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Rhyolite Ridge Track in Ashburton District

Rhyolite Ridge Track in Ashburton District is a dirt path. The road has a width of 1 m. It runs in a northeast-southwest direction starting from Jig Road.

Bicycle
no
Road Type
path
Wheelchair Access
no
Route
northeast-southwest
Legend

Attraction

  • Water caves – approx. 4,4 km.
  • Rabbit Board at Ashburton Gorge Road 390 – approx. 8,7 km.
  • Old kilns – approx. 9,1 km.
  • The Muster of 1910 – approx. 10,7 km.
  • Caves Stream Siphon – approx. 11,1 km.
  • Bowyers Stream Siphon – approx. 12,0 km.
  • South Ashburton Siphon – approx. 13,6 km.
  • River Intake – approx. 13,6 km.
  • Valetta Irrigation Scheme Offtake – approx. 13,9 km.
  • North Hinds Siphon – approx. 14,3 km.
  • South Ashburton Check Gate – approx. 14,5 km.
  • Intake and Radial Gate – approx. 15,7 km.
  • Taylors Stream Siphon – approx. 15,7 km.
  • Surrey Hills High Pressure Siphon – approx. 16,2 km.
  • Sand Trap – approx. 16,8 km.
  • Intake – approx. 17,7 km.

Parking

  • Mt Barossa Carpark (10 spaces) – approx. 7,4 km.
  • Mt Alford Track Parking (surface, 15 spaces, free) – approx. 16,7 km.

Campsite

  • Bowyers Stream (tents allowed, caravans allowed) – approx. 13,0 km.
  • Taylors Stream (tents allowed, caravans allowed) – approx. 14,5 km.

Tourist information offices

  • Rangitata Diversion Race – approx. 16,1 km.

Viewpoint

  • Sharplin Falls Lookout – approx. 8,9 km.
  • Mount guy – approx. 18,1 km.

Shelter

  • Warden's hut (basic_hut) – approx. 7,0 km.

Cafés

  • Stavely Café and Sundry Goods Store (outdoor seating, Wi-Fi, takeaway, wheelchair accessible) – approx. 11,6 km.

Roads nearby

Nature Trail
450 m
Jig Road
700 m
Sidewinder Track
1,2 km
Mine Road
1,5 km
Mount Somers Walkway
1,6 km
(derelict 4WD track)
2,2 km
Miner's Track
2,5 km
Stour Track
2,8 km
Quarry Road
3,2 km
Mount Somers Track (South Face)
Bus Stop Overhang
3,3 km
Mount Somers Track
Warden's hut, Water caves
4,2 km
Quarry Rd
4,6 km
Te Kiekie Route
5,3 km
Mount Barrosa Track
Mt Barossa Carpark
6,2 km
Mount Somers Summit Track
6,5 km
Burnett Road
6,5 km
Peaches Road
8,0 km
Manuka Hut / Moutain Bike Link
8,8 km

Body of waters nearby

Emerald Pool
3,7 km

Cliffs nearby

Hut Pinnacle
6,9 km
West Pinnacle
7,0 km
Central Pinnacle
7,0 km
East Pinnacle
7,1 km

Houses nearby

Limestone cottage
5,3 km

Quarries nearby

Blackburn Mine
1,4 km
Mount Somers Coal Mine
1,8 km

Ridges nearby

Clent Hills
7,2 km
Winterslow Range
7,7 km
Manuka Range
8,2 km
Jimmys Spur
9,0 km
Peter Range
9,2 km

Rivers nearby

Stour River
2,0 km
Blue Duck Stream
2,6 km
Stour River West Branch
4,7 km
Stour River East Branch
6,0 km
Hinds River North Branch
6,3 km

Streams nearby

Trifalls Stream
3,4 km
Hydroslide Stream
3,8 km
Woolshed Creek
4,1 km
Morgan Stream
5,4 km
Stevenson Stream
7,0 km
Little Hinds Stream
7,6 km
Petrifying Gully
7,6 km
Tinstone Creek
8,5 km
Black Stream
9,0 km

Valleies nearby

Ashburton Gorge
7,9 km

Wilderness huts nearby

Woolshed Creek Hut
3,9 km
Acland Shelter
4,4 km
Pinnacles Hut
7,0 km