Walking the Historic Kill Devil Pack Track

November 2016

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November 2016

The Kill Devil Pack Track passes this impressive slip, which formed Lake Stanley. Photo: Rebecca Hayter
The Historic Kill Devil Pack Track gives trampers a rare opportunity to do a four-day walk with minimal evidence of modern interference, amid traces of the gold mining days. The track runs from Uruwhenua to Anatoki, both in Golden Bay – or vice versa. From Uruwhenua, it’s a long, uphill zigzag for about three hours […]
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