Tekapo to Pukaki

Friday, January 11 2013   57 kms  10 hrs


The normal route follows the Tekapo canal, but that is currently closed because the canals are under maintenance ... a little issue of a few too many leaks. The busy main road is out of the question, so the TA advised route is via a minor Braemar Rd that comes out two thirds of the way up Lake Pukaki, and then follows the lake down.

The suggested 47 kms turned out to actually be 57 kms, hence a longer day that expected (and that with a light day pack too).

But Mt Cook cleared mid morning, so spectacular mountain and lake views for the rest of the day, to help the kms tick by. The picture was my lunch stop.

The last section is on the Alps to Ocean (A2O) cycle way, which winds its way around the lake shore below the main road, almost all the way to the Pukaki Dam.