Rockvale Track
WalkOtagoOpen
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 2 hr 30 min
- Distance
- 4.5 km
- Route
- One way
- 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 car park is signposted on SH87, about 22 km north of Middlemarch. To reach the marked track, turn left at the second stile and follow the markers to the conservation boundary.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.34843° S, 170.22223° E
About this place
The northernmost access track to the Rock and Pillar Conservation Area.
The route
An initial gentle walk soon gives way to a steep climb that gains 700 m of elevation above Six Mile Creek. The Rockvale Track ends at the conservation area boundary, at around 1000 m above sea level. From the end of the Rockvale Track it is possible to keep going along the Rock and Pillar Range North Track until Big Hut (a further 20 km or 6–8 hr one way).
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Leaning Lodge Hut
Otago • 13.2 km
Big Hut
Standard • 16 bunks • Otago • 15 km
Big Hut is a historic alpine hut located in the Coastal Otago region. It is owned and managed by Strath Taieri Agriculture & Rural Tourism (START).
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Walks nearby
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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).