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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
  • Birds
  • Camping
  • Carpark
  • Historical
  • Lookouts
  • Picnics
  • Plant Life
  • Toilets
  • Tramping
Source
www.doc.govt.nz
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