Mt Somers is really good too, about 1.5hrs from Christchurch - the hike in through sub-alpine forest is fantastic, there's a really good DOC hut to stay the night (or camping available) and you can either do a full circuit or head back out easily enough. The first time I went in there was a mum who'd taken a big group of kids around 6/7 years old for an outdoorsy birthday trip, they were having a great time!
And there's some awesome climbing there, trad and sport :D |