Nevis Valley tracks

Nevis-Gibbston Track

Time: 2 hr one way

km Other activities: Four wheel driving, Mountain biking, Horse riding Dog access: Dogs on a leash only until inside the conservation area boundary. Beginning from Nevis Crossing on Nevis Road, the track gradually winds its way up rutted sections of farm road until the 993 m Doolans Saddle. From there it descends to its end point at a boundary gate.

Four wheel driving

Doolans Saddle is the furthest drivable point from the Nevis Road (8.5 km). It's rutted in sections and for dry weather only. A narrow section with a steep drop off prior to Doolans Saddle is not for novices or the faint hearted.

River Face Track

Time: 2–2 hr 30 min one way from Nevis Road

km Other activities: Mountain biking Dog access: Dogs on a leash only until inside the conservation area boundary. Branching off the Nevis-Gibbston Track, the River Face Track descends down a moderately steep farm road to the Nevis River. It provides fishing access to the Nevis catchment.

Dark Elliots Track

Time: 2–3 hr one way from Nevis Road

km Other activities: Mountain biking Dog access: Dogs on a leash only until inside the conservation area boundary. Seasonal restrictions: This track is closed annually from 15 October – 30 November for lambing. Follow the Nevis Gibbston Track for 2 km (30–45 minutes) until the track sign on the left. For 5 km the track continues climbing a farm road to the conservation area boundary.

Sunny Elliots Track

Time: 3–4 hr one way from Nevis Road

km Other activities: Mountain biking, Horse riding Dog access: Dogs on a leash only until inside the conservation area boundary. Follow the Nevis Gibbston Track for 8 km (2–2 hours 30 minutes) to a sign that marks the start of the track, 500 m from Doolans Saddle. It's a steady climb to the conservation area boundary.

Ryders Track

Time: 1 hr 30 min – 2 hr one way

4.5 km Dog access: Dogs on a leash only until inside the conservation area boundary. Seasonal restrictions: This track is closed annually from 15 October – 30 November for lambing. From the sign on Nevis Road, the track follows a farm road, climbing steadily to the conservation area boundary.

Scotchmans Creek Track

Time: 1 hr one way from Nevis Road

3.5 km Dog access: No dogs Seasonal restrictions: This track is closed annually from 15 October – 30 November for lambing. Follow the Ryders Track for 2.5 km until the signed start of the Scotchmans Creek Track. This track climbs up onto a small knoll, which is a small independent section of the Remarkables Conservation Area.

Mountain biking

Nevis-Gibbston, River Face, Dark Elliots and Sunny Elliots Tracks can all be mountain biked.