Turnbulls Tramping Track
WalkSouthlandOpen
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 5 hr
- Distance
- 12 km
- Dogs
- On a lead
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.nzFrom Riverton travel west on SH99 for 15 km. Turn right onto Round Hill Road, continue for 1 km. Turn right into the carpark. Then follow the Round Hill walking track anti-clockwise for 1.4 km to the Ports race junction. Turn right onto Ports Race track and then left onto Turnbulls Tramping Track. (Look out for TA Trail symbol on the signs).
Or for Southbound:Leaving Martins Hut, follow the trail for 100 m and turn right at the marked junction.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 46.29245° S, 167.85574° E
About this place
A challenging tramping track through the beautiful, mossy Longwoods forest. Keep an eye out for the historic Turnbull’s Hut, a relic from the gold mining era. This track is part of Te Araroa Trail.
The route
This track is part of Te Araroa Trail . This tough tramping track provides insight into the historic goldmining undertaken in this area in the 1800s.
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).
- DOC Tracks & Trails · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.