Route: Open walking down Tasman Valley in Mt. Cook National Park, Highway 80, Highway 8 to Twizel. Highway 8 and adjacent grasslands past Omarama, over Lindis Pass, to Forest Range. Dirt roads (4WD tracks) along ridgetops (labeled "Grandview Track" on topo map) from Forest Range past Grandview Mountain to Mt. Grand Station on Hawea Back Road. Hawea Back Road, Kane Road, Camp Hill Road, Highway 6, track alongside Highway 84 (edge of Iron Mountain Reserve) to Wanaka.

Towns/Services: Glentanner Park (lodging/meals), Twizel (lodging/store/meals), Omarama (lodging/store/meals), Albertown (store).

Maps: H36 Mt. Cook, H38 Ohau, H39 Omarama, G39 Lake Hawea, G40 Lindis, F40 Wanaka. Only G40 and any road map are really needed.

Route Notes: (1) Permission needed for Grandview Track from Breast Hill Station (03-445-2833) and Mt. Grand Station (03-443-1487); (2) other notes are in section journal.

Page updated March 9, 2004