Clutha Gold Trail
The Clutha is well-served with long paths, created both for walking and cycling. This one is a cycle trail, and is badged as the Gold Trail, and as the name implies links up various gold-working sites and settlements. But it also passes through some lovely country, inluding rocky gorges, green floodplains and rich and rolling countryside sao it provides some good walking opportunities.
At 73 km in length, it's a long way to walk all in one go and like most cyclepaths the route can become a bit tedious after a while. The surface, though, is a dood all-purpose mix of sand and gravel, with a binding of clay, so it's not the dusty experience some cycleways tend to be. Parts of the track, though,are supposedly banned for dogs because they pass through farmlan, so you need to pick aznd choose your route. Fortunately, there are good access points on the whole length of the cycleway, so it's easy to break the path up into managerable sections. Roxburgh to Miller's Flat is a pleasant stroll, and both towns have some interest. Generally, though, the further south you go the more interesting the trail becomes, so the best thing is to do some research before you set out.
At 73 km in length, it's a long way to walk all in one go and like most cyclepaths the route can become a bit tedious after a while. The surface, though, is a dood all-purpose mix of sand and gravel, with a binding of clay, so it's not the dusty experience some cycleways tend to be. Parts of the track, though,are supposedly banned for dogs because they pass through farmlan, so you need to pick aznd choose your route. Fortunately, there are good access points on the whole length of the cycleway, so it's easy to break the path up into managerable sections. Roxburgh to Miller's Flat is a pleasant stroll, and both towns have some interest. Generally, though, the further south you go the more interesting the trail becomes, so the best thing is to do some research before you set out.
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