Mt Barrosa, Canterbury, New Zealand

MOUNT BAROSSA

South Canterbury

Location:
South Canterbury. 
Copy and paste this into your Google Maps and it will take you right to the parking spot on Ashburton Gorge Road: -43.641948, 171.210149

Time:
4 hours return.
3 hours up, 1 hour down.

Difficulty.
Hard.

Steep and exposed. Quick Elevation gain thanks to the steepness. The day we went up was super windy (which Charlie didn’t like as it made his ears flap around) it made life a little difficult.
The track is a hiking trail which has multiple line choices, you just follow the marker posts.
The trail is definitely a hike, not a walk. Once up to about 2/3 it becomes sparse with a lot of rocks, but a great view out over South Canterbury and the braided Ashburton River.

Wear hiking boots, bring a jacket.

Charlie is ready to go!

Follow these on the way up.

Spot the car in the car park.

Windy Ears

Lovely Light and Shadow

You can kind of see the track…

Amazing view.

Sunset is coming.

Beautiful Light.

Charlie checking out the view.