Off-lead OKHard
Te Araroa: Glenariffe to Comyns Hut
Ashburton · Canterbury
↑ 396 m gain↓ 790 m descenthigh 1177 msteepest 49 %
DISTANCE15.6 km
ASCENT396 m
DURATION3h 46m
STEEPEST49 %
Nearest emergency vetChristchurch After Hours Veterinary Centre, Christchurch
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The route
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: Glenariffe to Comyns Hut
Te Araroa: Glenariffe to Comyns Hut is a track of 15.6 km, near Ashburton in Canterbury.
A section of Te Araroa through the Hakatere high country, crossing the Glenariffe Station easement from the Rakaia side up to Comyns Hut in Hakatere Conservation Park. Comyns Hut sits on the trail between A Frame Hut (2 hr 30 min) and Double Hut (8 hr).
It sits at the hard end and gains roughly 396 m, pitching up to 49 % at its steepest, and takes about 3h 46m to walk.
Dogs are allowed off the lead on this one.