Ward Road in Westland District

Ward Road in Westland District is a gravelled service road. It runs in a northeast-southwest direction starting from Lake Kaniere Road. This road is part of the bicycle routes West Coast Wilderness Trail and Greymouth to Ross TA.

Road Type
service road
Route
northeast-southwest

Attraction

  • Aqueduct – approx. 1,9 km.
  • Aqueduct – approx. 3,8 km.
  • Old gold-mining tunnel – approx. 9,7 km.
  • Diggers' Sawmill – approx. 9,8 km.
  • Glowworm Dell at Woodstock Rimu Road – approx. 10,2 km.
  • Karamea reservoir – approx. 11,3 km.
  • Cesspool Swing Bridge – approx. 12,5 km.
  • Derelict dredge – approx. 13,0 km.

Fire station

  • Hokitika Volunteer Fire Brigade (Fire and Emergency New Zealand) at Stafford Street 200 – approx. 13,7 km.

Parking

  • Kokatah pub car/ tractor parking (8 spaces) – approx. 8,6 km.
  • Mount Brown Hut Track Car Park (surface) – approx. 9,3 km.
  • Styx Track Car Park (surface) – approx. 11,5 km.
  • Westland Milk Products Staff Car park (surface) – approx. 13,4 km.

Viewpoint

  • Dorothy creek – approx. 7,7 km.

Petrol stations

  • G.A.S. (G.A.S.) – approx. 10,6 km.

Bar

  • Kaniere Hotel – approx. 10,7 km.

Convenience stores

  • Nods on the Spot at Livingstone Street 66 – approx. 13,4 km.

Picnic site

  • Sunny Bight picnic area – approx. 2,4 km.
  • Trappers Rest – approx. 9,9 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. 4,1 km.
  • Trappers Rest – approx. 10,0 km.

Pubs

  • Kokatah pub. The Kok – approx. 8,6 km.

Hotels

  • Kaniere Hotel (WLAN) – approx. 10,7 km.

Tourist information offices

  • Don't take the track through the bushes unless you want to take the muddy route – approx. 11,6 km.

Cafés

  • de Havilland cafe (Wi-Fi) – approx. 13,5 km.