Klondyke Spur Track
WalkWest CoastOpen
- Grade
- Expert
- Walking time
- 2 hr 30 min
- Distance
- 2 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.nzDrive from Reefton or Springs Junction on SH7 to the Rahu Saddle. The track is well signposted from the highway with good pull offs and carparking.
Drive from Reefton or Springs Junction on SH7 to the Rahu Saddle. The track is well signposted from the highway with good pull offs and carparking.
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. 42.30757° S, 172.12243° E
About this place
A steep climb for experienced trampers that leads to a ridge overlooking the Victoria Range.
The route
The Klondyke Spur route is a steep climb leading above the bushline onto the ridge, providing spectacular views of the Victoria Range. The climb to the bushline takes about 2.5 hr. It takes longer to walk along the ridge. Experienced trampers may continue along the ridge and drop into the upper basin with alpine tarns to follow the Rahu River right branch back out. This joins with the Klondyke Valley Track as a round trip. Do not attempt to take a low sidle as this will lead you to dangerous bluffs.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Walks nearby
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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).