The Canterbury foothills are the tussock ranges and river valleys that run along the edge of the Southern Alps, such as the Two Thumb Range, the Hakatere Conservation Park and the Rakaia valley.
The club's reports here are mostly recent and include trips to Crooked Spur Hut, Cloudy Peak, Mt Potts, and the Two Thumb Range. A couple are winter trips, with snow and frozen boots.
Highlight trips
Arthurs Pass to Mt Cook2015 · Alpine 1
Stumpy Stream – a winter tramp in the Hakatere Conservation Area2022 · Fit
Mt Potts and Dogs Range – frozen boots and bobsleds2023 · Medium
Two Thumb Range: The Dog Kennel, Kea’s Loot & Trojan War2026
Two Thumb Range – Boundary Stream, Opuha River2019 · Medium-Fit- From the newsletterA Journey to Where the Mighty Godley is a Mere Tricklehe view from my desk at ‘T iisent: is across the river flats to a point some ten kilometres away where the Godley River flows into Lake Tekapo. In quiet moments at work, I had developed a fascination with its moods, colours and many changes, and set out to…