Hacket Track
WalkTasmanOpen
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 4 hr
- Distance
- 11.4 km
- Route
- One way
- 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 from the signposted Hacket Track car park on the Aniseed Valley Road.
Follow SH6 out of Nelson, heading south. Drive through Stoke and Richmond, then at Hope turn left onto Aniseed Valley Road.
Follow Aniseed Valley Road for 11.5 km (about 15 minutes), then turn off the road onto a gravel driveway, which leads a short distance to the Hacket Track car park. The turnoff from Aniseed Road has a DOC signpost for Hacket Track.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 41.40073° S, 173.22844° E
About this place
A day walk up the Hacket Creek valley to Hacket Hut. This track has been badly damaged – there are many slips, take great care.
The route
Hacket Track starts at the picnic area by the Hacket Track car park. It crosses a wooden bridge over the Roding River and, after 1 km, a suspension bridge across Hacket Creek. The track follows the creek through private land before reaching a picnic area at the junction of Miner River and Hacket Creek. At this point you have the option of turning on to the Whispering Falls Track. Continue along Hacket Track to Hacket Hut. 30 minutes upstream, at the junction of the Browning Stream, a sign-posted track leads to Browning Hut. Walkers should continue on the right-hand track to Hacket Hut.
Side track: Chromite Mine Track
Time: 25 min
1.1 km This track leads to a historic chromite mine. It turns off of Hacket Track not far up the valley from the Whispering Falls junction. There is the option to continue over the ridge into the Serpentine River Valley (meeting the Serpentine River Road) and back to the Hacket car park. It is 6.2 km (2 hr) to the car park from the turn off.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Know before you go
There are many washouts, slips and a high risk of falling rocks
Erosion on Hacket Track Image: DOC There are many slips along Hacket Track and Whispering Falls Track. Slips are very common in this area and further slips and rockfalls are likely – if you are not comfortable with this risk, we recommend choosing a different track. Slips are marked with danger signs – move quickly but carefully through these sections and do not stop. Many sections of the track between the car park and the Whispering Falls turnoff have been washed out by extreme weather events. The ground is unstable and more track sections could collapse.
Avoid the track during heavy rain
Heavy rain makes slips more likely. We recommend avoiding the track completely if heavy rain is forecast.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Joins these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Walks nearby
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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.