Mount Somers Summit Track in Ashburton District

Mount Somers Summit Track in Ashburton District is a dirt path. The road has a width of 1 m. It runs in a southeast-northwest direction and ends in a cul-de-sac.

Bicycle
no
Road Type
path
Wheelchair Access
no
Route
southeast-northwest

Attraction

  • Old kilns – approx. 3,2 km.
  • Water caves – approx. 4,6 km.
  • Caves Stream Siphon – approx. 6,1 km.
  • Bowyers Stream Siphon – approx. 6,8 km.
  • Rabbit Board at Ashburton Gorge Road 390 – approx. 7,2 km.
  • Taylors Stream Siphon – approx. 9,9 km.
  • River Intake – approx. 11,2 km.
  • South Ashburton Siphon – approx. 11,2 km.
  • South Ashburton Check Gate – approx. 11,9 km.
  • Valetta Irrigation Scheme Offtake – approx. 12,1 km.
  • North Hinds Siphon – approx. 13,2 km.
  • North Ashburton Siphon – approx. 14,7 km.
  • North Ashburton Spillweir – approx. 15,2 km.
  • Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation Scheme Offtake – approx. 15,5 km.
  • Surrey Hills High Pressure Siphon – approx. 15,8 km.
  • The Muster of 1910 – approx. 17,0 km.
  • Stockwater Bypass – approx. 18,1 km.

Campsite

  • Taylors Stream (tents allowed, caravans allowed) – approx. 8,1 km.
  • Bowyers Stream (tents allowed, caravans allowed) – approx. 8,4 km.

Shelter

  • Warden's hut (basic_hut) – approx. 1,7 km.

Cafés

  • Stavely Café and Sundry Goods Store (outdoor seating, Wi-Fi, takeaway, wheelchair accessible) – approx. 5,8 km.

Parking

  • Mt Alford Track Parking (surface, 15 spaces, free) – approx. 10,2 km.
  • Mt Barossa Carpark (10 spaces) – approx. 13,9 km.

Viewpoint

  • Sharplin Falls Lookout – approx. 2,4 km.

Guest house

  • Mt Hutt Retreat – approx. 12,9 km.