Te Araroa: Comyns Hut to Clent Hills Saddle
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. Other pets on conservation land rules”. 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: Comyns Hut to Clent Hills Saddle
This long walk follows 8.3 km, 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 welcome here.