Dry Acheron Track
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Access to Dry Acheron Stream and the two covenant areas is provided courtesy of the Dry Acheron and Big Ben station owners.
Elevation
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
Description
Access to Dry Acheron Stream and the two covenant areas is provided courtesy of the Dry Acheron and Big Ben station owners.
Track times
- Car park to Clay Gully junction - 1 hr
- Clay Gully junction to Clay Valley covenant - 10 min
- Clay Gully junction to Big Ben Route junction - 1 hr
- Big Ben Route junction to Conical Knoll covenant - 30 min
- Big Ben Route to Big Ben (Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park) - 2 hr
Getting there
The track entrance is off Lake Coleridge Road, about an hour drive southwest from Christchurch.
Know before you go
Be respectful when crossing private farm land:
- stay on the marked route and keep within the boundary of covenant areas at all times
- cross fences only at stiles
- do not disturb stock
- leave gates as you find them (open or shut)
Weather
Forecast at the start of the track