Aparima River Track
WalkSouthland
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 2 hr
- Distance
- 6 km
- Dogs
- No dogs
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.nzAccess the track from Dunrobin Valley Road end, 24 km from Mossburn.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.72514° S, 168.01220° E
About this place
This track starts at the Dunrobin Valley Road end and follows the Aparima River to the Aparima Huts. This track is part of Te Araroa Trail.
The route
This track is part of Te Araroa Trail . This track starts at the bridge over Pleasant Creek on the Dunrobin Valley Road, just before the boundary of the farm owned by Pleasant Valley Partnership. The marked track generally follows the true right of the Aparima River, passing through red tussock, beech forest, and past wire-rush peat wetlands. A swing bridge over the river is 5 min from Aparima Hut.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On this track
In walking order.
Nearby stops
Becketts Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Southland • 7.8 km
Becketts Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Lower Wairaki Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Southland • 8.2 km
Lower Wairaki Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Aparima Forks Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 8.8 km
Aparima Forks Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Upper Wairaki Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 9.6 km
Upper Wairaki Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Spence Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 10.6 km
Spence Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Walks nearby
Aparima Huts/Spence Burn Junction Route
Expert • 1 hr • 5 km • 4.91 km away
Aparima Hut to Princhester Saddle Track
Advanced • 5 hr • 11.5 km • 7.09 km away
Upper Aparima/Spence Burn Route
Expert • 1 hr 15 min for Aparima Forks Hut, 3 hr for Spence Hut • 4 km to Aparima Forks Hut, 7 km to Spence Hut • 7.36 km away
Lower Wairaki Hut to Upper Wairaki Hut Route
Expert • 4 hr • 8.5 km • 7.55 km away
Princhester Saddle Route
Expert • 6 hr • 16 km • 8.63 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).