Ngahere Ara Track
WalkSouthlandOpen
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 30 min
- Distance
- 1.1 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.nzWaikaia is situated 54 km north of Gore beside the Waikaia River.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.55578° S, 169.02226° E

About this place
This is an easy loop track.
The route
This is an easy walk leading to mine shafts and an operational water race built in the gold mining days.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Titan Hut
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Black Hut
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Bush Huts
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Stronach Hut
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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).
