Sutton Salt Lake walk
WalkOtago
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 1 hr 45 min
- Distance
- 3.5 km
- 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.nzSutton Salt Lake Car Park is located approximately 9.5 km from Middlemarch.
Drive south from Middlemarch towards Dunedin on SH87. Just after you cross the railway line for the second time, turn right onto the unsealed Kidds Road - the reserve entrance is about 2.5 km along this road on the left.
If coming from Dunedin, drive south of Dunedin to Outram and take SH87, heading towards Middlemarch. Turn left onto Kidds Road before you cross the railway line at Sutton. The reserve entrance is about 2.5 km along this road, on the left.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.57107° S, 170.08968° E
About this place
Take a self-guided loop walk around Sutton Salt Lake, New Zealand's only inland salt lake.
The route
Lake with lone kowhai in foreground A 3.5 km self-guided loop walk to the lake and back is an easy way to enjoy the tranquility and natural history of this stunning landscape. This track is not wheelchair accessible.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Walks nearby
Brookdale Track
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Stonehurst Track
Advanced • 4 hr 30 min – 5 hr 30 min one way • 13.5 km • 7.44 km away
March Creek Track
Advanced • 1 hr 30 min – 2 hr one way • 4 km • 9.46 km away
Glencreag Track
Advanced • 2 hr 30 min – 3 hr one way • 5 km • 14.23 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).