Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > West Coast > Greymouth > Nelson Creek walks
Nelson Creek walks
- Location
- From Greymouth follow SH 7 about 25 km North to Ngagere. Turn right at the Ngahere-Kopara Road and carry on to the Nelson Creek Settlement. The picnic, camping area and walks are located opposite Nelson Creek Hotel. To find the starting point for the following walks, walk through an old hand picked tunnel and cross the Nelson Creek Suspension bridge.
- Description
Callaghans Track (45 mins)
This easy to moderate track climbs steadily to a mossy knoll lookout point where you get a view into the bush clad valleys on either side of the ridge. On the way to the lookout point the track crosses a couple of deep tail races and a large water race as well as passing through regenerating beech. As the track climbs the forest is mostly podocarp/hardwood with rimu, miro, rata, quintinia and kamahi being the most common species. After the lookout point, the track levels out and eventually links with Prices Creek Road- a forestry road. Return by the same route.
Tailrace Walk (20 mins)
This short walk crosses a number of impressive tailraces. Old gold workings are also visible throughout the red and silver beeches which are the dominant tree species.
Colls Dam Walk with wheelchair access (40 mins)
This high quality walk must be started from Gows Creek car park if you wish to get wheelchair access. The walk takes in some good examples of tailraces and tailings as well as providing a pleasant lookout point above the historic Colls Dam and a lookout point at a memorial.
- Level
- Easy
- Amenities
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- Camping
- Carpark
- Historical
- Lookouts
- Picnics
- Plant Life
- Wheelchair Access
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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