The old musterer’s hut is among old gold workings, 1120m up the Old Man Range. Photo: George Driver

Omeo Gully Track, Kopuwai Conservation Area

April 2022

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Climbing to an isolated goldfield through a landscape of tors and tussock, the Omeo Gully Track provides expansive views and a gateway to the tundra-like tops of the Old Man Range.

The track has become one of my favourite Central Otago day walks, but can be turned into an overnighter, or even a multi-day trip, to Boundary Hut and Old Woman Hut, and also forms part of a challenging mountain bike loop. It starts at the Omeo Gully Road end and heads on a 4WD track […]
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