Mt Melina

Leave the car park 2km west of Lindis Pass and follow the Melina Ridge Track 12km before crossing the Lindis River. A kilometre on, climb the Prospect Hill Track over Mt Prospect. After dropping a hundred metres from the high point, leave the track and lose 200m to the saddle to the north picking up the Mt Melina Track. At 1600m, leave the track and scramble up the ridge to the summit. Alternatively, instead of taking the Mt Prospect Track, carry on up the zigzagging Mt Melina Ridge Track to the junction with the Mt Melina Track. Head left and climb the ridge above the track to the summit, passing over Pt 1766.

Leave the Avon Burn carpark in the Ahuriri Valley and head on up to the Tin Hut. Climb directly up a spur to join the Melina Ridge Track at 1480m. Follow the 4wd track until it begins a contour around the southern flank and trace the ridge along to the summit. To make a loop trip, drop off the summit heading north and then descend to the north branch of the Avon Burn which leads back to the Tin Hut.