Motatapu Track

  • 3 days one way
  • Medium

A new track crossing the tussock tops of the Motatapu and Soho Stations to link Wanaka and Arrowtown, and forming part of the Te Araroa Trail.

Fern burn Hut • By Dr_On. Licence: C.
Motatapu Track: Key information
Walking time
3 days
17 hr – 21 hr
Distance
29.0km
Type
One way
One way
Grade
Medium
Bookings
No bookings — open access
No — open access
Motatapu Track: Find it
Starts
Fern Burn car park, Matukituki Valley, near Wanaka
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Ends
Macetown, near Arrowtown
Maps
NZTopo50-CB11
NZTopo50-CB12
Altitude
1,275m

This track crosses private land. Please ensure gates are left as found and stiles are used where available. The track is very new and many sections are undeveloped apart from a line of marker poles. The track may be walked in either direction, with the Macetown end being a few more hours from a sealed road aong the Macetown Road.

Map
ID 2795

About this track

Added 26 March 2008 by matthewmatthew. 2 revisions, most recently 21 April 2008 by matthewmatthew.
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