Mt Grey, Canterbury, New Zealand
MT GREY
North Canterbury
Location:
North Canterbury.
Head North from Christchurch, put 'Grey River Campsite' into your Google Maps. Head along that shingle forestry road until you get to the concrete ford (it's a bit rough, you might not want to cross it unless you have a 4x4) however the Mt Grey track is on the near side of the river so you don't need to cross the ford unless you want to access the campsite.
Difficulty.
Mainly Easy.
Time:
Approx 3 hours.
1 hour 45 up, 1 hour 15 down.
Dogs:
On a leash only.
This one is a pretty easy, gentle climb through beautiful forest and plenty of easy switchbacks keeping the incline nice and gradual. In winter there was one section which was really muddy and proved unpleasant to come back through in the dark.
Great views from 3/4 of the way up as well if you don't want to go all the way to the top.
Again we needed our lights as we stayed up top for sunset. Charlie enjoyed this one especially!
Beauty spot for a sunset!
Could be interesting with a full river.
Someone is ready to go. Tracks that allow dogs are the best.
Beautiful boardwalks
Lush greens
Impressive bridges.
This muddy section hadn't seen sun in a long time. It was trecherous.
Half way views out over the Canterbury Plains.
Gentle gradient.
Nice sub-alpine forest.
Charlie doing a Lion King impression.
Both Charlie and I making sure we stay hydrated!
Sunset is over, we're ready to go down!
The last bit of light for the day.
We've got our lights so no worries!