Freehold Creek
Name |
Freehold Creek |
Location |
Ruataniwha Conservation Park |
Co-ordinates |
1346622 5094942 |
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Configuration |
Linear |
Distance |
12 km |
Status |
On-leash |
Grade |
Moderate-Difficult |
Access |
Take Lake Ohau Road off SH8 at Clearburn, and continue past Lake Ohau Lodge. Walk starts as Te Arorao Trail (Sawyers and Parsons Creek) about 2 km beyond the lodge. Note: access beyond Lake Ohau Lodge is across private farmland and permission is required to drive beyond the lodge; dogs must be kept in cars until the park boundary is reached. |
Description |
A relatively straightforward climb for the first 2 km or so, up to the viewpoint, after which the track continues for another 6 km along an old bullock track to the bushline. Beyond that it's tougher going for another 4 km, some of it unmarked, to Dumb Bell Lake. |
Connecting tracks |
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Further information |