Te Araroa: Clent Hills Saddle to Double Hut
Ashburton · Canterbury
Route and dog-access details for this walk come from the Department of Conservation, licensed CC BY 4.0. DOC’s own wording: “Dogs allowed. Keep dog under control at all times”. Evidence: the rule-setter’s own published wording. How we check dog rules.
Good to know
Dogs are allowed here. Watch for ground-nesting birds and stock, and read the signs at the gate.
About Te Araroa: Clent Hills Saddle to Double Hut
This long walk follows 7.3 km, near Ashburton in Canterbury.
A high-country section of the Te Araroa trail through Hakatere Conservation Park, crossing Clent Hills Saddle and descending to the Double Hut junction in the Ashburton Lakes basin. Open tussock tramping with unbridged stream crossings, linking the Comyns and Lake Emily stretches of the trail.
It sits at the hard end and gains roughly 672 m, pitching up to 51 % at its steepest, and takes about 2h 35m to walk.
Dogs are welcome here.