Views on Mount Somers walking track
Image: Zara Hopkins | Creative Commons

Introduction

Mt Somers in mid-Canterbury features rugged bush, open sub-alpine tussock lands, historic coalmines, impressive volcanic formations and deep canyons.
  • Mt Somer's is also home to a fantastic walkway, created by a group of keen locals called the Mt Somers Walkways Society.
  • The old Blackburn mine can be seen on one of the tracks in the Mount Somers Conservation Area.

Find things to do and places to stay Mount Somers area

Contacts

Mahaanui / Sockburn Office
Phone:   +64 3 341 9100
Fax:   +64 03 341 9101
Email:   esienquiries@doc.govt.nz
Address:   31 Nga Mahi Road
Sockburn
Christchurch
Postal Address:   PO Box 11089
Sockburn 8443
Christchurch
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