Makarora Bush Walk

Makarora Bush Walk - Haast Pass/Tioripatea

Makarora Bush Walk

Haast Pass/Tioripatea

6 Rankers Reviews

5 Face-to-Face

5 Makarora

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Old pit saw site

Information

Makarora Bush Walk

1 km return | 15 minutes return

This looped nature walk passes through podocarp and silver beech forest with good specimens of matai, miro, kahikatea and rimu. Another feature is a pitsaw display, illustrating this pioneering timber milling technique.

Walking Track

Access

The start of the track is 18 km south of Haast Pass and 100 m north of the Makarora Visitor Centre.

Track

Follow the anticlockwise loop and keep right at junction with the track to Mount Shrimpton.

Flora

This is a remnant mixed beech podocarp forest with some large matai. The denser understorey is festooned with moss.

European History

The remains of the old pitsaw site hark back to days when much of surrounding areas was cleared of timber for use in expanding Otago goldfields.

Details

Feature Value Info

Organisation

DOC Otago

Central government organisation

Location

South IslandWanaka RegionMakarora

Categories

  • Activity__walking_and_trekkingWalking
  • Free

Directions

To Coordinates

Coordinates

-44.2287804963594

169.232675933838

Latitude
-44.2287804963594
Longitude
169.232675933838

Nearby

Reviews

    • Easy walk, also for our daughter of three years.
    • Easy walk and beautiful, amazing forest.
    • A well maintained and interesting little walk.
    • Stunning and easy walk.
    • Beautiful and easy little walk.
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  • 3.5/5

    Easy walk and beautiful, amazing forest.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017

  • 4.0/5

    Beautiful and easy little walk.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017

  • 3.5/5

    Stunning and easy walk.

    Beautiful forest.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017

  • 5.0/5

    Easy walk, also for our daughter of three years.

    Beautiful forest.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in January 2016

  • 4.0/5

    A well maintained and interesting little walk.

    The visitor centre cum café will tell you what to look out for, and serve you refreshments on your return.

    Reviewed about 13 years ago and experienced in September 2011