Otago · Hiking

Silver Stream Water Race Walkway

0.4 mi
round trip
408 ft
climb
398 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Silver Stream Water Race Walkway is an out-and-back trail, 0.3 miles each way (0.7 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand. It runs between about 290 ft and 400 ft above sea level, with roughly 180 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Mosgiel, about 5.5 miles northeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include White Hill Cairn, Powder Hill and Boulder Hill. Leishman Falls is within about 3 miles. For camping, Racecourse Parking and MYHUB Holiday Parks Dunedin are within about 6 miles. There are 19 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.

  • Nearby · Sullivans Dam · Racemans Track · Chalkies Track

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Sullivans DamPhoto: (c) Steve Kerr, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Leishmans Track

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McRaes Weir Track

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Steve Amies Track

~2 min drive

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Powder Ridge Track

~2 min drive

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Ben Rudds Track

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Little Coal Creek Track

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Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Silver Stream Water Race Walkway for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

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