Off-lead OKHard
Te Araroa: Clent Hills Saddle to Double Hut
Ashburton · Canterbury
↑ 672 m gain↓ 20 m descenthigh 1494 msteepest 51 %
DISTANCE7.3 km
ASCENT672 m
DURATION2h 35m
STEEPEST51 %
Nearest emergency vetChristchurch After Hours Veterinary Centre, Christchurch
03 366 1052
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Good to know
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 trackBest in summer; snow and ice at altitude in winter
About Te Araroa: Clent Hills Saddle to Double Hut
This long track follows 7.3 km as a track, 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 allowed off the lead on this one. DOC’s own wording: “Dogs allowed. Keep dog under control at all times.”.