Aickens Loop in Westland District

Aickens Loop in Westland District is a railway line (KiwiRail, 1067 mm).
Operator
KiwiRail

Tourist information

  • Don't take the track through the bushes unless you want to take the muddy route – approx. 31,6 km.
  • Historic Kumara Swimming Baths – approx. 38,2 km.
  • King Dick's Pub – approx. 38,3 km.
  • Richard John Seddon – approx. 38,4 km.
  • Greenstone and Kumara goldfields – approx. 38,4 km.

Gallery

  • John Burns Gallery of Modern Art – approx. 7,3 km.

Parking

  • Mount Brown Hut Track Car Park (surface) – approx. 37,8 km.

Guest house

  • The Undertakers Backpackers at Seddon Street 84 – approx. 38,7 km.

Fire station

  • Kumara Volunteer Fire Brigade (Fire and Emergency New Zealand) – approx. 38,9 km.

Attraction

  • Cesspool Swing Bridge – approx. 31,8 km.
  • Karamea reservoir – approx. 36,2 km.
  • Londonderry Rock 3000 tons – approx. 37,5 km.
  • Aqueduct – approx. 38,9 km.

Platforms

  • Otira – approx. 7,1 km.

Hostel

  • Rata Lodge – approx. 7,7 km.

Caravan site

  • Kumara Power Station Self-contained site (caravans allowed) – approx. 37,9 km.

Petrol station

  • McKeown (McKeown, opening hours: open 24/7) at State Highway 73 – approx. 38,8 km.

Viewpoint

  • Ōtira Viaduct Lookout at Deaths Corner – approx. 13,2 km.
  • Dorothy creek – approx. 37,6 km.

Campsite

  • Trappers Rest – approx. 30,9 km.
  • Hans Bay - Lake Kaniere Campsite (tents allowed, caravans allowed). This is a large, grassy lake-front campsite beside beautiful Lake Kaniere. Fish from the jetty, boat or swim in the lake. – approx. 37,8 km.

Stations

  • Otira – approx. 7,1 km.

Picnic site

  • Trappers Rest – approx. 31,0 km.

Restaurants

  • Theatre Royal (opening hours: Fri–Sat 11–22; Sun–Thu 11–20) – approx. 38,7 km.

Convenience stores

  • Kumara General Store & Cafe at State Highway 73 57 – approx. 38,9 km.