Woolshed Creek
As well as being a popular picnic spot, Woolshed Creek carpark is one of the starting points for the Mt Somers Tracks which provides a number of day walks and multi-day tramps.
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ABOUT THE WALKWAY
Woolshed Creek picnic area has a large grassy, sheltered picnic area with toilets and information.
Nature Trail
| Distance: | 30 minutes, 1 km one way |
| Classification: |
Walking Track |
| About the walk: | Cross the bridge over Woolshed Creek before continuing up the true left of Woolshed Creek. The river is then forded* before climbing out through the dross (old coal dust) screened from coal at the bottom of the jig before returning to Woolshed Creek car park. *Take care fording the river, if in doubt return the way you came |
Rhyolite Ridge Track
| Distance: | 1 hour, 1.8 km one way |
| Classification: |
Tramping Track |
| About the walk: | Follows a rocky ridge linking Mt Somers Track (south face), with Woolshed Creek car park. |
Sidewinder Track
| Distance: | 45 minutes, 1 km |
| Classification: |
Easy Tramping Track |
| About the walk: | This steep hill track begins with a short walk through small pocket of silver beech/tawhai that escaped the fires that swept through Ashburton Gorge. The track climbs steeply up to and through the tailings of the Blackburn Mine where it links with Miners Track to provide either a return trip back to the Woolshed Creek car a chance to continue on to Woolshed Creek Hut. |
For more information
Collect a Mt Somers Track brochure from the Methven i-SITE Visitor Centre.
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