Progress Water Race Track
Alerts
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Cross the Inangahua suspension bridge to follow this track up stairs and along the old Progress Water Race.
Elevation
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
Description
Cross the suspension bridge over the Inangahua River to reach a good track following the disused water race.
The track ends at the Deep Creek – Inangahua River confluence where you can go back the way you came, or carefully cross the Inangahua River at the marked ford and walk back to the bridge along the highway.
Getting there
11 km east of Reefton on the Lewis Pass highway (SH7).
Know before you go
The route between Golden Lead Battery and Progress Water Race following Deep Creek is no longer maintained and the swing bridge has been removed.
Weather
Forecast at the start of the track