Lake Kaniere Walkway in Westland District

Lake Kaniere Walkway in Westland District is a path. It runs in a north-south direction and ends at Dorothy Falls Road, while the other end is a cul-de-sac.

Road Type
path
Route
north-south

Attraction

  • Aqueduct – approx. 5,6 km.
  • Cesspool Swing Bridge – approx. 8,9 km.
  • Aqueduct – approx. 9,1 km.
  • Old gold-mining tunnel – approx. 13,3 km.
  • Diggers' Sawmill – approx. 13,4 km.
  • Glowworm Dell at Woodstock Rimu Road – approx. 13,8 km.
  • Precision Helicopters Hokitika at Whitcombe Valley Road 535 – approx. 14,7 km.
  • Hokitika Gorge (limited wheelchair access) – approx. 15,9 km.
  • Karamea reservoir – approx. 16,9 km.

Parking

  • Mount Brown Hut Track Car Park (surface) – approx. 3,5 km.
  • Styx Track Car Park (surface) – approx. 5,1 km.
  • Kokatah pub car/ tractor parking (8 spaces) – approx. 7,2 km.

Picnic site

  • Sunny Bight picnic area – approx. 4,2 km.
  • Trappers Rest – approx. 12,4 km.

Tourist information offices

  • Don't take the track through the bushes unless you want to take the muddy route – approx. 8,7 km.

Petrol stations

  • G.A.S. (G.A.S.) – approx. 15,1 km.

Hotels

  • Kaniere Hotel (WLAN) – approx. 15,3 km.

Viewpoint

  • Dorothy creek – approx. 2,6 km.
  • Hokitika Gorge – approx. 15,9 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. 4,0 km.
  • Trappers Rest – approx. 12,5 km.

Pubs

  • Kokatah pub. The Kok – approx. 7,2 km.

Shelter

  • Gerhardt Spur Bivouac (lean_to). (moved to correct location - confirmed by survey) – approx. 15,0 km.

Bar

  • Kaniere Hotel – approx. 15,3 km.

Cafés

  • Uppaheights Cafe (outdoor seating, wheelchair accessible) at Woodstock Rimu Road 1128 (7812) – approx. 17,7 km.