Mt Cloudsley via Long Spur – winter trip

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Posted By: Michal 22.7.2025

Another trip to Mt Cloudsley – this time with Carmela – and we were fortunate enough to bump into Joanna and Michael at the Springfield bathrooms, who had exactly the same plan! So here we are, climbing Mt Cloudsley via Long Spur. It’s the most straightforward ascent in the Craigieburns: gentle, gradual, and great for people new to snow.

The most memorable part of the day was the inversion – it looked more like a sheet of glass than a three-dimensional cloud of evaporated water particles. What a sight.

Carmela and glassy inversion

The rest of the day was fairly uneventful: a long climb up and the same way back down. Beauty in simplicity.

Stats: 13.3 km, 7 h 25 min, 1420 m ascent

Participants: me + Carmela, Joanna and Michael

Tramped on 6th July 2025. The route on NZ Topo Map (download below)

Photos

Inversion over Craigieburns
Carmela on the Long Spur
Michael and Joanna
Joanna heading up
Heading closer to the top
Torlesse Range in the background
Joanna and the top of Mt Cloudsley
Top of Mt Cloudsley
Lunch stop at the top
Joanna and Michael heading down
Joanna and Michael heading down
Carmela on Hogs Back Track

Map

Total distance: 15873 m
Max elevation: 2104 m
Min elevation: 760 m
Download file: GPX-hikingisgood-com-nz-2025-Mt_Cloudsley.gpx

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About the Author

Michal
I lived a pretty ordinary life for a while. I did my studies, my second studies, my third studies, my first job, my second job, and my third job. I wasn’t really sure what’s going on so, in 2014, I left my home country (Czechia) to learn about the world. I’m still not sure what’s going on but I enjoy it much more. I lived in a few countries before settling in New Zealand.

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