Off-lead OKModerate
Spur Track, Hanmer Forest
Hanmer · Canterbury
↑ 322 m gain↓ 35 m descenthigh 830 msteepest 71 %
DISTANCE2.5 km
ASCENT322 m
DURATION1h 1m
STEEPEST71 %
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Nearest emergency vetChristchurch After Hours Veterinary Centre, Christchurch
03 366 1052
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Dogs can run off-lead here, one of only 323 tracks in Aotearoa where that’s allowed.
Open track, carry water for the dogUsually a quiet track
About Spur Track, Hanmer Forest
Spur Track, Hanmer Forest is a track of 2.5 km, near Hanmer in Canterbury.
A steep tramping track in Hanmer Forest Park that climbs above the bushline through plantation forest and subalpine vegetation to Dog Stream Waterfall, with panoramic views. It is the steeper of the two routes to the falls, joining the Waterfall Track.
Graded moderate, it climbs about 322 m overall, pitching up to 71 % at its steepest, and takes about 1h 1m to walk.
Dogs are allowed off the lead on this one.