Mt Alford Conservation Area Information & Map

Trampers on the new Mt Alford Track will pass through the Alford Scenic Reserve, climb beside a stream gully which emerges onto tussock grassland before climbing through subalpine vegetation to the summit of Mt Alford (1,171m). From the summit, trampers are rewarded with wide views across the Canterbury Plains and the inland mountains.

Distance:

12kms, approx 10 mins from Methven

Directions:

From the Methven i-SITE Visitor Centre head north along the Main Street and turn left onto Forest Drive. Follow this road (which changes name to Pudding Hill Road) until you reach the Inland Scenic Route 72 junction. Turn left and follow the road until you reach Alford Forest. Turn right onto Alford Settlement Road. Access to Mt Alford Conservation Area is signposted from the car park at the end of the road.

Mt Alford Track

Distance:	4.6 km, 3 hours one way
Classification:	Tramping Track (Click on link for more information on walkway classification)
About the walk:	The marked track passes through Alford Scenic Reserve before climbing beside a stream gully clothed in beech/tawhairauriki and then emerges onto tussock/wi grassland. The route through this open section is on private land so please follow the track markers. The access then re-enters public conservation land and climbs through subalpine vegetation to the summit of Mt Alford (1,171m). From the summit there are wide views across the Canterbury Plains and the inland mountains. Easements will be closed from 20 September to 20 October, inclusive, for calving and lambing.

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For more information:

- Collect a Around and about Mid Canterbury brochure from the Methven i-SITE Visitor Centre
- Contact the local Department of Conservation office
- Visit the Department of Conservation's website

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