DOC track
Londonderry Rock Walk
225m10 minEasiest
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View the very large Londonderry Rock - which during the Kumara Goldrushes was too large for miners to move or break.
Elevation
Climb
0m
Drop
0m
Highest point
99m
Lowest point
96m
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Scrub
Longest open stretch
225m
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
Description
A short walking track passes through tailings and old goldworkings to view Londonderry Rock – a huge boulder too large for the miners to move or break.
Getting there
Turn off SH 73, 1km east of Kumara onto a metalled road running alongside a water race.
Weather
Forecast at the start of the track