Description

Camp Creek Route Time: 3 hr to hut, 8-10 hr to summit Distance: 3 km to hut The route starts approximately 19 km south of Moana (towards Christchurch) on the Inchbonnie-Rotomanu Road, just north of Lake Poerua. From the road end the route passes through thick rainforest until it reaches Camp Creek. It then continues up the creek bed before climbing steeply up a side creek and then a ridge, then levelling out and sidling around the hill, high above the creek. The route crosses the creek shortly before reaching Camp Creek Hut (up a short side-track) and then climbs very steeply onto the tops and a long ridge leading to the summit of Mount Alexander. Spectacular 360 degree views reward trampers after a long and steep climb.