On-leadHard
Summit Track
Canterbury
↑ 668 m gain↓ 0 m descenthigh 1005 msteepest 80 %
DISTANCE3.1 km
ASCENT668 m
DURATION1h 44m
STEEPEST80 %
Route and dog-access details for this walk come from the Department of Conservation, licensed CC BY 4.0.
Nearest emergency vetChristchurch After Hours Veterinary Centre, Christchurch
03 366 1052
The route
Good to know
On the lead here. Keep it to two metres or less and watch for ground-nesting birds, as on most NZ tracks.
Open track, carry water for the dogUsually a quiet trackBest in summer; snow and ice at altitude in winter
About Summit Track
This moderate-length track follows 3.1 km as a track, in Canterbury.
It sits at the hard end and gains roughly 668 m, pitching up to 80 % at its steepest, and takes about 1h 44m to walk.
Dogs are welcome here on the lead.