Routeburn Nature Walk
WalkOtagoOpen
- Grade
- Easiest
- Walking time
- 1 hr 40 min
- 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 end of the Glenorchy-Routeburn Road, some 35 minutes from Glenorchy. This road is narrow through the forest and may not be suitable for large campervans. The last section of the road is gravel.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 44.71537° S, 168.27238° E
About this place
An easy going, well interpreted loop track ideal for a family walk. It passes through beech/tawhai forest and other vegetation, similar to what the famed Routeburn Track passes through.
The route
From the Routeburn shelter carpark, cross the Route Burn on the swingbridge and follow the main Routeburn Track for approximately 10 - 15 minutes. A marked turnoff on the left takes a winding path down from the main track onto the valley floor, where you pass through beautiful red beech/tawhero dominated forest. After meandering its way through this flat area for 10 - 15 minutes, the track rejoins the main Routeburn Track at Sugarloaf Stream. From here you can either carry on across the Sugarloaf swingbridge up the Routeburn Track, or turn back and follow the main track back to the carpark (20 - 30 minutes).
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Sylvan Campsite
Standard • Otago • 3.5 km
Sylvan Campsite is a scenic spot in the Queenstown and Wakatipu area where you can camp beside the Routeburn River. The site offers access to Lake Sylvan via a…
Non-powered/tent sites • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Wheelchair accessible
Routeburn Flats Hut
Great Walk • 20 bunks • Otago • 4.6 km
Routeburn Flats Hut is a 20 bunk Great Walk hut located on the Routeburn Track in Mt Aspiring National Park, Otago. Bookings are required during the Great…
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Routeburn Flats Campsite
Great Walk • Otago • 5 km
Routeburn Flats is a walk-in Great Walk campsite located in the Route Burn valley on the Routeburn Track in Mt Aspiring National Park. Bookings are required…
Non-powered/tent sites • Shelter for cooking • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Routeburn Falls Hut
Great Walk • 48 bunks • Otago • 5.9 km
Routeburn Falls Hut is a 48 bunk Great Walk hut on the Routeburn Track in Mt Aspiring National Park. Bookings are required during the Great Walks season.
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Chinamans Bluff carpark
Otago • 7.5 km
Chinamans Bluff carpark is on Glenorchy Paradise Road in Mount Aspiring National Park. It is for self-contained vehicles only, with a maximum stay of four…
Walks nearby
Lake Sylvan Track
Easy • 1 hr 40 min • 3.85 km away
Routeburn Track
Intermediate • 2-4 days • 33 km • 4.52 km away
Sugarloaf/Rockburn Track
Advanced • 8-11 hr (Routeburn carpark - Lake Sylvan) • 4.55 km away
Scott Creek Track
Advanced • 5-7 hr return • 5.68 km away
Deadmans Track
Expert • 5 hr one way • 3 km • 9.97 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.