Diamond Creek Walk
WalkOtagoOpen
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 45 min
- Distance
- 2.7 km
- Route
- Return
- Dogs
- On a lead
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.nz15 minutes from Glenorchy on the Glenorchy - Routeburn Road.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 44.77585° S, 168.38946° E
About this place
The track at Diamond Creek follows the true left bank of the creek to Lake Reid.
The route
Following the true left bank (looking downstream) of Diamond Creek, a popular trout fishing stream, this sometimes boggy track to Lake Reid gives excellent opportunities for viewing waterfowl and views up to Paradise and the Dart Valley.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
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Diamond Lake Campsite
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Diamond Lake Campsite is located on the shores of Diamond Lake at the edge of Mt Aspiring National Park in Otago. The site is suitable for campervans and…
Water from stream • Toilets - non-flush • Toilets
Glacier Burn Carpark
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McIntosh Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Otago • 8.1 km
McIntosh Hut is a basic hut in the Queenstown/Wakatipu area of Otago.
McIntyre Hut
Standard • 5 bunks • Otago • 8.1 km
McIntyre Hut is a five-bunk hut located in the Queenstown/Wakatipu area of Otago.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Walks nearby
Glacier Burn Track
Advanced • 2 - 4 hr • 6.97 km away
Scott Creek Track
Advanced • 5-7 hr return • 7.42 km away
Glenorchy Walkway
Easy • 1 - 2 hr • 7.54 km away
Earnslaw Burn Track
Advanced • 4 to 6 hrs one way to the viewpoint • 8.3 km • 7.81 km away
Invincible Mine Track
Easy • 3 hr return via same track • 4.5 km • 7.98 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.