Larrys Creek Track
WalkWest CoastOpen
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Distance
- 4.8 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.nzStart at the end of a 6 km-long forestry road that turns off the Reefton highway (SH69) just over the Awarau or Larry River bridge, 16 km north of Reefton.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
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About this place
Follow Awarau or Larry River to get to a historic gold mine.
The route
This track starts at the end of a 6 km-long forestry road which turns off SH69, just north of Awarau or Larry River, approximately 16 km north of Reefton. Follow the true right bank of Awarau or Larry River, winding through beech forest and ending at the historic Caledonian Mine. Historic remnants include a steam engine and a quartz stamping battery. Take care crossing Awarau or Larry River.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
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Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Reefton Motor Camp
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Montgomerie Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 13.4 km
Montgomerie Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area of the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Wheel Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • Tasman • 15 km
Wheel Creek Hut is a basic six-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area of the West Coast region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Mt Curtis Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 16.5 km
Mt Curtis Hut is a privately owned hut located within Victoria Forest Park on the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
Waitahu - Murray Connecting Track
Advanced • 2-3 days • 3 km • 10.56 km away
Kirwans Track
Advanced • 2-3 days • 20.7 km one way • 11.44 km away
Murray Creek Track
Walking track • 5 hr • 9.7 km • 11.57 km away
Golden Fleece Walk
Easiest • 15 m • 550 m • 12.62 km away
Lankey Creek Tram Track
Easy • 2 hr to join with Murray Creek Track • 4 km • 12.68 km away
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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).