Te Araroa: Comyns Hut to Clent Hills Saddle
Ashburton · Canterbury
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Dogs can run off-lead here, one of only 323 tracks in Aotearoa where that’s allowed.
About Te Araroa: Comyns Hut to Clent Hills Saddle
This long track follows 8.3 km as a track, near Ashburton in Canterbury.
A high-country section of Te Araroa through Hakatere Conservation Park, linking Comyns Hut with Clent Hills Saddle across tussock tops and river-flat terrain in the Canterbury foothills. There is no dedicated DOC track page for this exact segment; the dog wording is the Hakatere Conservation Park Te Araroa standard (confirmed on the park's Lake Emily to Glenrock Stream track page).
Graded moderate, it climbs about 17 m overall, pitching up to 43 % at its steepest, and takes about 1h 41m to walk.
Dogs are allowed off the lead on this one. DOC’s own wording: “Dogs allowed. Keep dog under control at all times. Other pets on conservation land rules.”.