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Redcliffe Conservation Area brochure

Published:

2010

View a brochure about the Redcliffe Conservation Area. part of the Mt Hutt Range, just south of the Rakaia River. The brochure includes a map.

Summary

Redcliffe Conservation Area is part of the Mt Hutt Range, just south of the Rakaia River, 24 km northwest of Methven.

It is bounded by the Swift River to the west and adjoins Hakatere Conservation Park at Mt Hutt.

Access is off Double Hill Run Road. From the Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road (State highway 77) at Mt Hutt follow Blackford Road and then Double Hill Run Road. Signs mark public access easements across private land to the public conservation land.

Ensure you keep to the marked track.

Motor vehicles are not permitted.

Alternative access can be gained from Mt Hutt which can be accessed from the Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road.

Maps: NZTopo50 maps: BW20 Lake Coleridge and BX 20 Methven

Contact

Raukapuka Area Office
Phone: +64 3 693 1010
Email: raukapukaao@doc.govt.nz
Full office details

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Safety

Follow the Outdoor Safety Code:
1. Plan your trip
2. Tell someone
3. Be aware of the weather
4. Know your limits
5. Take sufficient supplies

Contacts

Authors and others wanting to use DOC recreation information in publications should contact recreation@doc.govt.nz

Conservation for prosperity. Tiakina te taiao, kia puawai