Wether Range tracks
WalkCanterburyOpen
- Grade
- Expert
- Walking time
- 2 hr
- Distance
- 3 or 6.5 km
- Dogs
- No dogs
Getting there
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How to get there, on doc.govt.nzThese access points are off SH8, 12 and 16 km south of Omarama.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 44.52750° S, 169.76892° E
About this place
The Wether Range tracks are found south of Omarama.
The route
Shortcut Road to Wether Range Conservation Area
Time: 2 hr
Track category: Tramping track 6.5 km Follow a public access easement through private farmland along the fenceline boundary. Once in the conservation area, there is no formed track. A diverse selection of native scrub covers the flats near Manuka Creek which runs through here. Turn off SH8 into Shortcut Road, 12 km south of Omarama. A sign along Shortcut Road shows the start of the track. Native scrub in Wether Range Conservation Area
SH8 to Wether Range Conservation Area
Time: 1.5 hr
Track category: Route km There is no formed track but follow the DOC markers on the steep fenceline boundary to the conservation area. This is a public access easement through private farmland. This route is signposted off SH8, 16 km south of Omarama. Access route along the fenceline (centre) to Wether Range Conservation Area
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).