Styx Track in Westland District

Styx Track in Westland District is a dirt path. The road has a width of 3 m. It runs in an east-west direction and ends in a cul-de-sac. This road is part of the hiking trails The Three Passes and Arahua and Styx Valleys Tracks.

Bicycle
no
Road Type
path
Wheelchair Access
no
Route
east-west

Attraction

  • Cesspool Swing Bridge – approx. 6,7 km.
  • Aqueduct – approx. 17,4 km.
  • Aqueduct – approx. 22,9 km.
  • Karamea reservoir – approx. 23,7 km.
  • Precision Helicopters Hokitika at Whitcombe Valley Road 535 – approx. 23,7 km.
  • Hokitika Gorge (limited wheelchair access) – approx. 24,7 km.
  • Derelict dredge – approx. 27,1 km.
  • Old gold-mining tunnel – approx. 28,1 km.

Pubs

  • Kokatah pub. The Kok – approx. 22,0 km.

Parking

  • Mount Brown Hut Track Car Park (surface) – approx. 11,8 km.
  • Styx Track Car Park (surface) – approx. 11,9 km.
  • Kokatah pub car/ tractor parking (8 spaces) – approx. 22,0 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. 15,2 km.
  • Trappers Rest – approx. 15,4 km.

Tourist information offices

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

Hostel

  • Rata Lodge – approx. 21,7 km.

Stations

  • Otira – approx. 22,0 km.

Viewpoint

  • Dorothy creek – approx. 12,6 km.
  • Ōtira Viaduct Lookout at Deaths Corner – approx. 20,4 km.
  • Hokitika Gorge – approx. 24,7 km.

Picnic site

  • Trappers Rest – approx. 15,4 km.
  • Sunny Bight picnic area – approx. 17,3 km.

Shelter

  • Gerhardt Spur Bivouac (lean_to). (moved to correct location - confirmed by survey) – approx. 19,4 km.

Gallery

  • John Burns Gallery of Modern Art – approx. 21,8 km.

Platforms

  • Otira – approx. 22,0 km.