Welcome to The Doug, our solid log holiday house at Castle Hill in Canterbury's beautiful
high country.

Built from solid Douglas Fir logs, with a strong emphasis on good passive solar design coupled with great insulation and plenty of unique quirks, our lodge serves as a perfect base to explore the Castle Hill Basin and further afield, with a myriad of tracks
(tramping and biking), ski-fields, rivers/streams, mountains, etc, all waiting for you, topped off with plenty of fresh air, calm weather and clear skies.

Come on in! Twinkling in 40cm of fresh snow A warm house in the snow

Pool of Light Early evening in the village Snow-clad

Latest News from The Doug

March 8, 2012

CHILL Adventures have released their latest very useful MTB guide

The latest CHILL Adventures Mountain Bike Trail guide is available online and free at all good bike stores New Zealand wide. Featuring family rides, sweet single track and high country rides from all over New Zealand, including all the potential around Castle Hill & Selwyn District.


January 1, 2012

Christmas biking on The Hogs Back Track

The Hogs Back Track just gets more and more enjoyable!  I’m looking forward to the official opening on the 3rd March…


November 14, 2011

Trig 'M' above Lake Lyndon

I took a quick jaunt at the weekend up the Starvation Gully route above Porters Pass to Trig 'M' in the Korowai/Torlesse Conservation Area. There are great views over Lake Lyndon into the Castle Hill Basin, along the Lake Lyndon Road towards the Rakaia river, and back down Coach Stream towards Springfield.