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Powelliphanta snail Kirwans Hill April 2011

Kirwans Track

2-3 day circuit visiting Kirwans Hill, and the Lord Brassey Stamper Battery.   More ▶︎
Kirwans Track

Kirwans Track

This classic circuit explore Reefton's gold history, starting from the site of the Capleston gold town and leading up to ...   More ▶︎
Kirwans hut

Kirwans hut

Perched up near a ridge top this hut location commands good views to the south and west. This popular hut ...   More ▶︎
Lord Brassey Berdans

Lord Brassey Berdans

Berdans at the Lord Brassey Stamper Battery site. These have been reassembled since @glennj’s 2011 photograph (see related). Check out ...   More ▶︎
Lord Brassey stamper battery Kirwans Creek April 2011

Lord Brassey stamper battery Kirwans Creek April 2011

This fifteen head quartz stamper battery was largely restored in 2009. The site is on the track between Kirwans and ...   More ▶︎
Sawmill relics off Kirwans Track

Sawmill relics off Kirwans Track

There are the remains of an old sawmill in the headwaters of Boatmans Creek. This sawmill commenced operating in 1933 ...   More ▶︎
Kirwans Hut

Kirwans Hut

This hut is hard to beat, we stayed 2 nights. A great place to escape to and park up!!   More ▶︎
Montgomerie hut July 2009

Montgomerie hut July 2009

A hut with 4x4 or mountain bike access situated at the junction of the Waitahu and Montgomerie Rivers. This hut ...   More ▶︎
Montgomerie hut

Montgomerie hut

This hut is located at the junction of the Montgomerie and Waitahu Rivers. There is 4x4 or mountain bike access ...   More ▶︎
Larry's Creek

Larry's Creek

A less well-known track into a gold mining site north of Reefton. A feature is the restored Robey portable steam ...   More ▶︎
Robey Steam Engine on Larry's Creek Track

Robey Steam Engine on Larry's Creek Track

This steam engine is a beauty! It is beside the last shaft dug circa 1910 to exploit the Caledonian gold ...   More ▶︎

Capleston Pack Track

Short connector between the ends of Kirwans Track on Waitahu River Road and at Capleston.   More ▶︎
Inglewood Mine Relics June 2011

Inglewood Mine Relics June 2011

This photo shows the old boiler & winding drum at the Inglewood Gold Mine site. This quartz mine was established ...   More ▶︎
Wheel Creek hut April 2009

Wheel Creek hut April 2009

Located on a flat amongst beech forest in the headwaters of Wheel Creek a tributary of the Maruia River. It ...   More ▶︎
Wheel Creek hut

Wheel Creek hut

Located on a flat amongst beech forest in the headwaters of Wheel Creek a tributary of the Maruia River. It ...   More ▶︎