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NZ Walking Routes > Otago > Wanaka > Motatapu Track
Motatapu Track
- Location
The Motatapu Track can be accessed from either end.
From Arrowtown: Take the Macetown Road, this is a 15km, 4WD road with 22 fords over the Arrow River. Access is also by foot (4 hrs) and shuttle.
From Wanaka: Turn off the road to the Matukituki Valley at Glendhu Bay, 12km from town. The Fern Burn carpark and track start are signposted on this road.
- Description
The track meanders gently along the true right of the Fern Burn through riparian shrubland and grassy flats before climbing into a forest of mountain, silver and red beech. At this point the Fern Burn narrows, and cascades and waterfalls are a feature. The track briefly enters the 4,144-hectare Stack Conservation Area, which has other access points from the Spotts Creek and Roys Peak tracks.
Visit the website below for more information on this tramp.
- Level
- Hard
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Carpark
- Historical
- Huts
- Lookouts
- Plant Life
- Tramping
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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