DOC track
Mount Barrosa Track
3.3km2 hr 30 min one wayAdvanced
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Climb to the top of Mount Barrosa (1364 m) for good views of the surrounding countryside.
Elevation
Climb
0m
Drop
833m
Highest point
1,363m
Lowest point
536m
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Open Scrub
Longest open stretch
2.3km
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
Description
Mount Barrosa (1364 m) is an easily accessible peak with good views out across Hakatere Conservation Park and even to Aoraki/Mount Cook.
Getting there
17 km west of Mount Somers, the track starts from a small car park on Ashburton Gorge Road, about 500 m east of Blowing Point Bridge. The car park gives access to public conservation land after a walk of 780 m.
Weather
Forecast at the start of the track