Glenroy Water Race Track
WalkOtagoOpen
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 8 hr
- Route
- Return
- Biking time
- Over 4 hours
- 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 begins at the end of Coal Pit Saddle Road.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.06662° S, 168.92311° E
About this place
The track follows the historic Welshmen’s Water Race through several creeks, then steadily climbs to Ben Cruachan with good views of Lake Wakatipu, the Basin and Nevis Bluff.
The route
From the Coal Pit Rd car park, the route follows the historic Welshmen’s Water Race through several creeks, then steadily climbs to the Remarkables Conservation Area boundary. The route then follows Mt Salmond Ridge to Ben Cruachan to give good views of Lake Wakatipu, the Basin and Nevis Bluff. The water race was built by Welshmen for what were unsuccessful gold mining operations around Gibbston. Crosses private land.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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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).