Doughboy Road North in Westland District

Doughboy Road North in Westland District is a gravelled minor road. It runs in a northeast-southwest direction and ends at Johnston Road, while the other end is a cul-de-sac.

Road Type
minor road
Route
northeast-southwest

Attraction

  • Precision Helicopters Hokitika at Whitcombe Valley Road 535 – approx. 2,7 km.
  • Hokitika Gorge (limited wheelchair access) – approx. 3,7 km.
  • River gauges – approx. 17,1 km.
  • Cesspool Swing Bridge – approx. 17,8 km.
  • Aqueduct – approx. 18,0 km.
  • Aqueduct – approx. 19,0 km.
  • Old gold-mining tunnel – approx. 19,5 km.
  • Diggers' Sawmill – approx. 19,7 km.
  • Glowworm Dell at Woodstock Rimu Road – approx. 19,9 km.

Parking

  • Styx Track Car Park (surface) – approx. 10,6 km.
  • Kokatah pub car/ tractor parking (8 spaces) – approx. 11,4 km.
  • Mount Brown Hut Track Car Park (surface) – approx. 12,7 km.

Viewpoint

  • Hokitika Gorge – approx. 3,7 km.
  • Dorothy creek – approx. 13,8 km.

Picnic site

  • Sunny Bight picnic area – approx. 16,3 km.

Tourist information offices

  • Don't take the track through the bushes unless you want to take the muddy route – approx. 18,5 km.

Petrol stations

  • RD Petroleum (Diesel, self-service, RD Petroleum) – approx. 20,1 km.

Cafés

  • Uppaheights Cafe (outdoor seating, wheelchair accessible) at Woodstock Rimu Road 1128 (7812) – approx. 18,3 km.
  • Roddy Nugget Cafe – approx. 20,0 km.
  • Flossie's coffee – approx. 20,1 km.

Shelter

  • Gerhardt Spur Bivouac (lean_to). (moved to correct location - confirmed by survey) – approx. 4,9 km.

Pubs

  • Kokatah pub. The Kok – approx. 11,4 km.

Campsite

  • 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. 16,7 km.

Restaurants

  • Roddy Nugget Cafe & Bar – approx. 20,0 km.

Motel

  • Ross Motels – approx. 20,1 km.