Murray Creek Track
WalkWest CoastOpen
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 5 hr
- Distance
- 9.7 km
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 and finish at the Murray's Creek Carpark in Black's Point, 2 km east of Reefton on the Lewis Pass highway SH7.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 42.12775° S, 171.90081° E
About this place
Walk or mountain bike this loop walk through beech forest and historic goldfields.
The route
The track starts and ends at the Murray Creek car park. Walk or ride past the Inglewood and Ajax gold mines, Chandlers open-cast coal pit and the site of Cementown. Relics here include mine shafts, a steam winch, boilers and a stamping battery. The best access for bikers is up the historic Murray Creek Road. If you are biking the circuit, be aware the track between the Ajax Mine and Blacks Point is for advanced riders only. The Ajax Track (Marchine Track) is mostly well-benched single track (intermediate grade) with a few steeper sections. The last 2 km to the car park is steep and technical downhill.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Walks nearby
Lankey Creek Tram Track
Easy • 2 hr to join with Murray Creek Track • 4 km • 1.23 km away
Golden Fleece Walk
Easiest • 15 m • 550 m • 1.42 km away
Waitahu - Murray Connecting Track
Advanced • 2-3 days • 3 km • 2.29 km away
Globe Hill Track
Easy • 3.5 hr • 11 km to Globe Progress Mine Site • 2.85 km away
Tamatahia Te Whenua Track
Easy • 30 min • 600 m • 4.19 km away
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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.