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Walks along the Haast Highway brochure

Published:

May 2010

View a brochure about the many walks you can take along the Haast Highway in Mount Aspiring National Park. Walks range from five minutes to five hours.


Summary

Front cover of the brochure showing Thunder Creek Falls. Photo: S Sawyers.
Brochure cover showing Thunder Creek
Falls

Haast Pass/Tioripatea Highway, a 140 km section of State Highway 6, is a spectacular and scenic road linking Wanaka and Haast.

It reaches beyond wind-whipped Lakes Wanaka and Hawea, through golden tussock-covered hills, to wind among steep mountains cloaked in lush rainforest and cross tumbling rivers. It then skirts undulating forests that seemingly float in tea-stained swamps, to finally reach the foaming surf of the Tasman Sea.

The brochure includes information about Haast Pass/Tioripatea Highway and the history of the area. Learn about plants and animals you might see, and find out where you can camp. A large maps shows the location of the tracks.

Tracks and locations described include:

  • Haast Visitor Centre
  • Roaring Billy
  • Pleasant Flat
  • Thunder Creek Falls
  • Fantail Falls
  • Haast Pass/Tioripatea
  • Davis Flat
  • Cameron Creek
  • Cameron Flat
  • Blue Valley
  • Makarora Bush
  • Makarora Visitor Centre
  • Mount Shrimpton
  • Boundary Creek
  • Boundary Creek Track
  • Kidds Bush

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Publication information

Published by

Otago Conservancy Office
Phone: +64 3 477 0677
Email: otago@doc.govt.nz
Full office details

Contact

Wanaka Area Office
Phone: +64 3 443 7660
Email: mtaspiringvc@doc.govt.nz
Full office details

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Tracks and walks

Safety

Follow the Outdoor Safety Code:
1. Plan your trip
2. Tell someone
3. Be aware of the weather
4. Know your limits
5. Take sufficient supplies

Contacts

Authors and others wanting to use DOC recreation information in publications should contact recreation@doc.govt.nz

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