Mt Oxford Track
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Forecast point: Mt Oxford (1364m)
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Mt Oxford Track takes you from Coopers Creek car park to the summit of Mt Oxford with good views of the Canterbury Plains and into Lees Valley.
Elevation
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
Description
From the car park, cross Coopers Creek and follow the marked track to the bridge over the east branch of Coopers Creek. Climb gradually through scattered pockets of beech forest, and then more steeply through snow tussock.
From the summit of Mt Oxford (1364 m) there are good views of the Canterbury Plains and into Lees Valley.
An alternate descent returns to the car park at View Hill, or you can loop back to Coopers Creek car park via Ryde Falls Track (7-8 hr round trip).
Getting there
2 km south of Oxford, turn off SH72 (Inland Scenic Route) onto Woodside Road. Follow this for 7 km, then turn into Mountain Road and continue to Coopers Creek car park at the end.
Know before you go
NZTopo50 map sheet: BW22
Weather forecast
Mount Oxford weather forecast – NIWA website
Wasp warning
Wasp populations reach high numbers from January to April – wear light-coloured clothing and carry antihistamine cream/tablets as a precaution.
Weather
Forecast at the start of the track