woods creek walk

You have to travel through a modern day gold mine to get to Woods Creek.Depending which way you travel it is a fun day excursion.It will take about an hour for an adult or almost two hours with children. The track is well graded and has wooden steps where necessary.It is not suitable for those who are physically handicapped.A torch can be of some assistance when going through the tunnel but is not a requirement.Those gold-miners were certainly determined men and women.

Woods creek is a great easy wander in the bush. The place is an excellent example of west coast bush and lots of old mining relics make is really interesting. There are some awesome tunnels to explore.

This walk is one everybody should do. It has been developed through the old chinese gold diggings with bridges. elevated board walks and well made tracks. With a torch you can explore some of the old gold mines and the detailed signs explain all.

Such a lot in a short walk.Amazed at the trench diggings. Really appreciated the information boards.

Bumpy gravel road-- very, very little signage. Really enjoyed the walk. Wish we had a flashlight to explore inside one of the narrow tunnels. Quite a bit of stairs. Lots of good signs to explain the process. Saw blue mushrooms on the walk.

A great family walk, with tailings and old mines to explore so bring a torch, and look for wetas and , wekas, I love the walk and the hidden rusty relics in the bush, next to old trail races, what a hard life the miners had

Another great walk that displays the gold mining past of the area. There are some tunnels that you can walk through and see glow worms, and some huge water races that you can walk through.

A fascinating walk through local mining history. The walk was well marked and the signage was informative. Some steep sections with steps, but fine for the moderately fit. Don't forget to take a torch to explore the mine tunnel, and do what we didn't do - turn it off once you're into the mine - and you should be able to see glow worms as well.

The nearest road the GPS can find is Maori creek road. From there, just drive straight and you will hit the gravel road. It was very cooling throughout the walk. The place is like a nature reserve. We went into the tunnel. Be careful as there might be puddles of water and uneven ground. Torchlight is a MUST!!!! It's pitch black!!!! We saw a few glow worms inside the tunnel. A round trip walk would take 45 min (longer if you want to take pic ). There is a suspension bridge at the end but note that it only holds 5 pax (4 if u are a fatty). All in all, it was a interesting way to spend the afternoon. Bf and I enjoy such off the beaten road tracks. Plus it's free too! Would recommend you to go if you have time!

This really is in the middle of nowhere, a bit of a drive on an unmade road with very few signs. The moment you start the trek you feel you are entering a different world walking amongst the plants along the little stream. Lots of steps on the route but laid out really well. A couple of tunnels to go in (need torches!). We saw a few glow worms. Other highlights were crossing the wobbly swing bridge, and the very narrow gorges to walk through. Opens your eyes to the conditions the gold miners endured. Would be good for children.

This is a hidden treasure, a challenge to find but well worth it, we took torches to explore the tunnels and were rewarded with wet as and glow worms. Good walk with quite a few steps up and down but well laid out!

A bit off the beaten track but this just adds to the character of the walk. Great walk for children as there is heaps of interesting things to see an explore. We always forget torches but the tunnels are fun to go in even without a torch. One of the best historical gold mining walks of the West Coast.

This is a fantastic walk and experience. Starts of a little dull, but somewhere around the half way mark or later is a long mine that you can explore. You must take a torch with you though, or your experience will be really limited.Lots of mine mouths that you can't enter anymore, as well as other relics.Took kids aged 7 and 9 - both loved it. At time of writing there is a large scale mining operation happening beside the road on the way in - worth seeing just to see how destruction the hunt for gold is....

A great place to go to get an insite into the hard work and hardship that went into extracting gold from the grownd. Beautiful tunnles with mosses and ferns growing at their entrances. Resonably easy access for most people.

This was a excellent bushwalk and cave adventure. You definately need torches. There are several old gold mining tunnels. The bush is outstanding and the caves cool fun. The road out to the walk is shingle for part of the way and a little bumpy but fine for a normal car.You need a map as its not signposted till you get within a few kilometres away. You have to drive through a small mining area too which is a bit weird. The walk was about an hour but you could spend longer in the caves. Isolated but awesome. Shame some of the great walks are so understated.