Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Nelson > Golden Bay > Lake Sylvester
Lake Sylvester
- Location
- Drive across the Cobb Dam which is at the northeast end of the reservoir. Drive uphill just beyond the dam to a picnic area. The track starts here.
- Description
- Walk up an old bullock track to Lake Sylvester. The track starts gently and becomes very steep through beech tree and tussock areas. Continue past Bushline hut to the lake. Take time to explore the smaller lakes above the left bank of the main lake. Return back the same way.
- Duration
- 3.5 hours
- Level
- Hard
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Carpark
- Historical
- Huts
- Picnics
- Plant Life
- Tramping
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