Kirwans Track
Victoria Forest Park
- 2 – 3 days loop track
- Easy/medium
- Capleston to Kirwans Hut: 4.5 hours, 13.3km
- Kirwans Hill and return: 1.5 hours, 4.2km
- Kirwans Hut to Montgomerie Hut: 3.5 hours, 9.7km
- Montgomerie Hut to Boatmans Bridge: 3.5 hours, 12.9km
- Capleston Pack Track, Boatmans Bridge to Capleston: 1 hour, 3.4km
This classic circuit explore Reefton's gold history, starting from the site of the Capleston gold town and leading up to a spectacular hut on Kirwans Hill. Visit an open cast mine site with aerial ropeway, and a large quartz stamper battery.
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Walking time
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2 – 3 days |
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Distance
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43.5km |
Type
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Loop track
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Grade
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Easy/medium
The long climb to Kirwans Hut has 1100m elevation gain. Grades explained
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Bookings
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No bookings — open access
No — open access
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Starts
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Capleston, Boatmans Road, Reefton |
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Maps
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NZTopo50-BS22
NZTopo50-BT22 NZTopo50-BS21 |
Altitude
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200m
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1,315m
Altitude change 1,115m
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Link
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www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/victoria-forest-park/things-to-do/tracks/kirwans-track-and-waitahu-valley/http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/victoria-forest-park/things-to-do/tracks/kirwans-track-and-waitahu-valley/ |
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This track is usually walked in a clockwise direction. Start the track at Capleston or the Boatmans Bridge car park at the end of Gannons Road.