Big Tōtara Walk
WalkSouthlandOpen
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 30 min
- Distance
- 600 m
- 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.nzThis track is in Dean Forest on the Lillburn Monowai Road, which is the road to Lake Hauroko, Southland.
The track carpark is signposted from the Lillburn Valley Road.
Travel for approximately 12 km to the carpark at the Big Tōtara Walk.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.86671° S, 167.63451° E
About this place
This short walking track winds through forest to some of Southland’s largest and oldest tōtara trees in a forest that has never been logged.
The route
This pleasant short walking track winds through forest to some of Southland’s largest tōtara trees. This small pocket of forest has never been logged and visitors can see these giants of the forest, some of which are over 1,000 years old.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Monowai Campsite
Basic • Southland • 10.7 km
Monowai Campsite is a peaceful campsite located beside Lake Monowai in Fiordland. Visitors can explore tracks to Rodger Inlet and Green Lake huts, or enjoy…
Boat launching • Fire pit/place for campfires (except in fire bans) • Non-powered/tent sites
Rodger Inlet Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 14.9 km
Rodger Inlet Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in southern Fiordland.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Walks nearby
Lake Monowai Peninsula Lookout Track
Easy • 30 min return • 1 km • 10.66 km away
Burnt Ridge Track
Advanced • 1.5 hr one way • 3.8 km • 11.49 km away
Borland Nature Walk
Easy • 40 min return • 2.2km • 12.89 km away
Rodger Inlet Track
Advanced • 6 hr to hut, then 4 - 5 hr to bushline • 10 km to hut, 3.5 km to bushline • 14.08 km away
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Sources
- DOC Tracks & Trails · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- 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).