4WD Tracks in Canterbury

Canterbury offers some of the most varied 4WD tracks in New Zealand, from braided riverbeds and high-country station roads to coastal flats and rugged mountain passes. Overlanders can expect everything from gravel river access points to remote inland routes climbing toward the Southern Alps. Conditions shift quickly here, so come prepared for fords, weather, and big open landscapes.

Acheron River Access

Akaroa Loop

Algidus Road

Amberley Beach

Avoca River

Black Forest Station

Black Mountain Hut Access

Bossu Road (Birdlings Flat)

Boundary Stream - Lake Access

Braemar Road

Cave - Albury

Clarence Reserve

Clarence Reserve (North)

Clarence Reserve (South)

Clarence River Access

Clay Cliffs Access

Clyde River

Double Hill Run Road

Eggleston Road

Fanghill

Glen Lyon Road

Godley River

Hakataramea Pass

Hakatere Heron Road

Hakatere Potts Road

Haldon Arm to lookout - via Iron Bridge

Haldon Road

Harper River

Harper Road

Harrisons Bight

Havelock Route

Haylocks Bay

Hopkins Valley

Hot Pools Side Route

Hurunui Bluff

Hurunui River

Hurunui River Access

Intake Road

Jack Pass Road

Jollies Pass

Kaitorete Spit

Kaiwara Road

Klondyke Road

Kowai River

Kowai River Run

Kowhai Ford

Lake Access

Lake Coleridge

Lake Emily

Lake Emma

Lake Taylor

Lake Tennyson Campsite access road

Lawrence River

Leamington Road

Lees Valley

Loch Katrine

Lookout

Lower Acheron Bridge

Lyndon Road

Macaulay Valley

Mackenzie Pass

Maling Pass

Meyers Pass

Mid Canterbury 4x4 Park

Middle Valley Road

Moa Stream

Molesworth Station

Mt Aspiring Access Road

Mt Cheeseman

Mt Cook photo spot

Mt Studholme

Napenape Beach

Napenape Road

Natural Hot Pools

Ohau C

Ohau Ski Field road

Okuku River

Old Le Bons Track

Paddle Hill Creek

Palmer Road

Puhi Puhi Valley

Pukaki River

Pylon Lookout

Quailburn Road/Historic site

Rainbow Road

Rakaia valley

Random Spur Road

Rangitata Gorge Road

River Access

Scotties Hut/Edwards Valley

Side of Lake Tekapo/Lillybank Road

Stock Road

Te Moana Road

The Arrowsmith 4WD track

Top House Road

Waiau River Access

Wilberforce River

Wilberforce River (West access)

Zig Zag Road

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