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Diamond Harbour Tramps/Hikes

Track Status:
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Mt Herbert Walkway – Orton Bradley Park to Mt Herbert section
Tramp easyEasy tramping track - well formed track
6-8 hours return
Dogs prohibitedProhibited
Climb to Mt Herbert via Orton Bradley Park.
Track Status:

Open

Links Orton Bradley Park Valley Track to Te Ara Pātaka tracks and Mt Herbert summit via to Te Ahu Pātiki Park.  Safe parking at Orton Bradley. Park locked at night. Small entrance fee to Orton Bradley Park.

Track features:
Native bush, Summit, Sign posted
Obtain "Te Ara Pātaka (Summit Walkway)" brochure before departing for detailed directions on how to find and follow this walk.
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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Mt Herbert Walkway from Diamond Harbour
Tramp unformed trackTrack mostly unformed but with direction markers. Prolonged up and down hill
6-8 hours return
Dogs prohibitedProhibited
Superb views from highest summit on Banks Peninsula.
Track Status:

Closed for lambing 8 Aug- 15 Oct Click to check DOC website for alerts

Diamond Harbour to Mt Herbert track. Catch the ferry to Diamond Harbour andwalk to Peninsula’s highest summit. Closed for lambing 8 Aug to 15 Oct. Crosses private farmland.

Track features:
Summit, Track formed, Sign posted
Obtain "Te Ara Pātaka (Summit Walkway)" brochure before departing for detailed directions on how to find and follow this walk.
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

Te Ara Pataka

Track Status:
11
Mt Herbert Walkway – Orton Bradley Park to Mt Herbert section
Tramp easyEasy tramping track - well formed track
6-8 hours return
Dogs prohibitedProhibited
Climb to Mt Herbert via Orton Bradley Park.
Track Status:

Open

Links Orton Bradley Park Valley Track to Te Ara Pātaka tracks and Mt Herbert summit via to Te Ahu Pātiki Park.  Safe parking at Orton Bradley. Park locked at night. Small entrance fee to Orton Bradley Park.

Track features:
Native bush, Summit, Sign posted
Obtain "Te Ara Pātaka (Summit Walkway)" brochure before departing for detailed directions on how to find and follow this walk.
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
12
Mt Herbert Walkway – Diamond Harbour to Mt Herbert Summit section
Tramp easyEasy tramping track - well formed track
3 hours one way
Dogs prohibitedProhibited
Walk to Banks Peninsula's higest peak from Diamond Harbour.
Track Status:

Closed for lambing 8 Aug- 15 Oct Click to check DOC website for alerts

Steady climb links Diamond Harrbour Jetty to Te Ara Pātaka at the summit of MtHerbert/Te Ahu Pātiki. Regular ferry service from Lyttelton to Diamond Harbour. Track closed for lambing 8 Aug – 15 Oct.

Track features:
Summit, Sign posted
Obtain "Te Ara Pātaka (Summit Walkway)" brochure before departing for detailed directions on how to find and follow this walk.
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