Descending from the summit of Mt Oxford, with the Canterbury Plains far below. Photo: Pat Barrett

Mt Oxford, Oxford Forest Park

June 2018

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There and back again

Even though Mt Oxford lies 50km from Christchurch, it can be viewed from many places in the city – it looms in front of the higher summits to the west like a large dumpling, its rounded summit dropping rapidly to steep-sided spurs and into heavily forested lowlands.  This close to the city, it’s a popular […]
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