Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Canterbury > Tekapo, Mount Cook, Twizel > Ben Ohau Wetland
Ben Ohau Wetland
- Location
- This track starts at the car park area off Pukaki Canal Road, on the western outskirts of Twizel. Follow a 4WD track (marked easement) until you reach a small gate in the fence. This gives you access to the wetland. You can easily take a buggy as far as the gate.
- Description
This deep, natural Carex wetland is a good spot for bird-watching.
The Ruataniwha Conservation Park has over 36,800 hectares of rugged mountain country, tussock lands, beech/tawhai forest and sparkling clear rivers. The rolling Ben Ohau Range borders the eastern boundary of the park and it includes major valleys like the Dobson, Hopkins, Huxley, Temple and Maitland.
- Distance
- 1.0 km
- Duration
- 0.2 hours
- Level
- Easy
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Camping
- Carpark
- Fishing
- Historical
- Huts
- Mountain Biking / Biking
- Plant Life
- Wheelchair Access
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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