Hobson Creek Road in Westland District

Hobson Creek Road in Westland District is an unpaved minor road and runs in a southeast-northwest direction and crosses Sugar Loaf Road and ends at Haast Highway.

Road Type
minor road
Route
southeast-northwest

Viewpoint

  • River view – approx. 8,2 km.
  • Great river spot. Amazing blue water – approx. 9,0 km.
  • Peak View Point. View of Fox Glacier and Southern Alps, incl. Mt Cook – approx. 11,1 km.
  • Waterfall viewpoint – approx. 11,6 km.
  • Jetty Viewpoint (limited wheelchair access) – approx. 14,7 km.
  • View of Views – approx. 14,7 km.
  • Reflection Island – approx. 14,8 km.
  • Gillespies Lagoon – approx. 14,9 km.
  • Miners Tunnel – approx. 15,2 km.
  • Seal Colony – approx. 15,7 km.
  • Galway Beach – approx. 15,8 km.
  • Glacier Viewpoint – approx. 16,2 km.
  • Glacier Viewpoint – approx. 16,3 km.
  • Minnehaha – approx. 16,4 km.

Campsite

  • Architect creek campsite – approx. 9,5 km.
  • Gillespies Beach Campsite (tents allowed, caravans allowed). Camp near an old gold mining settlement and a seal colony. Tracks lead to historic suction and bucket dredges, and Galway Beach. – approx. 13,9 km.
  • Welcome Flat Campsite – approx. 14,1 km.

Motel

  • Mount Cook View Motel – approx. 15,1 km.
  • Lake Matheson Motel – approx. 16,2 km.

Restaurants

  • Betsey Jane (opening hours: Mon–Sun 16–1) – approx. 16,3 km.

Attraction

  • Gillespies Beach Miners Cemetery – approx. 12,8 km.
  • Rock bivouac – approx. 14,0 km.
  • Historical Miner Dredge – approx. 14,6 km.

Parking

  • Peak View Point – approx. 11,0 km.

Gift shops

  • ReflectioNZ – approx. 14,4 km.