the highest point of the ridge before it heads in an easterly direction to Mt Thomas summit (1 hr). Wooded Gully Track and Summit Track branch off this track and you can take either back to the picnic area.
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.
Nearby stops
Wooded Gully Campsite
Standard • Canterbury • 2.3 km
Wooded Gully Campsite is a campsite in Canterbury situated beside a stream. It lies below the tracks leading to Mt Thomas.
Non-powered/tent sites • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Wheelchair accessible with assistance
Bob's Camp Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Canterbury • 4.7 km
Bob's Camp Bivvy is a basic two-bunk hut located in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Pinchgut Hut
Standard • 7 bunks • Canterbury • 4.9 km
Pinchgut Hut is a standard seven-bunk hut located in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area of Canterbury.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
West Oxford Reserve
Canterbury • 19.6 km
Tarn Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Canterbury • 21 km
Tarn Hut is a basic four-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area. It is sited next to a small tarn in open alpine grassland.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
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.