Woolshed Creek Information & Map

As well as being a popular picnic spot, Woolshed Creek carpark is one of the starting points for the Mt Somers Tracks which provides a number of day walks and multi-day tramps. Listed below are a few popular short walks from the carpark, for more information on the other walks & tramps in the area, click here.

Distance:	40 kms, approx 50 mins from Methven
Directions:	From the Methven i-SITE Visitor Centre head north along the Main Street and turn left onto Forest Drive. Follow this road (which changes name to Pudding Hill Road) until you reach the Inland Scenic Route 72 junction. Turn left and follow the road until you reach Mt Somers.Turn right onto Ashburton Gorge Road, follow this road for approximately 10 km before turning right onto Jig Road which takes you to the Woolshed Creek picnic area.
Facilities:	Woolshed Creek picnic area has a large grassy, sheltered picnic area with toilets and information.

Nature Trail

Distance:	30 minutes, 1 km onw way
Classification:	Walking Track (Click on link for more information on walkway classification)
About the walk:	Cross the bridge over Woolshed Creek before continuing up the true left of Woolshed Creek. The river is then forded* before climbing out through the dross (old coal dust) screened from coal at the bottom of the jig before returning to Woolshed Creek car park. *Take care fording the river, if in doubt return the way you came

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Rhyolite Ridge Track

Distance:	1 hour, 1.8 km one way
Classification:	Tramping Track (Click on link for more information on walkway classification)
About the walk:	Follows a rocky ridge linking Mt Somers Track (south face), with Woolshed Creek car park.

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Sidewinder Track

Distance:	45 minutes, 1 km
Classification:	Easy Tramping Track (Click on link for more information on walkway classification)
About the walk:	This steep hill track begins with a short walk through small pocket of silver beech/tawhai that escaped the fires that swept through Ashburton Gorge. The track climbs steeply up to and through the tailings of the Blackburn Mine where it links with Miners Track to provide either a return trip back to the Woolshed Creek car a chance to continue on to Woolshed Creek Hut.

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For more information:

- Collect a Mt Somers Track brochure from the Methven i-SITE Visitor Centre
- Contact the local Department of Conservation office
- Visit the Department of Conservation's website

 

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