Trail Surfaces: ALTERNATIVE ROUTE: Lake Tekapo to Twizel Highlights
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AORAKI/MT COOK WHITE HORSE HILL CAMPGROUND MOUNT COOK VILLAGE BURNETT MOUNTAINS MOUNT COOK AIRPORT TASMAN POINT Tasman Valley Track FRED’S STREAM TASMAN RIVER JOLLIE RIVER SH80 Jollie Carpark Braemar-Mount Cook Station Rd 800 TEKAPO TWIZEL 700 54km ALTERNATIVEGLENTANNER PARK CENTRE ROUTE: Lake Tekapo to Twizel 600 LANDSLIP CREEK ELEVATION Fitness: Easy • Skill: Easy • Traffic: Low • Grade: 2 500 400 KM LAKE PUKAKI 0 10 20 30 40 50 MT JOHN OBSERVATORY LAKE TEKAPO BRAEMAR ROAD Tekapo Powerhouse Rd LAKE TEKAPO TEKAPO A POWER STATION SH8 3km TRAIL GUARDIAN Hayman Rd SALMON FARM TO SALMON SHOP Tekapo Canal Rd PATTERSONS PONDS 9km TEKAPO CANAL 15km Tekapo Canal Rd LAKE PUKAKI SALMON FARM 24km TEKAPO RIVER TEKAPO B POWER STATION Hayman Road LAKE TEKAPO 30km Lakeside Dr Te kapo-Twizel Rd Church of the 8 Good Shepherd Dog Monument MARY RANGES SH80 35km r s D TEKAPO RIVERe SH8 r r 44km C e i e Pi g n on n Roto Pl o i e a e P SALMON SHOP r r D o r A Scott Pond Aorangi Cres 8 PUKAKI CANAL SH8 F Rd airlie-Tekapo PUKAKI RIVER Allan St Glen Lyon Rd Glen Lyon Rd LAKE TEKAPO Andrew Don Dr Old Glen Lyon Rd Pukaki Flats Track Murray Pl TWIZEL PUKAKI FLATS Mapwww.alps2ocean.com current as of 28/7/17 N 54km OHAU CANAL LAKE RUATANIWHA 0 1 2 3 4 5km KEY: Onroad Off-road trail SH8 Scale The alternative route begins in the at the Mt Cook Alpine Salmon shop 44km . You then cross the Tekapo township near the police highway and follow the trail across Pukaki Flats – an expansive Highlights: station. There is an off-road track just area of dry grasslands that are characteristic of the Mackenzie • Lake Tekapo up the road. Follow this track until you landscape. This takes you to the town of Twizel 54km . • Church of the Good Shepherd reach Aorangi Crescent. Following the Take care crossing the State Highway. • Tekapo Canal red arrows, turn left and continue along • Pattersons Ponds Aorangi Crescent until it turns into • Tekapo River Andrew Don Drive. Eventually Andrew • Lake Pukaki Don Drive becomes a gravel road. • Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Passing Tekapo A Power Station 3km Reserve continue along the Tekapo Canal Road • More Lake Pukaki to Twizel to the gate where vehicles are excluded highlights on SECTION 2 map 9km . Take care crossing SH8 15km then continue on past the Salmon farm and toilet 24km , before dropping Safety Notes: down to Lake Pukaki 30km . Turn There can sometimes be left onto Hayman Rd and ride 5km strong wind gusts along to the start of the off-road trail on your the Tekapo Canal Road. right 35km which follows the Lake Although vehicle access is Pukaki shoreline. With Aoraki/ Mt Cook restricted along most of the as a backdrop, the trail passes over the Tekapo Canal Road, there Pukaki dam, taking you to the car park may be service vehicles operating. The road may Trail Surfaces: be closed for operational and public safety purposes. Please check TRAIL STATUS page on website. Trail route and weather conditions subject to change. Please check website before Gravel Road (19%) Sealed Road (46%) Smooth Shingle (35%) daily departure. $10 TRAIL SUPPORTER WRISTBAND – BUY YOURS AT TEKAPO SPRINGS INFO CENTRE.