The Caples Track follows the Caples River up the privately owned Caples Valley while the Greenstone Track follows the Greenstone River in the Greenstone Valley which is also privately owned. Much of the area is owned by the local tribe of the Ngāi Tahu while most of the tracks are in the Greenstone and Caples Conservation Areas with some also being a part of the Fiordland National Park around Lake McKellar. The whole track is open to public access as long as stock is not disturbed.
Hutsedit
Greenstone Hut
McKellar Hut
Upper Caples Hut (private)
There are three public huts on the tracks, the Greenstone Hut, the McKellar Hut and the Mid Caples Hut. There are also several private huts as well as some hunters huts: The Mid Greenstone Hut and the Upper Caples Hut.[5]
Access to the Mavora Lakes Conservation Park is from the Greenstone Hut. Access to the Routeburn Track is near McKellar Hut.
Referencesedit
^"Greenstone & Caples". infotrack.co.nz. Info & Track. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
^"Greenstone and Caples tracks". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^"Takahē bird continues its journey of recovery with release into New Zealand tribal lands – video". The Guardian. 28 August 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^Solomon, John (27 August 2023). "New wild home for takahē on Ngāi Tahu whenua in Ōtākou/Otago". Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^. southernlakesnzda.org.nz. NZDA Southern Lakes. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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greenstone, caples, tracks, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Greenstone and Caples Tracks news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message The Greenstone and Caples Tracks form a tramping hiking 61 kilometres 38 mi circuit which is located in the South Island of New Zealand Each track can be completed by itself and are linked by the McKellar Saddle 1 while the loop also links to several other tracks including the New Zealand Great Walk of the Routeburn Track as well as the Mavora Lakes Conservation Park tracks All of these areas are part of the Te Wahipounamu South West New Zealand World Heritage Area 2 In 2023 the Department of Conservation DOC and Ngai Tahu released 18 takahe in the Greenstone Valley 3 4 Greenstone and Caples TracksLake Rere on the Greenstone TrackLength61 km 38 mi LocationFiordland National Park New ZealandTrailheadsGreenstone carpark The DivideUseTramping trail runningHighest point945 m 3 100 ft McKellar SaddleLowest pointGreenstone carpark 477 m 1 565 ft DifficultymediumSeasonSpring to Autumn open all year Monthslate October to mid AprilSightsAlpine views lakes forests tussocklands riversHazardsHypothermia high winds rocks roots snow rain avalancheSurfacedirt rock rootsWebsitedoc wbr govt wbr nz wbr parks and recreation wbr places to go wbr otago wbr places wbr greenstone and caples conservation areas wbr things to do wbr greenstone and caples tracks Caples river as viewed from the track Contents 1 Ownership and access 2 Huts 3 References 4 External linksOwnership and access editThe Caples Track follows the Caples River up the privately owned Caples Valley while the Greenstone Track follows the Greenstone River in the Greenstone Valley which is also privately owned Much of the area is owned by the local tribe of the Ngai Tahu while most of the tracks are in the Greenstone and Caples Conservation Areas with some also being a part of the Fiordland National Park around Lake McKellar The whole track is open to public access as long as stock is not disturbed Huts edit nbsp Greenstone Hut nbsp McKellar Hut nbsp Upper Caples Hut private There are three public huts on the tracks the Greenstone Hut the McKellar Hut and the Mid Caples Hut There are also several private huts as well as some hunters huts The Mid Greenstone Hut and the Upper Caples Hut 5 Access to the Mavora Lakes Conservation Park is from the Greenstone Hut Access to the Routeburn Track is near McKellar Hut References edit Greenstone amp Caples infotrack co nz Info amp Track Retrieved 28 May 2015 Greenstone and Caples tracks www doc govt nz Retrieved 17 October 2023 Takahe bird continues its journey of recovery with release into New Zealand tribal lands video The Guardian 28 August 2023 ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 8 December 2023 Solomon John 27 August 2023 New wild home for takahe on Ngai Tahu whenua in Ōtakou Otago Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu Retrieved 8 December 2023 Mid Greenstone Hut southernlakesnzda org nz NZDA Southern Lakes Archived from the original on 13 April 2015 Retrieved 8 April 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Greenstone and Caples Tracks Department of Conservation 44 56 04 S 168 20 42 E 44 93444 S 168 34500 E 44 93444 168 34500 nbsp This Fiordland New Zealand geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greenstone and Caples Tracks amp oldid 1210293354, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
