Salisbury Lodge via Gordons Pyramid, Kahurangi National Park

January/February 2025

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January/February 2025

The route is scored between the rocks and alpine flowers along a spur of Gordons Pyramid. Photo: Dunc Wilson
Encounter ever-changing landscapes in karst country. After beginning at Flora car park, at the end of a steep, unsealed road, the first 700m follows a wide 4WD track up to Flora Saddle. Shortly before the saddle, turn left onto the track to Mt Arthur Hut.  It’s about an hour’s easy walk through beech forest to Mt […]

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