Distance: 6.1 km (3.5 DOC hours) - Tramping track - Easy terrain
Altitude: 350m to 1349m. Gain: 1016m. Loss: 17m . Gradient: 10 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) - Occasional rivers (3/6) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

Tramping track (4/9)
Cut, marked tramping track: natural, rough ground surface

Primary, mapped (1/5)
Formal route, on maps, principal access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Continuous moderate climbs

Easy (difficulty: 1/5)
Grass / prepared surface

Alpine weather (difficulty: 2/7)
Tramp on open tops, exposed to alpine weather

Occasional rivers (difficulty: 3/6)
Occasional rivers - impassible after heavy rain

Snow/ice underfoot (difficulty: 2/7)
Snow/ice likely on track

A good cut/marked tramping track climbs ~1000m to Mt Oxford summit from teh DOC carpark at the end of Mountain Road.

From the carpark follow the 4WD track, fording the river (ankle deep) and heading up the east bank past the scout camp. The tramping track to Mt Oxford starts soon after and is signposted.

The cut/marked track crosses the creek again (this time on a bridge) and climbs onto the spur beyond which ti follows all the way to the summit. The climb is long and continuous but not especially steep. The bushedge is passed at around 1000m and the last 350m to the summit have good views of the Canterbury Plains and the ranges to the west. The summit is marked by a radio repeater station and a DOC signpost. There are no obvious water sources.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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