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NZ Walking Routes > West Coast > Greymouth > Waiuta walking tracks
Waiuta walking tracks
- Location
- Signposted from the Reefton highway (SH 7), 21 km south of Reefton. Follow the sealed and shingle road a further 16 km to Waiuta. The road is suitable for cars and buses.
- Description
Town Walk (1 hr 30 mins)
From the main information site along Top Road, this walk passes the Blackwater mine, settlement and recreation areas. Historic photos depicting the town are interpreted along the walk.
Prohibition Mine and Ball Mill (2 hrs)
"Pro Road" winds up to the top of the country's deepest mineshaft (879 metres) and foundations of the ball mill where quartz was ground to extract gold. There are fine views from a 580 metre altitude. Part of the return journey can be made via the miners' short-cut track, which leaves the road just below the mine.
Snowy Battery Track (2 hr 30 mins)
A well formed down hill track leads you to the remains of a massive gold extraction plant, including large cyanide tanks and machinery foundations. The return journey can be either: returning by the track in, following the water race from the battery to powerhouse site then up a gentle graded track to Waiuta, or from the powerhouse crossing the river to Hukarere Road for a prearranged pick up.
- Level
- Medium
- Amenities
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- Historical
- Lookouts
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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