St James Walkway: 65 km in Canterbury
The St James Walkway is a named multi-day track in Canterbury. The governing figure used here is 65 km (DOC · St James Walkway), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 5 days. Grade: Tramping track. Season window: November to April.
The walking St James, not the Grade 3–4 bike loop. Ada and Christopher huts. Lewis Pass is the SH7 start. Hanmer is the nearest town with beds and food.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Hanmer Springs, Lewis Pass, Ada Hut, Boyle. Cabins and holiday homes load live around each stop; hut and trailhead pins without a town page still search by radius.
Book DOC huts and Great Walks on the DOC system where that applies. Town beds are what this site lists. Carry the day’s food on remote legs — several of these routes have no shop between ends.
Stop by stop
Hanmer Springs — town. Lewis Pass — SH7 trailhead. Ada Hut — high-country hut. Boyle — SH7 northern road end.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow DOC · St James Walkway. Confirm opening dates, slips and hut bookings on the operator or DOC page before you travel; alpine and West Coast tracks close or reroute after weather.
