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Reefton short walks
- Location
Access is via the State Highways that surround and dissect Victoria Park as well as a number of secondary roads.
Reefton Heritage Walk and Bottled Lightning Powerhouse Walk start from the Reefton Visitor Centre. Alborns Coal Mine walk starts from the car park 9km along Soldiers Road. Tawhai Walk starts just north of the Reefton Saddle.
- Description
Reefton Heritage Walk (30 mins)
This walk starts from the Reefton Visitor Centre and passes 24 historic buildings, many from the 19th century. These include shops, churches, lodges, the courthouse and the Reefton School of Mines.
Bottled Lightning Powerhouse Walk (40 mins)
Starts from Reefton Visitor Centre and heads up Broadway to a footbridge over the Inangahua River which gives access to the powerhouse site. It was here that New Zealand's first public supply of electricity was generated in 1888. Return via the Rosstown Road and the main highway bridge.
Alborns Coal Mine (1 hr 30 mins)
Begins at a car park 9 km along Soldiers Road which leaves the Reefton highway (SH 7) just south of the town. Scattered among old coal mine workings are remains of makeshift winch equipment, including and old Leyland lorry. Other features are distinctive "coal measures" vegetation and views of the Victoria and Paparoa Ranges.
Tawhai Walk (15 min loop)
Just south of the Reefton Saddle on the Reefton highway (SH 7) is a picnic area with tap water and a toilet. A track suitable for wheelchairs goes through beech/exotic forest.
- Level
- Easy
- Amenities
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- Historical
- Picnics
- Wheelchair Access
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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