Johnson Creek Track
WalkTasmanOpen
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 2 hr
- Distance
- 4.6 km
- Route
- Return
- 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.nzThe track starts 7 km west of Murchison, 6 km down Matakitaki West Bank Road (gravel). A sign and small parking area are on your left with the start of the track on your right.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 41.85059° S, 172.30497° E
About this place
Walk to and through a big slip formed in the 1929 Murchison earthquake.
The route
The track initially follows parallel to the creek within pine forest. On entering the native forest, the track continues beside the creek until turning right to cross the left branch of Johnson Creek. The track then gradually climbs and emerges from the forest at the toe of the big slip. This slip was formed in the 1929 Murchison earthquake and is the feature piece of the walk. You'll get excellent views of the mudstone cliffs that were formed. The track ends in the lower section of the slip amongst the struggling vegetation, giving a good idea of the magnitude of the shake. The exposed cliffs at the top of the slip are unstable and the whole slip area is a fragile environment for biodiversity and recent geological history.
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).