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NZ Walking Routes > Canterbury > Arthurs Pass > Edwards - Hawdon Route
Edwards - Hawdon Route
- Location
The Edwards valley end of the track starts beside SH 73, five kilometres south of Arthur’s Pass village. Cross the Bealey River just above its confluence with the Mingha River.
The Hawdon valley track is accessed via Mount White Road, which turns of SH 73 24km east of Arthur's Pass.
- Description
Arthur’s Pass National Park is in the heart of the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. Its high mountains with large scree slopes, steep gorges and wide braided rivers, straddles the main divide – the ‘back bone’ of the South Island – between Canterbury and the West Coast.
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- Level
- Hard
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Historical
- Huts
- Lookouts
- Plant Life
- Toilets
- Tramping
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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