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Inangahua River
Big River - Inangahua Track
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Loop with brief road section.
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Distance: 392m away
Faded gold miners' trails into the remains of the Big River gold town, past old stamper batteries, rails, mines and ...
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Big River - Rainy Creek route
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1 day. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 1.7km away
An old route from the Big River goldmining ghost town out to SH7 and the Inangahua River.
This route follows ...
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Miners track near the old Inkerman West Gold Mine
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Distance: 3.8km away
This pic shows a section of the old miners track that leaves the Big River Road at c. NZTM2000 E1508454 ...
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Golden Lead Battery May 2018
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Distance: 4.4km away
This historic battery for crushing gold bearing rock was restored in 2008. It can be walked to from SH7 adjacent ...
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Kirwans Track
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Distance: 6.3km away
2-3 day circuit visiting Kirwans Hill, and the Lord Brassey Stamper Battery.
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Montgomerie hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 6.4km away
This hut is located at the junction of the Montgomerie and Waitahu Rivers. There is 4x4 or mountain bike access ...
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Montgomerie hut July 2009
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Distance: 6.4km away
A hut with 4x4 or mountain bike access situated at the junction of the Waitahu and Montgomerie Rivers. This hut ...
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Kirwans Track
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2 – 3 days. Easy/medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 6.4km away
This classic circuit explore Reefton's gold history, starting from the site of the Capleston gold town and leading up to ...
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Big River Mine
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Distance: 6.9km away
This walk from Big River Hut explores the area's mining history.
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Big River Poppet Head
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Distance: 7.0km away
One of only two left in the country.
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Big River Winding Plant
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Distance: 7.1km away
The new engine house sits over the top of the original winding plant boiler.
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Big River Winding Plant
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Distance: 7.1km away
This winding plant moved miners and gear up and down the 602m Big River shaft.
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Rooney's Cottage & Hut
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Shelter (DOC).
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Distance: 7.3km away
Miners' accomodation associated with the Big River Mine. The cottage and attached "single-man's hut" are derelict.
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Big River Huts April 2012
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Distance: 7.3km away
This picture shows a now derelict miners cottage with an equally derelict "singlemans" hut tacked on the end of it. ...
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Big River Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 35.
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Distance: 7.4km away
The Big River Mine operated from 1882 to 1942. This hut is surrounded by relics of the mining era, and ...
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Big River Hut on a wet day Oct 2007
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Distance: 7.4km away
This photo was taken after walking through from Waiuta on the old miners track one wet day.
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Big River Track
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1 day. Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 7.4km away
Following the line of the old road from Waiuta to Big River, this is an easy forest walk between goldmining ...
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Big River Dam
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Distance: 7.4km away
Short walk from Big River Hut to the old goldmining dam.
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Big River Dam
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Easy/medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 7.4km away
Short route from the Big River goldmining town site up to the old dam in open tussock flats.
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Inglewood Mine Relics June 2011
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Distance: 7.7km away
This photo shows the old boiler & winding drum at the Inglewood Gold Mine site. This quartz mine was established ...
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Pakihi near Big River Hut
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Distance: 8.0km away
Looking eastward across the Inangahua River.
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Big River
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Distance: 8.1km away
Frosty June morning on the way to the old dam site.
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Big River
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Distance: 8.6km away
Sunrise on a frosty June morning at the dam site.
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Green Hut April 2019
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Distance: 8.7km away
This photo shows the semi derelict Green Hut at Slab Hut Creek just downstream from Commissioners Flat in the Reefton ...
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