Mt Oxford

Information

According to D.O.C classifications Mt Oxford summit track is a six hour loop track. At 18.0 KM and an easy/medium rating you should have a great time. With open access and an altitude starting at 350 M and going to 1,364 M, a change of 1,014 M, you’ll be in for some great views and a nice walk. The track begins at Coopers Creek car park on Mountains Road west of Coopers Creek.

My Experience

I climbed Mt Oxford with my Dad and Brother. My experience of it was pretty good but we didn’t quite get to the top because of strong wind and my brother and I might have fallen and hurt ourselves. The terrain was a little muddy and rocky but mostly formed. You get good views and can see the farmland

around you from the height of the mountain. Overall I think this mountain can get quite windy sometimes so be prepared. Also good views and a fun walk.

Godly heads walk

According to DOC walking classifications, Godly heads is an easy to moderate three hour return track. It  has an exposed head land on top of sheer 100 meter high cliffs on a good day this walk can provide magnificent views. From the centre of Christchurch it's a 30 minute drive to the coastal suburb of Sumner. From Sumner, it's another 10 minutes to drive over to Taylors Mistake (The start of the Godly headsTrack). Godly heads is a well formed and has old gun ports that used to have cannons which shot at enemy ships in the war. There is a kiwi guardians post that you can collect and get a medal for it. At the end of the track there is a gate if you go past that gate you will be starting the Crater Rim Track.  

As some of you know I am a very keen walker. I was really looking ford to get up and start. We walked along a small foot path alongside the beach for a start. Then we climbed up so we got a good view of the sea. After a whiles treak  came round to the old gun points which we explored. Near the end of where we went to there is some old house foundations. It looked like they had been there for ages. We had lunch at the camping grounds and then came back down. Overall the track was sturdy and well worn the views were spectacular so I would do it again.