Chasm Creek​

Name	Chasm Creek
Location	Seddonville
Co-ordinates	1514421  5400687
Alternative co-ordinates	1515044  5400034
Configuration	Linear
Distance	0.8 km
Status	Off-leash
Grade	Easy
Access	Take the Seddonville Road off SH 67 just south of the Mokihinui River Bridge. Walk starts at small parking area on left, ca. 1km from junction.
Description	Years ago this was a ca. 1 km length walk along an old railway line. When the two bridges it crosses had to be closed for safety reasons, however, only a third remained. Now, after a campaign by friends of the walkway, one of the bridges has been reinstated, and two-thirds of the walk is back in action again. And with a short diversion by the road, and a bit of doubling back, almost the whole walk can be done.    It's with doing, for as well as history, there are good views of the rock formations in the gorge, a short tunnel to walk through that supposedly hosts glow-worms (though I've never seen any), the stored bridge to cross, and the lively accompaniment of the birds in the bush. From tghe second (still closed bridge), there's a short track up onto the road, and from there it's only a couple of hundred metres to the entrance to the last section of the track, from where you can walk back to the closed bridge. And just to finish off, why not have a drink at the Seddonville Pub just down the road (opening hours erratic!).
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