Summer Activities
Explore Snow Farm by foot or by mountain bike during the summer and off-season.
Plan an overnight family adventure, friends biking trip or just a day trip. There’s something for all ages and abilities.
Take a look at our trails and 4 hut options below or link our trails up with the wider Pisa Conservation area for a multi-day adventure.
From October – June visitors need a code for the gate at the bottom of the access road.
Hut guests receive this code in their confirmation emails. All day visitors need to pay the road toll online.
Alpine Huts and Trail Access
4WD Hut Access
Access Road Toll
Pisa Vehicle Access
Trails oF Snow Farm & the Pisa Range
There are plenty of trails to explore while you are staying at a Snow Farm hut during the Summer. Or take a look at some of the longer through trails from Lowburn, Queensberry and the Crown Range.
Please note these are recommendations. Please do your own research on the trails, timings and weather conditions before you head out.
Bob and Daisy Lee Lookout
A great little side trip from Snow Farm base or those staying at Meadow or Musterers Hut. Achievable for little ones – offers great views of Mt Aspiring and the Grandview Range.
Distance: 11 km return from base (1.5km from Musterers Hut)
Time: 2.5hr return from base (40mins return from Musterers Hut)
Difficulty: Easy
Type: Hiking and Mountain Biking
Mt pisa summit
From Snow Farm base, follow the River Run Trail until you reach the turn off for the Kirtle Burn Track. Keep following this track past Kirtle Burn hut until you reach the Pisa Range Ridge Track junction.
Where the trail forks, follow the trail to Mt Pisa Summit.
Distance: 10km from base
Difficulty: Intermediate – Advanced
Type: Hiking and Mountain Biking
pisa range ridge track
From Snow Farm base, follow the River Run Trail until you reach the turn off for the Kirtle Burn Track. Keep following this track past Kirtle Burn hut until you reach the Pisa Range Ridge Track junction. Take a left and follow the ridge until you reach Lake McKay.
Can also be reached by following the Pisa Range Ridge Track from Queensberry.
Distance: 13.5 km from Snow Farm Base (14km from Queensberry)
Difficulty: Intermediate – Advanced
Type: Hiking and Mountain Biking
locharburn track
The Locharburn Track begins near Queensberry and follows a steep fence line that links to the Pisa Ridge. From here you can take a right towards Lake Mckay and Mt Pisa Summit, or head down the Kirtle Burn Track turn off to Snow Farm.
Distance: 6.5km to the ridgeline (22.5km to Meadow Hut)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Type: Hiking
Gorge Trail
This advanced nordic ski trail in winter turns into a stunning hiking and mountain biking trail in the summer, following the Meg River and offering views towards the Remarkables from its end point. There’s not too much elevation so it’s great for families.
Distance: 9km return from base
Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate
Type: Hiking and Mountain Biking
Kirtle Burn Track
A loop track up to Kirtle Burn hut. Accessible via Snow Farm’s River Run Trail. Keep walking past Meadow Hut and the trail head is on your right. From Kirtle Burn Hut, continue up to the Pisa Range Ridge for a longer walk.
Distance: 17.5km return from base (10.5km return from Meadow Hut)
Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate
Type: Hiking and Mountain Biking
Tuohy's Gully Track
From Tuohys Gully carpark, follow a 4WD track climbing steadily up to Tuohys Saddle (1,140 m). At the top, the track forks to Meg Hut (& Pisa Ridge), the Crown Range or Snow Farm.
Distance: 5.6km
Difficulty: Intermediate – Advanced
Type: Hiking and Mountain Biking
Lake Mckay
Start at Queensberry car park and climb up to the Pisa Range Ridge via the picturesque Trig 1444 and Lake McKay. From the Ridge you can choose to climb to Mt Pisa Summit, take the trail down Kirtle Burn Track to Snow Farm.
Distance: 8km to the ridgeline from Queensberry (24.5km to Meadow Hut)
Difficulty: Intermediate (hiking), Advanced (mountain biking)
Type: Hiking and Mountain Biking
tinwald burn ridge track
A steep 1,882 m hike from the valley floor of Pisa Moorings to the Pisa Range Ridge. From here you can take a right towards Mt Pisa Summit and head down to Snow Farm via the Kirtle Burn Track. Or continue along the Pisa Range Ridge Track to Queensberry.
Distance: 10.5km to the ridgeline (20.5km to Meadow Hut)
Difficulty: Advanced
Type: Hiking
roaring meg pack track
From Tuohys Gully carpark, follow a 4WD track climbing steadily up to Tuohys Saddle (1,140 m). At the top, the track forks.
To make this an overnight trip, take the left fork towards Meg Hut or follow the Cardrona Valley Station Ridge to Snow Farm (ask the station for access). Or continue towards Roaring Meg Power Station.
Distance: 8km (to Meg Hut)
Time: 3hrs
Difficulty: Intermediate-Advanced
Type: Hiking or Mountain Biking
Cardrona-Cromwell Pack Track
This overnight tramp goes up and over the Pisa Range from Cardrona Valley to Lowburn via Tuohys Gully Track, Meg Hut, Deep Creek Hut and Mt Pisa Summit.
Distance: 25 km one way
Time: 9–12 hr one way
Difficulty: Advanced
Type: Hiking
trig 1444
From Snow Farm base, follow the River Run Trail until you reach the turn off for the Kirtle Burn Track. Keep following this track past Kirtle Burn hut until you reach the Pisa Range Ridge Track junction.
Take a left and follow the ridge past Lake Mckay to Trig 1444 where you’ll have stunning views towards Lake Hawea and the Grandview Range.
Can also be reached by following the Pisa Range Ridge Track from Queensberry.
Distance: 20km from Snow Farm base (7km from Queensberry)
Difficulty: Intermediate – Advanced
Type: Hiking and Mountain Biking
