Mt Crichton Loop Track
Track category
Walking track
Time:
2 - 4 hr loop
Description
Mt Crichton Track
This track is in the Mt Crichton Scenic Reserve and passes through mountain beech and mÄnuka, with red beech in the gullies.
Twelve Mile Creek Gorge was worked intensively by gold miners and signs of sluicing can still be seen.
A short side track below Sam Sumners Hut leads to an impressive rock fissure once used as a tail race.
A link to the Lake Dispute Walkway is signposted on the ridge on the eastern side.
Getting there
Start/Finish: 10km from Queenstown on Glenorchy Rd
Activities
Historic sites
Mountain biking on this track and the link to Lake Dispute is not permitted.
Guides and commercial tourism providers