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Track to Woolshed Creek Hut

In the Mount Somers Range

Trail3.5 km · 2.2 miModerate · 5/10Best Oct–Apr

Next nearby hike: Stour Track 1.4 mi · 2.2 kmExplore Mount Somers Range →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Oct–Apr · highs 11–18 °C (52–64 °F)

  1. J18°8°112
  2. F17°8°101
  3. M15°6°119
  4. A12°4°106
  5. M8°1°128
  6. J5°-2°121
  7. J3°-3°131
  8. A5°-2°135
  9. S8°0°123
  10. O11°2°147
  11. N13°4°116
  12. D16°7°129

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Walk this track for a family-friendly overnight or day tramp to Woolshed Creek Hut, on one end of the Mt Somers Track.

NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0).

Trail facts

Length
3.5 km · 2.2 mi (DOC route geometry)
Source
NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0)
Difficulty
Moderate (5/10) (Intermediate · NZ Department of Conservation difficulty (CC BY 4.0))
Typical time (DOC)
3 hr
Official page
doc.govt.nz/link/ad08faa3d8fd41c9aa75398c6d2
Mountain range
Mount Somers Range (Inland Southern Alps › Southern Alps; GMBA)
Nearest town
26 km W of Methven (Ashburton District, Canterbury) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Hakatere Conservation Park
Connects to
Mount Somers Track, South Face Track (at its start or end)
Best months
Oct–Apr
Country
New Zealand
Region
Canterbury
Continent
Oceania
Route centre
-43.6069, 171.3241
How it’s scored

Moderate (5/10). Official rating: Intermediate · NZ Department of Conservation difficulty (CC BY 4.0).

A score is omitted when we do not have an official rating or enough measured length and elevation gain to compute one. Nothing is guessed. Read the NPS method: https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/how-to-determine-hiking-difficulty.htm

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Stour Track

1.4 mi · 2.2 km · Hakatere Conservation Area

Mount Somers Track

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Mount Somers Conservation Area

South Face Track

2.0 mi · 3.3 km · Canterbury

Mount Barrosa Track

5.7 mi · 9.2 km · Canterbury

Manuka Hut Track

7 mi · 12 km · Hakatere Conservation Park

Mt Alford Track

8 mi · 13 km · Canterbury

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