Upper Aparima/Spence Burn Route
WalkSouthlandOpen
- Grade
- Expert
- Walking time
- 4 hr 15 min
- Distance
- 4 km to Aparima Forks Hut, 7 km to Spence Hut
- 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 track is accessed from the end of Aparima Huts/Spence Burn Junction Route.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.69432° S, 167.92826° E
About this place
This track connects Aparima Folks Hut and Spence Hut, following the Aparima River and Spence Burn.
The route
Spence Burn junction to Aparima Forks Hut
Time: 1 hr 15 min
km From the track junction follow the forest edge to the head of the peat wetland. After approximately half an hour the track stops on the true left bank of the main stream, downstream of the forks. Cross the main stream to some small clearings. Aparima Forks Hut is found on a terrace a short distance above, on the true right bank.
Spence Burn junction to Spence Hut
Time: 2 hr 30 min - 3 hr
km Enter the forest at the track junction, drop down to the Aparima River below the forks and ford the river. The marked route climbs sharply and traverses the true right side of the valley well above the river. It crosses to the other side after about 1 hr 30 min, then generally follows the true left bank. Spence Hut is situated on an open site on the true right bank of the river.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On this track
In walking order.
Nearby stops
Upper Wairaki Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 5.4 km
Upper Wairaki Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Aparima Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Southland • 5.7 km
Aparima Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Aparima - Tony's Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Southland • 5.8 km
Aparima - Tony's Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located next to Aparima Hut in Southland.
Becketts Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Southland • 7.2 km
Becketts Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Upper Princhester Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 8.2 km
Upper Princhester Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Southland region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
Aparima Huts/Spence Burn Junction Route
Expert • 1 hr • 5 km • 3.22 km away
Lower Wairaki Hut to Upper Wairaki Hut Route
Expert • 4 hr • 8.5 km • 5.56 km away
Princhester Saddle Route
Expert • 6 hr • 16 km • 5.93 km away
Aparima Hut to Princhester Saddle Track
Advanced • 5 hr • 11.5 km • 6.65 km away
Aparima River Track
Advanced • 2 hr • 6 km • 7.36 km away
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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).