Mt. Crichton Loop Track
Image: Vicki Devine | Creative Commons
Mt Crichton Loop Track
Located in Queenstown area in the Otago region
Introduction
This well formed track features rivers, a waterfall, a historic hut/tunnel, native bush and views - plenty to keep kids interested.Image gallery
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![Waterfall on Mt Crichton Loop Track.]( "Waterfall on Mt Crichton Loop Track.")
Waterfall on Mt Crichton Loop Track
Waterfall on Mt Crichton Loop Track
...Image: Steve Collis | Creative Commons
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![Sam Summers Hut.]( "Sam Summers Hut.")
Sam Summers Hut
Sam Summers Hut
...Image: Brian Dobbie ©
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Track overview
Dog access
About this track
Description
A local’s favourite, this loop follows along sections of Twelve Mile Creek through red beech in the gullies. As the track ascends, it passes through mountain beech and mānuka, offering views of Lake Dispute and glimpses of Lake Wakatipu.
Gold miners intensively worked the Twelve Mile Creek Gorge and signs of sluicing can still be seen. A short side track below historic Sam Summers Hut leads to an impressive rock tunnel once used as a tail race.
A link to the Lake Dispute Track is signposted on the ridge on the eastern side.
It takes one hour to walk to Sam Summers Hut from the left side of the track (the true right of Twelve Mile Creek).
Getting there
The track starts from a car park 12 km from Queenstown on the Glenorchy–Queenstown Road.
Know before you go
Mountain biking is not permitted on this track and the link to Lake Dispute.
There are old mine shafts and steep drop-offs along parts of the track.
Contacts
| Whakatipu-wai-Māori / Queenstown Visitor Centre | |
| Phone: | +64 3 442 7935 |
| Fax: | +64 4 471 1117 |
| Email: | queenstownvc@doc.govt.nz |
| Address: |
50 Stanley Street Queenstown 9300 |
| Postal Address: |
PO Box 811 Queenstown 9348 |
| Full office details | |
