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 Braemar Rd Hayman Rd LAKE PUKAKI TEKAPO CANAL TEKAPO B POWER STATION Hayman Road 800 TWIZ EL LAKE O HAU SH80 700 SH8 SECTION 3: Twizel to Lake Ohau Lodge 600 38km ELEVATION Fitness: Easy • Skill: Easy • Traffic: Low • Grade: 2 500 PUKAKI CARPARK 400 0 10 20 30 40 50 KM BEN OHAU RANGE PUKAKI CANAL SH8 LOCH CAMERON 38km 6km Ben Ohau Rd Glen Lyon Rd LAKE OHAU LODGE PUKAKI RIVER SKIFIELD CREEK Glen Lyon Rd Manuka Tce LAKE OHAU Old Glen Lyon Rd PARSONS CREEK BEN OHAU Lake Ohau TWIZEL SAWYERS CREEK Max Smith Dr OH Glen Lyon Road AU RIVER Rd OHAU CANAL OH SH8 FREEHOLD CREEK 18km AU W LOOD RO LAKE RUATANIWHA Tambrae Track EIR F 20km UT LAKE LAKE OHAU VILLAGE E Kaki/Black Stilt Visitor Hide MIDDLETON 31km OHAU WEIR 4km 29km Lake Ohau Track Maori Swamp High Point 900m Lake Ohau Rd TRAIL GUARDIAN OHAU WEIR TO LAKE OHAU LODGE Mapwww.alps2ocean.com current as of 20/2/17 N Quailburn Rd KEY: Onroad Off-road trail Ohau Weir Flood Route 0 1 2 3 4 5km HISTORIC WOOLSHED Picnic Area Scale From Twizel, you follow Mackenzie Drive, then Nuns Veil Road which takes you to Glen Lyon Road. Follow this until LAKE BENMORE it crosses the canal bridge just past Loch Cameron 6km . After crossing the bridge, stay on the two lane northern side of the canal road until reaching the edge of Lake OhauSH8 18km . From there an off-road trail descends down Quailburn Rd to the lake foreshore, taking you to the Ohau Weir 20km . After the weir the trail skirts around the lake foreshore Henburn Rd where it eventually meets up with the sealed Lake Ohau Prohibition Rd Road 29kmAHURIRI . Follow RIVER the road for the final 10km to Lake CLAY CLIFFS OMARAMA Ohau Lodge (you go past Lake Ohau Village). SH83 SH8 Trail route and weather conditions subject to change. Please check website before daily departure. Safety Notes: When the Ohau Weir is in flood, there is no way across. Do not attempt to cross weir if water is flowing over it. The alternate flood route is to follow the highway from Twizel riding south 4km to Lake Ruataniwha. Just opposite the salmon farm, turn onto the 4WD track alongside the lake. Follow this for 15km to the weir. If the weir is closed it will be noted on the website. The flood route is rough and steep in places and mountain bikes are recommended. Highlights: Trail Surfaces: • Canal fishing • Kaki/Black Stilt Visitor Hide • Loch Cameron (swimming spot) • Pukaki & Ohau Canals • Lake Ohau Foreshore • Ohau Weir Sealed Road (72%) Grass Track (less than 1%) Smooth Shingle (28%) • Maori Swamp $10 TRAIL SUPPORTER WRISTBAND – BUY YOURS AT LAKE OHAU LODGE SH80 900 LAKE OHAU LODGE OMARAMA 800 Lake Ohau Lodge to Omarama 700 45km SECTION 4: 600 ELEVATION Fitness: Intermediate • Skill: Intermediate • Traffic: Low • Grade: 3 500 400 PUKAKI CANAL SH8 0 10 20 30 40 50 KM LAKE OHAU LODGE Starting from the Lake OhauGlen Lyon Rd Lodge driveway, the trail SKIFIELD CREEK Glen Lyon Rd BEN OHAU traverses the lower slopes of the LAKE OHAU Manuka Tce Old Glen Lyon Rd PARSONS CREEK Ruataniwha Conservation Park, Lake Ohau TWIZEL SAWYERS CREEK with stunning viewsMax back Smith across Dr OD Glen Lyon Road O RO Rd OHAU CANAL L U the basin to the Ben Ohau F T FREEHOLD CREEK R E LAKE RUATANIWHA 6km IV E R LAKE OHAU VILLAGE R I Tambrae Track U E LAKE A OHAU W Range. 6km of easy cycling SH8 O H MIDDLETON will take you to Freehold Creek, OHAU WEIR 600m above sea level. From Maori Swamp here the track narrows and it’s a High Point 900m steady climb to the high point 11km on the trail at 900m 11km . Please be aware that there are Lake Ohau Rd several ‘false summits’ where the trail appears to reach the high point, but instead keeps winding upwards. There is plenty of clean 19km HISTORIC WOOLSHED drinking water available from the various streams that flow down from the mountains. Once Quailburn Rd at the high point it is a rolling descent to the historic woolshed at the top of Quailburn Road 19km . Toilets and parking are available here. On the way down BENMORE RANGE SH8 Quailburn Road you can turn 36km onto Henburn Rd 36km and Quailburn Rd TRAIL GUARDIAN take a side trip to see the Clay LAKE OHAU LODGE TO QUAILBURN RD 42km Henburn Rd Cliffs (14km return). AHURIRI RIVER Ahuriri Campground Prohibition Rd Where Quailburn Road meets 45km the highway, take the off-road CLAY CLIFFS AHURIRI RIVER OMARAMA trail which leads through the Mapwww.alps2ocean.com current as of 20/2/17 N SH8 SH83 Ahuriri Camp Ground 42km . Exit the camp ground and cross KEY: Onroad Off-road trail Ohau Weir Flood Route Picnic Area over the Ahuriri river using the 0 1 2 3 4 5km Trail route and weather conditions subject to change. road bridge. A short off-road trail Scale Please check website before daily departure. then takes you to Omarama. Trail Surfaces: Highlights: • Ruataniwha Conservation Park • Native Beech Forests • Quailburn Historic Woolshed • Clay Cliffs (side trip) • Freehold Creek Track Smooth Shingle (23%) Rough Shingle (14%) Grass Track (14%) Gravel Road 32%) Safety Notes: It is advised to bring some high energy food, as you may require a boost. Please allow plenty of time for this section, and take frequent breaks if you are feeling tired. Sections of Tarnbrae Track are subject to freezing in winter. Do not ride when ground is thawing, mud becomes sticky. Sealed Road (17%) $10 TRAIL SUPPORTER WRISTBAND – BUY YOURS AT HOT TUBS OMARAMA.