Goldsborough (Shamrock) Track
WalkWest Coast
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 4 hr
- Distance
- 8 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.nzThe track starts 24 km north-east of Hokitika, on Callaghans Road. 9 km north of Hokitika, turn off SH 6 onto Stafford Loop Road. Follow Stafford Loop Road for 13 km, then turn into Callaghnan Road.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 42.67865° S, 171.14970° E
About this place
Walk through an historic gold mining area with mining tunnels, dams, sluice faces, tailings and water-races.
The route
This track can be walked from either end, but is easier going downhill from the old Callaghans township, finishing at Goldsborough. From Callaghans, the track follows several steep ridgelines and water races, dropping down to the Shamrock Creek valley where the grade becomes easier for the final 1.5 km. The track passes many historic features, including mining tunnels, dams, sluice faces, tailings, and water-races.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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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).