Lake Matiri Hut Track
WalkTasman
- Grade
- Intermediate
- Walking time
- 1 hr 30 min
- 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.nzAbout 6 km north of Murchison, just north of the bridge over the Buller River, turn off SH6 onto Matiri Valley Road. Continue for about 16 km to reach the roadend carpark.
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. 41.67762° S, 172.32526° E
About this place
Walk to Lake Matiri Hut on the shores of Lake Matiri.
The route
The track largely follows the construction of the Matiri Hydro scheme. Park at the Matiri roadend carpark and cross the West Branch (this was bridged in 2020 so allows all weather access). Follow the road alongside the river before entering the forest and climbing the face of a slip brought down by an ancient earthquake. The track levels out and soon reaches Lake Matiri Hut overlooking the tranquil Lake Matiri. Continue past Lake Matiri Hut on tracks to the upper Matiri Valley and 1000 Acre Plateau .
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Joins these tracks
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).