The Oteake Conservation Park straddles the ranges dividing Otago and Canterbury, offering a range of walks, tramps and mountain bike routes.

Distance: Approximately 68 km of trails Grade. Intermediate to Expert, Back Country terrain.

The Oteake Conservation Park is almost 65,000 hectares of mountainous high country, tussock plateaus, scree slopes, wetlands and shrub land. The distinctive flat-topped Hawkdun Range is the park’s centrepiece; often featured in photography and paintings with the St Bathans, Ewe, Ida and St Marys ranges, as well as parts of the upper Manuherikia Basin included within the park.

There are several access points on both the Otago and Canterbury sides of the park, the mains one being car parks at Hawkdun Runs Road, Falls Dam, Home Hills Run Road and Mt Buster Road in the Maniototo near St Bathans, and on Broken Hut Road from the Waitaki Valley.

Make a stop in Omakau and stock up on refreshments and food to take with you on your day’s adventure!