The Paparoa Track

The Paparoa Track

September 2021

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The Paparoa Track is the country’s first dual use Great Walk. It passes through a landscape as diverse as the Heaphy but is much shorter and can be walked in three days or ridden in one or two.

Smoke-ho car park to Ces Clark Hut 10.3km, 4-5hr The first section has been in use for years. Known as the Croesus Track, it leads steeply past gold mining ruins and relics to 16-bunk Ces Clark Hut, which is right on the bush edge. There are magnificent views to Grey Valley and the Southern Alps. If […]
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