Maungatua Range from Rock and Pillar Range
Image: Bruce McKinlay | Creative Commons

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Introduction

Go up and over the Rock and Pillar Range.

13.5 km one way

Walking and tramping

4 hr 30 min – 5 hr 30 min one way Advanced: Tramping track

Mountain biking

Advanced: Grade 4

Seasonal restrictions

  • Old Dunstan Road is closed 1 June – 30 September each year.
  • Gladbrook Road is closed for lambing 1 September – 31 October each year.

Stay safe in the outdoors

  1. Choose the right trip for you. Learn about the route and make sure you have the skills for it.
  2. Understand the weather. Check weather forecasts
  3. Pack warm clothes and extra food. Check gear lists
  4. Share your plans and take ways to get help. Share directly or use the Outdoor Intentions form or Plan My Walk. Take a distress beacon. 
  5. Take care of yourself and each other.

Contacts

Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park
Visitor Centre
Phone +64 3 443 7660
Email wanakavc@doc.govt.nz
Address 1 Ballantyne Road
Wānaka 9305
Hours Visitor centre hours and services
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