Professional Documents
Culture Documents
first aid kit and take some food and drink. Insect repellent
is recommended to ward off sandflies and mosquitoes.
Croesus
Access
Croesus Track
Time: 8 to 10 hours one way
Distance: 22.1 km
The Croesus Track offers a number of tramping
opportunities from short walks to a full day tramp over the
range from Blackball to Barrytown. The Ces Clark Hut
is a 16 bunk serviced hut located on the Paparoa Range
tops. It has a coal stove and mattresses. Hut tickets can
be purchased from the Greymouth i-Site. The hut is about
4 hours from the Blackball side of the Croesus Track,
providing an opportunity for trampers to split the walk into
two days. From the hut the endangered great spotted
kiwi can sometimes be heard calling at night. You will also
need Topomap 260 K31 Ahaura.
Moonlight Track
Time: 2.5 hours one way
Distance: 6.5 km from Anderson Flat carpark
to Meikles Hut (walking track); 7.9 km from
Miekles Hut to Croesus Track Junction (route).
An historic mining track that passes through large tailing
stacks in the Upper Moonlight Valley. The track begins
at Anderson Flat at the end of Moonlight Road. The
Moonlight tops can be reached in about 3-4 hours, from
where a marked route crosses the open tops to link with
the Croesus Track. See Moonlight Track brochure for
details.
Greymouth
Safety
Any problems or comments on the tracks please pass
onto any of the offices listed. If it is a safety issue you may
contact:
Walks in Greymouth
& surrounding areas
More information
www.doc.govt.nz
Greymouth Mawheranui
Area Office
Department of Conservation
PO Box 370
Greymouth
Ph 03 768 0427
Fax 03 768 7417
Published by
Department of Conservation
West Coast Tai Poutini Conservancy
Private Bag 701
Hokitika
2008
Crown copyright
To Punakaiki
Westport
Garden
Gully
Track
hw
ay
Runanga
Coal Creek Walk
Ngahere
ay
Brunner
Mine Site
Cobden
Gun Emplacement Walk
Lions Walk
Greymouth
Kowhai Bush Walk
Coronation Domain Walk
Grandjeans Creek Walk
Omotumotu Bush Walk
te
Sta
w
igh
Nelson Creek
Nelson Creek
Stillwater
Dobson
Aorangi
Nature Walk
Paroa
Nelson Creek
Walks
Arnold River
Arnold River
Walk
Woods Creek
Track
Rakaitane
Walk
Taramakau River
Velenski Walk
Moana
e
at
St
ig
H
Bain Bay
Track
ay
hw
To Hokitika
Glaciers
Lake Brunner
Mitchells
Kumara
Sta
te
Hig
h
wa
y
73
Tailrace Walk
Ahaura
Blackball
Rapahoe
Point Elizabeth
Walkway
To Reefton
Nelson
Andersons
Flat
Grey River
Gold Fossicking
Callaghans Track
Moonlight
Track
Croesus Track
Barrytown
8 Km
Hig
Sta
te
Access
To Arthurs Pass
Christchurch
Mt French
Route
Carew Falls
Track
Ara O Te Kinga
Track
To Arthurs Pass
Christchurch
Greymouth area
Velenski Walk
Department of Conservation
Te Papa Atawhai
The scenic reserves, and other protected lands in the
central West Coast region are administered by the
Department of Conservation as part of the Departments
West Coast Tai Poutini Conservancy. Local management
and conservation work for the area is provided from the
Area office at Greymouth. Brochures, maps, hut tickets
and general information are available from the Greymouth.
Information Centre.