Weka at Goldsborough campground: ©MyReality2 (Flickr)
If you like the wilderness, this area is a great place to explore.
Browse the listings below to learn more about Awatuna and Goldsborough.
MODERATE Time: 1.5 hour loop Access: Starts at Goldsborough camping area, crosses creek & climbs via German Gully Track to Scandinavian Hill Rd. Turn north here and return by Goffs Track & part of the Goldsborough Track. Features: Historic goldmining features in regrowth native forest.
EASY Time: 20 minute loop Access: Signposted on Stafford-Goldsborough roadside with carpark. Features: Track enters and exits through old goldmining tailrace tunnels and meanders through old gold workings. Passes through regenerating rimu, kamahi and tree fern forest. A great place to see glowworms at night.
MODERATE Time: 4 hours one way. 8 km. Access: Starts at Goldsborough camping area. Ends on Callaghans Rd. Walk back along road or return transport required. Features: Both ends of track feature signs of historic goldmining, including fine tunnels on Shamrock Ck. The higher portions of the track are one of the best remaining local examples of hill-country rimu & miro forest.
2 HOUR - HALF DAY A loop drive that takes in many historic sights. Head north from Hokitika to the historic goldmining town of Goldsborough where you can try your own luck at the public gold fossicking area at the DoC campground or see old gold workings at the easy Tunnel Terrace Walk. Go over a short section of gravel road (suitable for 2wd vehicles) and turn left at Dillmanstown onto highway 73 towards Kumara. Along the way you might want to visit Londonderry Rock, it is big! Enjoy the revitalised town of Kumara before heading back to Hokitika. This trip can be done in reverse too.
For those who want to do the Tunnel Terrace Walk or Goldsborough tracks and take advantage of the public gold fossicking area, Goldsborough DoC campground offers picnic tables, information panels, grassed area and toilets.