St James Walkway
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Template:Infobox hiking trail The St James Walkway is a Script error: No such module "convert".-long subalpine tramping (i.e. the New Zealand term for 'hiking') track located in the Lewis Pass area of the South Island of New Zealand. It is administered by the Department of Conservation.
History
The St James Walkway was the first walking track in New Zealand to be built in a sub-alpine area.[1]
Track description
The track starts near Lewis Pass and goes to Boyle Village and the Boyle River Outdoor Education Centre.[2] The track ends are Script error: No such module "convert". apart via Template:NZlSH, and the Boyle Village parking area is considered more secure for leaving a vehicle.[3]
At Lewis Pass, the track starts at Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level, and descends down to a swing bridge at Cannibal Gorge at Script error: No such module "convert".. Cannibal Gorge is formed by the right branch of the Maruia River, and the track follows it to Cannibal Gorge Hut and continues to Ada Hut at Ada Pass at Script error: No such module "convert".. From there, the track follows the Ada River to the historic Christopher Cullers Hut, and the Christopher Hut. The Ada River flows into the Waiau Uwha River, where the St James Walkway descends to Script error: No such module "convert"., passing near the Ada homestead. The track then climbs along the Henry River to Anne Hut and Anne Saddle at Script error: No such module "convert".. From here, the track follows the Boyle River and reaches Rokeby Hut, Boyle Flat Hut, and eventually its terminus at Boyle Village at Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level.[4][5]
Five of the huts are serviced, i.e. firewood or coal is provided, and 14 to 20 bunks are available: Cannibal Gorge, Ada Pass, Christopher, Anne and Boyle Flat huts.[6] Christopher Cullers and Rokeby huts are basic huts with four and three bunks, respectively.[7][8]
Part of St James Walkway passes through the former St James Station. More than half of the track is part of Te Araroa, which joins between Christopher and Anne Huts at the Waiau River.[2]
Further reading
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References
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External links
- Department of Conservation – track information
- Department of Conservation – track information brochure
- St James Walkway hiking report including pictures and GPX of the trail