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Te Ara Pātaka Packhorse Hut to Mt Herbert section

3 hours one way

Click to check DOC website for alerts Mt Herbert Shelter Temporarily Closed

Connects Packhorse Hut to Mt Herbert/Te Ahu Pātiki summit. Includes approx. 2 hours of steep or difficult terrain, and access to Mt Bradley summit on side track. Mt Herbert shelter is 15 minutes east of Mt Herbert Summit.

Track features:

Native bush, Summit, Track formed, Sign posted

For more information:

Obtain a "Te Ara Pātaka (Summit Walkway)" brochure before departing for detailed directions on how to find and follow this walk.

Brochure available from:
  • Akaroa isite Visitor Information Centre, 61 Beach Road, Akaroa, 03 304 7784
  • DOC Visitor Centre, 28 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch 8140, 03 379 4082
  • Lyttelton Information Centre, 20 Oxford Street, Lyttelton, 03 328 9093
  • Little River Information Station, Old Railway Building, Main Highway, 03 325 1320
  • Motukarara Native Plant Nursery (DOC), Park Rd, Waihora Park, Motukarara, Christchurch 7672, 03-329 7846
  • Download brochure
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Tramp unformed trackTrack mostly unformed but with direction markers. Prolonged up and down hill
Dogs prohibitedProhibited