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St James Walkway

Tramping track in New Zealand

Field	Value
name	St James Walkway
photo	Cannibal Gorge Hut St James Walkway 032.JPG
caption	Cannibal Gorge Hut on the St James Walkway in front of peaks of the Freyberg Range
length_km	66
location	Lewis Pass National Reserve, St James Station
trailheads	Lewis Pass
Boyle Village

use	Hiking
elev_change
highest_m	1136
lowest_m	600
surface	natural
website

Boyle Village

Use this field when only the change is known. -- The St James Walkway is a 66 km-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.

Track description

St James Walkway in relation to St James Station

The track starts near Lewis Pass and goes to Boyle Village and the Boyle River Outdoor Education Centre. The track ends are 16 km apart via , and the Boyle Village parking area is considered more secure for leaving a vehicle.

At Lewis Pass, the track starts at 863 m above sea level, and descends down to a swing bridge at Cannibal Gorge at 720 m. 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 1008 m. 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 740 m, passing near the Ada homestead. The track then climbs along the Henry River to Anne Hut and Anne Saddle at 1136 m. From here, the track follows the Boyle River and reaches Rokeby Hut, Boyle Flat Hut, and eventually its terminus at Boyle Village at 600 m above sea level.

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. Christopher Cullers and Rokeby huts are basic huts with four and three bunks, respectively.

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.

References

"Features". [[Department of Conservation (New Zealand).
(2010). "St James Conservation Area". [[Department of Conservation (New Zealand).
"Plan and prepare". [[Department of Conservation (New Zealand).
"NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map.
"Track description". [[Department of Conservation (New Zealand).
"Places to stay". [[Department of Conservation (New Zealand).
"Christopher (Ada) Cullers Hut". [[Department of Conservation (New Zealand).
"Rokeby Hut". [[Department of Conservation (New Zealand).

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