Walking & Hiking
The area around Grasmere Lodge has a wide range of walking options, offering a wonderful opportunity to explore the very best of the high country.
Tracks lead you through rich native forests, to waterfalls, alpine herb gardens, and mountaintops. It’s quite possible you’ll see no-one else on the track all day.
Hiking in winter is not a good idea unless you are experienced, sensible and well-equipped. The best hiking is when the weather is more settled and warmer (November – March), but into April and sometimes May we often have days that are calm and cloudless but cooler than summer, just made for stretching the legs.
We can offer more advice on your choice of tracks when you arrive, depending on the weather and your level of fitness. And our chefs are happy to pack you a hiking lunch to enjoy on the way.
Please remember the weather is very changeable in the mountains and it is advisable to tell someone where you are going and when you expect to return, and to take a windbreaker or light rain jacket.
We ask guests to keep to marked trails, in order to protect smaller plants.
State Highway 73 · Cass · Canterbury · Private Bag 55009 · Christchurch · New Zealand
Telephone +64 3 318 8407 · Fax +64 3 318 8263 · E-Mail Retreat@Grasmere.co.nz
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