Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Nelson > Golden Bay > Kaituna Track
Kaituna Track
- Location
- Kaituna Track begins approximately 15 kilometres from Collingwood. Follow the main road from Collingwood to Bainham inland to where Carters Road begins, on a tight corner. The track starts from the car park at the end of Carters Road and continues right through to Westhaven Inlet on the West Coast (8-9 hours). Most people, however, walk only to the site of the old Kaituna gold workings (20 min) or on to Kaituna Forks, a 2-hour return trip.
- Description
From the car park, cross Little Granity Creek using the footbridge and follow the farm track for 400 metres to the start of the walk. A short track takes you past the remains of gold sluicing operations, water races, tailing piles and a small cave. The side track then cuts back onto the main track.
Beyond the Kaituna Forks, the track changes to a 'route' and is suitable only for experienced and fit trampers. From here it is a further 5-6 hours over a marked route to Knuckle Hill. The route climbs over two ridges and crosses two streams before crossing an open pahiki area to the base of Knuckle Hill. There it meets the old logging road that leads down to the car park on Dry Road.
8-9 hours or shorter walks from 20 mins to 2 hours.
- Level
- Hard
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Carpark
- Historical
- Plant Life
- Tramping
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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