Lockett loopish

This trail includes the peaks Iron Hill and Mount Benson.

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You'll need at least one car to reach the Cobb Reservoir. There is easy parking at each end of the trail. To recover the car I closed the loop by running 8.5km of easy gravel road running, much of it shaded by manuka forest. Others may want to place a car at each end or grab a ride between the car parks. 

49 km

74 minutes

No

No

Very hard.

All of the ridge travel should be carefully considered. There are frequently 3 options that should be considered carefully; left, right and over.

Patchy.

Waterproof leggings, Thermal leggings, Long-sleeved thermal top, Seam-sealed waterproof jacket, Gloves, Beanie/thermal headwear, Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), First aid kit, Survival bag, Cellphone, Map, Headtorch and spare batteries, Crampons / microspikes (for winter conditions)

There is little water on the Lockett ridge after Mt Iron.
There are a few tarns after Mt Benson.
There is good running water on the trail about 1500m (trail distance) above Fenella hut.

The route takes you up to 1700 metres and is on an exposed ridge for a long time. On a windy day it would be miserable/dangerous to be up there.

Don't fall off the ridge.