Waikiti Route
WalkWest CoastOpen
- Grade
- Expert
- Walking time
- 7 hr
- Distance
- 8.2 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.nzDrive north from Greymouth to Ngahere and turn right on to Nelson Creek Road. Follow this road for approximately 10 km past Lake Haupiri and turn right on to Haupiri-Amuri Road.
The route starts on the far (true right) side of the Waikiti River Bridge.
There is space for parking cars along the side of the road, and the start of the route is signposted.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 42.57963° S, 171.88713° E
About this place
A backcountry route that follows the Waikiti River.
The route
From the car park, the route climbs steeply before sidling in and out of some steep gullies, high above the river. The route then drops and in several places chains and a ladder are provided to assist safe passage over steep and slippery ground. After crossing the river over a swing-bridge you continue up the true left side of the river before fording it just below the hut.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Mid Trent Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 12.2 km
Mid Trent Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area of the West Coast.
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Mackenzie Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 13.2 km
Mackenzie Hut is a basic six-bunk hut located in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
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Top Trent Hut/Lagoon Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 14.1 km
Top Trent Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area of the West Coast.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Elizabeth Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 14.8 km
Elizabeth Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Greymouth area on the West Coast.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
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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).