WalkHidden gem

Bannockburn Sluicings

Bannockburn, Otago

Eroded gold-mining landscape of ridges and gullies, with a walking track and hut ruins.

Cost
Free
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
75 min
Bannockburn Sluicings
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Once a hive of hand-sluicing, the Sluicings now look like a miniature canyon country. Tracks wind between pinnacles, and the area has remnants of miner's huts. Take water and a hat, as it's hot in summer.

Good to know

  • Hot in summer, bring water
  • Stay on formed tracks
Best time
Morning
Open
All year
Getting there
Short gravel road to the reserve
Vehicles
Fine in any car
Dogs
Dogs on a lead

Facilities

  • Toilets

The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.

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