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NZ Walking Routes > Canterbury > Ashburton > Mt Somers Walking Tracks
Mt Somers Walking Tracks
- Location
- Access to Woolshed Creek is through Mount Somers township. Follow the Ashburton Gorge Road for 10.5 km then turn down the signposted road 3.5 km to Woolshed Creek picnic area – a large, grassy, sheltered picnic and camping area, with toilets and information panels.
- Description
Mt Somers in mid-Canterbury features rugged bush, open sub-alpine tussock lands, historic coalmines, impressive volcanic formations, deep canyons; it's also home to a fantastic walkway, created by a group of keen locals called the Mt Somers Walkways Society.
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- Duration
- 3.0 hours
- Level
- Medium
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Camping
- Carpark
- Historical
- Lookouts
- Picnics
- Plant Life
- Toilets
- Tramping
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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