Quartz Reef Point Walk
WalkOtago
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 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.nzThe Quartz Reef Point carpark is beside the Cromwell-Lindis Pass Highway, by Lake Dunstan, between Cromwell and Tarras.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 44.99508° S, 169.24093° E
About this place
Take a short walk to Quartz Reef Point, the best preserved example of herring bone tailings in the country.
The route
From the carpark, cross the road and and follow the marker poles to the right. This is through private property. At the top of the rise there's a gate into the historic reserve and the track leads to a viewing platform. From here there are views of the tailings and over to Lake Dunstan, Cromwell and the Pisa Range These virtually pristine remains are the result of ground sluicing; channelling water to the head of a claim and flooding the working face. Larger stones and rocks were removed and stacked, row after row in a herring bone pattern. The washed material was then directed or shovelled to a sluice channel to separate the gold from the gravel. For your own safety and the preservation of this remarkable site, do not attempt to walk on the stacked stone tailings.
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).