Lower Wye Creek Track
Track category
Tramping track
Time:
4 hr return
Description
From the carpark by the Wye Creek Bridge, it’s a 45-min climb to the hydro dam. This steep, zig zag track follows the pipeline from the dam. Don’t cross the dam, climb away from the creek – the track leads to the foot of a rock bluff.
To reach the bush line and the Lower Wye Creek basin from the dam means another hour following a marked, benched track through beech forest. It then emerges beside the stream in the Lower Wye Creek basin.
Crosses private land.
Getting there
Lower Wye Creek Track
Start/Finish: Wye Creek, SH6, 20 min drive from Queenstown
Activities
Climbing
Climbing
The Lower Wye Creek Track offers rock climbing for all abilities on both sides of the creek, with climbs up to 50 m.
Plan and prepare
This is a high altitude walk and suitable for summer only, when snow may still be present. Be prepared for sudden weather changes.