Alborns Walk
WalkWest CoastOpen
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Distance
- 2.7 km
- Dogs
- DOC permit only
Getting there
We have not checked a road end or car park for this place yet, so we do not give driving directions to it. Check how to get there before you go. Some routes cross private land and need the landowner's permission.
How to get there, on doc.govt.nzStart from the car park 9 km along Soldiers – Big River Road, which leaves the Reefton highway (SH7) just south of town.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 42.18202° S, 171.88036° E
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About this place
Walk through old mine workings on this well-graded loop track.
The route
This loop walk starts from the car park 9 km along Soldiers – Big River Road, which leaves the Reefton highway (SH7) just south of town. Scattered among old coal-mine workings, you will find remains of makeshift winch equipment, including an old Leyland lorry. You will also see distinctive coal-measure vegetation and views of the Victoria and Paparoa ranges.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
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West Coast • 6.9 km
Big River Hut
Serviced • 20 bunks • West Coast • 7 km
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Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Slab Hut Creek Campsite
Standard • West Coast • 7.8 km
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Montgomerie Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 10.3 km
Montgomerie Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Kirwans Hut
Serviced • 12 bunks • West Coast • 13.8 km
Kirwans Hut is a serviced 12-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
Fossickers Lake Track
Easy • 2-3 hr • 8 km • 0.95 km away
Union Creek Track
Easy • 1.5 hr • 3 km • 1.88 km away
Tamatahia Te Whenua Track
Easy • 30 min • 600 m • 2.27 km away
Globe Hill Track
Easy • 3.5 hr • 11 km to Globe Progress Mine Site • 4.11 km away
Progress Water Race Track
Easy • 2 hr • 5 km • 4.67 km away
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Sources
- DOC Tracks (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).
- DOC Tracks & Trails · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.